Johnny Furdal

Johnny Furdal (born 4 May 1986) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Johnny Furdal

Personal information
Full name	Johnny Furdal
Date of birth	(1986-05-04) 4 May 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Husnes, Norway[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003	Rosendal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Haugesund	5	(0)
2006	→ Vard Haugesund (loan)
2007–2008	Trio
2008–2018	Nest-Sotra	159+	(85)
2018–2021	Viking	39	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Furdal has spent most of his career playing for Nest-Sotra. He played for the club for 11 years. Nest-Sotra retired his shirt number, 15, when he left the club in 2018.^[2]

On 26 July 2018, Furdal signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Viking FK.^[3] He was named player of the year in the 2018 1. divisjon, after scoring 12 goals and making 14 assists.^[4] On 5 June 2020, his contract with Viking was extended until the end of the 2021 season.^[5] On 12 July 2021, he announced that he would retire at the end of the 2021 season.^[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Haugesund	2004[7]	1. divisjon	5	0	1	1	—		6	1
	2005[7]	2. divisjon	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	Total		5	0	3	1	—		8	1
Nest-Sotra	2009[8]	2. divisjon		12	3	1	—			13
	2010[8]			10	2	0	—			10
	2011[8]			9	1	0	—			9
	2012[7]		23	6	1	0	—		24	6
	2013[7]		25	13	2	0	—		27	13
	2014[7]	1. divisjon	27	4	0	0	—		27	4
	2015[7]		20	1	0	0	—		20	1
	2016[7]	2. divisjon	24	16	3	3	—		27	19
	2017[7]		24	7	2	1	—		26	8
	2018[7]	1. divisjon	16	7	2	1	—		18	8
	Total		159+	85	16	6	—		175+	91
Viking	2018[7]	1. divisjon	13	5	0	0	—		13	5
	2019[7]	Eliteserien	15	3	4	1	—		19	4
	2020[7]		11	0	—		0	0	11	0
	2021[7]		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		39	8	4	1	0	0	43	9
Career total			203+	93	23	8	0	0	226+	101

Notes

• League appearances between 2009 and 2011 are missing.

Honours

Viking

• Norwegian First Division: 2018^[9]
• Norwegian Football Cup: 2019^[9]

Individual

• Norwegian First Division player of the season: 2018^[4]