Erik Mjelde

Erik Nævdal Mjelde (born 6 March 1984) is a Norwegian football manager for the Arna-Bjørnar women's team and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Among his previous clubs are Sandefjord, Lillestrøm, SK Brann and Løv-Ham Fotball.^[2] Prior to joining Brann at the age of 16, he played for Fri.

Erik Mjelde

Personal information
Full name	Erik Nævdal Mjelde
Date of birth	(1984-03-06) 6 March 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Bergen, Norway
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Arna-Bjørnar (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Brann[1]	4	(0)
2003–2005	Løv-Ham	40	(5)
2006–2009	Sandefjord	88	(23)
2010–2012	Brann	83	(13)
2013–2014	Lillestrøm	44	(4)
2015–2019	Sandefjord	110	(17)
Total		369	(62)
International career
2000	Norway U16	5	(1)
2001	Norway U17	3	(0)
2002	Norway U18	8	(2)
2003	Norway U19	5	(3)
2006	Norway U21	1	(0)
Managerial career
2024-	Arna-Bjørnar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Mjelde made his debut for the Norway U21 national team in 2006 where he played one game.^[3] He also played a series of games for other youth national teams (U16, U17, U19).

After the 2019 season Mjelde decide to retire. In January 2020 he was hired as director of development for Arna-Bjørnar.^[4] After Thomas Mørk left the club in December 2023, he was appointed as manager for the 2024 season together with Martin Haugen.^[5]

Personal life

He is brother of Maren Mjelde,^[6] who plays for the Norway national team.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 October 2019^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brann	2002	Tippeligaen	4	0	0	0	–		4	0
Løv-Ham	2005	Adeccoligaen	25	2	3	0	–		25	2
Sandefjord	2006	Tippeligaen	21	3	6	0	–		27	3
	2007		13	0	2	1	–		15	1
	2008	Adeccoligaen	25	9	0	0	–		25	9
	2009	Tippeligaen	29	11	1	0	–		30	11
	Total		88	23	9	1	0	0	97	24
Brann	2010	Tippeligaen	30	4	1	0	–		31	4
	2011		28	7	7	1	–		35	8
	2012		25	2	5	3	–		30	5
	Total		83	13	13	4	0	0	96	17
Lillestrøm	2013	Tippeligaen	25	2	3	0	–		28	2
	2014		19	2	4	5	–		23	7
	Total		44	4	7	5	0	0	51	9
Sandefjord	2015	Tippeligaen	26	5	5	0	–		31	5
	2016	OBOS-ligaen	29	9	5	1	–		34	10
	2017	Eliteserien	17	2	1	0	–		18	2
	2018		16	0	2	1	–		18	2
	2019	OBOS-ligaen	22	1	3	0	–		2t	1
	Total		110	17	16	2	0	0	126	19
Career total			354	59	48	12	0	0	402	71