Fredrik Ulvestad

Fredrik Stensøe Ulvestad (born 17 June 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin.

Fredrik Ulvestad

Fredrik Ulvestad with Pogoń Szczecin (2025)
Personal information
Full name	Fredrik Stensøe Ulvestad[1]
Date of birth	(1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	Ålesund, Norway
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Pogoń Szczecin
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2008	Herd
2008–2010	Aalesund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Aalesund	106	(14)
2015–2018	Burnley	7	(0)
2016–2017	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	27	(1)
2018–2020	Djurgårdens IF	80	(17)
2021	Qingdao FC	4	(0)
2021–2023	Sivasspor	44	(3)
2023–	Pogoń Szczecin	61	(13)
International career
2012	Norway U20	1	(0)
2012–2014	Norway U21	14	(0)
2011–2014	Norway U23	2	(0)
2014–2020	Norway	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:09, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Career

Ulvestad with Djurgårdens IF in 2020

Ulvestad started his career in the youth team of SK Herd before signing for hometown club Aalesunds FK in 2008.^[1] He made his first team debut for the club in May 2010 at the age of 17, replacing Jonathan Parr as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Volda TI in the Norwegian Football Cup.^[1][2] In April 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Sogndal IL.^[1] He made his breakthrough to the first team during the 2011 season where he established himself as a regular in the side, also winning the 2011 Norwegian Football Cup in the 2–1 win over SK Brann.^[1] During his time with the club he featured in UEFA Europa League qualifiers in 2011 and 2012, however, Aalesund failed to make it to the tournament proper.^[3]

At the end of the 2014 season, Ulvestad decided not to renew his contract, and became a free agent. His final game for Aalesund was in November 2014, in the 2–1 win over Sandnes Ulf.^[1] In total he made 132 appearances for Aalesund in all competitions scoring 20 goals.^[1]

Following his departure from Aalesund, Ulvestad attracted interest from German Bundesliga side Hannover 96, before training with Premier League side Burnley in February 2015.^[2] In March 2015, he made the move permanent signing a three-year contract with the club.^[4][5]

On 31 August 2016, Ulvestad joined Charlton Athletic on a season long loan.^[6] Ulvestad scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Port Vale on 18 October 2016.^[7]

On 10 May 2018 he played as Djurgården beat Malmö FF 3–0 in the Swedish Cup Final.^[8]

International career

Ulvestad was first called up for international duty for the under-23 side in November 2011, playing in the 1–1 draw with Turkey.^[1] He also made one cap for the under-20 side a year later in October 2012 in a friendly against the Netherlands.^[1] He made his debut for the under-21 side in February 2012, replacing Jonas Svensson in a 2–2 friendly draw with Slovenia.^[1] His competitive debut came in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Azerbaijan.^[1] He played in two further qualifiers against England and Belgium, but failed to make it into the 23-man squad that qualified for the final tournament.^[1] He played in five qualifiers for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, however Norway failed to qualify.^[1] In total he gained 14 caps for the under-21 side.^[1] He made his debut for the senior side in August 2014, replacing Fredrik Gulbrandsen at half time in an international friendly against United Arab Emirates, finishing 0–0 in Stavanger.^[9]

Personal life

His father Rune Ulvestad played for Molde FK and Aalesunds FK during the 1980s, whilst his two other brothers Pål Erik Ulvestad and Dan Peter Ulvestad play for Norwegian Eliteserien side Kristiansund BK.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aalesund	2010[1]	Tippeligaen	1	0	1	0	—		0	0	2	0
	2011[1]	Tippeligaen	24	2	6	2	—		6[c]	2	36	6
	2012[1]	Tippeligaen	25	2	4	1	—		3[c]	0	32	3
	2013[1]	Tippeligaen	27	7	3	1	—		—		30	8
	2014[1]	Tippeligaen	29	3	3	0	—		—		32	3
	Total		106	14	17	4	—		9	2	132	20
Burnley	2014–15[11]	Premier League	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2015–16[12]	Championship	5	0	2	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2016–17[13]	Premier League	0	0	—		1	0	—		1	0
	2017–18[14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		7	0	2	0	1	0	—		10	0
Charlton Athletic (loan)	2016–17[13]	League One	27	1	2	0	—		2[d]	0	31	1
Djurgårdens IF	2018[1]	Allsvenskan	23	1	5	0	—		2[c]	0	30	1
	2019[1]	Allsvenskan	30	5	3	0	—		0	0	33	5
	2020[1]	Allsvenskan	27	11	3	1	—		0	0	30	12
	Total		80	17	11	1	—		2	0	93	18
Qingdao FC	2021	Chinese Super League	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Sivasspor	2021–22	Süper Lig	16	2	3	0	—		—		19	2
	2022–23	Süper Lig	28	1	4	0	—		10[e]	1	42	2
	Total		44	3	7	0	—		10	1	61	4
Pogoń Szczecin	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	26	6	5	1	—		—		31	7
	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	33	6	6	0	—		—		39	6
	Total		59	12	11	1	—		—		70	13
Career total			327	47	50	6	1	0	23	3	401	56

1. Includes Norwegian Cup, FA Cup, Svenska Cupen, Turkish Cup, Polish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in EFL Trophy
5. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League, one appearance in TFF Süper Kupa

International

As of match played 18 November 2020.^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Norway	2014	1	0
	2019	2	0
	2020	1	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Aalesund

• Norwegian Football Cup: 2011^[1]

Burnley

• Championship: 2015–16^[16]

Djurgårdens IF^[16]

• Allsvenskan: 2019
• Svenska Cupen: 2017–18

Sivasspor

• Turkish Cup: 2021–22^[16]