Kenneth Udjus
Kenneth Udjus (born 2 July 1983) is a Norwegian football goalkeeper who plays for Asker.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nils Kenneth Udjus | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Kristiansand, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Asker | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hånes | |||
| Start | |||
| Vigør | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Arendal | 23 | (0) |
| 2004 | Tromsø | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Tønsberg | 18 | (0) |
| 2006 | Arendal | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Brann | 15 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Løv-Ham (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Sogndal | 55 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Lillestrøm | 22 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Sogndal (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Brann | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | IFK Norrköping | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | Asker | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2019 | |||
Youth career
He played as a defender as a junior in IK Start, until Thomas Gill discovered his goalkeeping abilities by chance when Udjus was 17.[3]
In the 2012 season he kept a clean sheet for 558 minutes, which at the time was a record in the Norwegian top division.[4] The record has since been broken by Sondre Rossbach (730 minutes).[5]
Other
He is the grandson of the Norwegian politician Ragnar Udjus.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 12 June 2017[1]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brann | 2007 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Løv-Ham (loan) | 2007 | Adeccoligaen | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Sogndal | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2012 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Sogndal (loan) | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Brann | 2015 | 1. divisjon | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Norrköping | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asker | 2017 | 2. divisjon | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 157 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Kniksen award: Goalkeeper of the year (2012)[7]
References
- "Kenneth Udjus". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- Kenneth Udjus har signert for ny klubb‚ aftenposten.no, 9 January 2017
- "Var forsvarskjempe som junior - nå er han rekordkeeper | Aftenposten.no". Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- "Udjus skrev historie på Fosshaugane mot FKH".
- Nullen sprakk for Rekord-Rossbach, TV 2 (24 April 2016). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- "Kenneth vil ha blåmandag". 12 September 2009.
- "Solskjær fikk Kniksenprisen som årets trener". 18 November 2012.
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