Ruben Gabrielsen
Lunan Ruben Gabrielsen (born 10 March 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.[1]
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Gabrielsen with Molde in 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lunan Ruben Gabrielsen[1] | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lena, Norway | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Austin FC | ||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| Kapp IF | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Toten | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Gjøvik-Lyn | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Lillestrøm | 63 | (3) | ||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Molde | 132 | (8) | ||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Toulouse | 45 | (2) | ||||||||||
| 2021 | → Copenhagen (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2022– | Austin FC | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Norway U15 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Norway U16 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Norway U17 | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||
| 2010 | Norway U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Norway U19 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Norway U20 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Norway U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2020– | Norway | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2021 | |||||||||||||
Club career
Early career
He started his career in Kapp IF, always playing with the older teams. Toten came to collect him, and went from there to Gjøvik-Lyn. After half a season on the senior team he was signed by Lillestrøm, featuring for their B team in the 2. divisjon.
Lillestrøm
On 4 April 2009 Gabrielsen became the youngest ever Lillestrøm player to debut in the Eliteserien in a game against Aalesunds at the age of 17 years and 25 days.[2]
Molde
In July 2014, Gabrielsen joined Molde and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club.[3] He made his debut in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round tie against Zorya Luhansk on 31 July 2014. With Molde, Gabrielsen won a double in the 2014 season after Molde became champions of both the 2014 Tippeligaen and the 2014 Norwegian Football Cup. In February 2017, Gabrielsen extended his contract till the end of the 2019 season.[4] In 2017, Gabrielsen succeeded Joona Toivio as club captain. After the end of the 2019 season, he left the club on a free transfer.
Toulouse
On 23 December 2019, Gabrielsen signed a three-year contract with Toulouse.[5][6]
On 31 August 2021, Gabrielsen joined Danish side Copenhagen on a loan until 31 December 2021.[7]
Austin FC
On 24 January 2022, Gabrielsen signed a two-year deal with Major League Soccer club Austin FC ahead of their 2022 season.[8]
International career
Gabrielsen was born in Norway to a Cameroonian mother and Norwegian father.[9] Gabrielsen was called up to the senior Norway squad for a friendly against Belgium in June 2016.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 23 April 2022[1]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lillestrøm | 2009 | Tippeligaen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Tippeligaen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 63 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 74 | 4 | ||
| Molde | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Total | 132 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 8 | ||
| Toulouse | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| Copenhagen (loan) | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Austin FC | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 252 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 15 | ||
References
- "Profile at Nifs.no". nifs.no. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- Reite, Terje (5 April 2009). "Tidenes sesongstart av Aafk" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- "Ser på Molde som eit fantastisk springbrett". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Gabrielsen forlenger". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "RUBEN KLAR FOR TOULOUSE". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- "LE DÉFENSEUR NORVÉGIEN RUBEN GABRIELSEN S'ENGAGE AVEC LE TFC". toulousefc.com/fr (in French). Toulouse FC. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- FCK LEJER RUBEN GABRIELSEN, fck.dk, 31 August 2021
- "Austin FC Signs Norwegian International Defender Ruben Gabrielsen | Austin FC".
- Rbnett, Trond Hustad. "- Molde bedre enn ryktet". Aftenposten.
- Her er Høgmos utvalgte til kommende kamper, fotball.no (18 May 2016)