| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik André Huseklepp[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bærum, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2005 | Fyllingen | 42 | (9) |
| 2005–2011 | Brann | 118 | (29) |
| 2011 | Bari | 14 | (2) |
| 2011– | Portsmouth | 20 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Norway U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2008– | Norway | 26 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:42, 12 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Erik André Huseklepp (born 5 September 1984) is a Norwegian footballer forward who plays for Portsmouth and the Norwegian national team.
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At the age of 18 he played youth football for Fyllingen. After two seasons in Vadmyra, where he played both junior and senior football, he returned to Fyllingen, this time in the senior team.[2]
Huseklepp played in the Norwegian Second Division in 2004 and the first half of 2005, but left on 10 August to sign for Brann, because he was not given a place in the junior squad. He scored nineteen seconds into his first league match as a starter, and subsequently became a first team regular.
In 2006, Huseklepp had a hard time making the first team, starting just six games in the Norwegian Premier League and being substituted in all of them. The 2007 season was much the same, with Brann coach Mons Ivar Mjelde preferring to use Huseklepp as an impact player, taking on tiring defenders in the closing stages of the game. Huseklepp signalled that he would not sign a new contract with Brann, and as he has made himself a name as a flamboyant and technically gifted winger, a number of clubs were interested in signing the player.[3] However, in November 2007, Huseklepp signed a new three year contract with Brann. The team became league champions that year.
In January 2011 he completed a move to Serie A club Bari for €1.75 million. He played 14 games and scored 2 goals for Bari. But Bari were relegated to Serie B and due to financial difficulty Bari were forced to put Huseklepp up for sale.
On 16 August 2011, Huseklepp signed for Portsmouth[4] after a six month long stay at Bari, with a £1.5 million fee,[5] in a three-year deal.[6] He made his debut in a 0-0 draw with Bristol City, replacing Liam Lawrence in the 87th minute. He scored his amazing first goal, against Blackpool, on 24 September with a stoppage-time winner. 3 days later he scored a last minute own goal against Peterborough to make Portsmouth lose 3-2 at home. He then scored two goals against Nottingham Forest in a 3-0 win on 5 November.[7]
On 12 August 2009, he scored his first international goal in the 60th minute of the 4–0 victory over Scotland, after strike partner John Carew had hit both posts. He was awarded Man of the Match by the viewers in his international debut which he played from the start.[8] Huseklepp was the first player hailing from Bergen since 1963 to score for the national team.[2] He scored the winning goal against Portugal during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying in a 1-0 win. As of November 2011, he has been capped 26 times for Norway, scoring seven goals.[9]
Results list Norway's goal tally first
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 August 2009 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | Scotland | 3 – 0 | 4 – 0 | World Cup 2010 qualifying |
| 2. | 11 August 2010 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | France | 1 – 1 | 2 – 1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 2 – 1 | |||||
| 4. | 7 September 2010 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | Portugal | 1 – 0 | 1 – 0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 5. | 17 November 2010 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | Republic of Ireland | 2 – 1 | 2 – 1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 26 March 2011 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | Denmark | 1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 7. | 12 November 2011 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff | Wales | 1 – 2 | 1 – 4 | Friendly |
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2004 | Fyllingen | 2. division | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2. division | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Fyllingen Total | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9 | ||
| 2005 | Brann | Tippeligaen | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2006 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2007 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Tippeligaen | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 15 | |
| 2010 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10 | |
| Brann Total | 118 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 133 | 31 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bari | Serie A | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Bari Total | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Portsmouth | Championship | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Portsmouth Total | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Career Total | 200 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 215 | 45 | ||
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