Einar Fauskanger
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Einar Bøe Fauskanger | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK Haugesund | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2020 | Haugar | ||
| 2020–2022 | Vard Haugesund | ||
| 2022–2024 | FK Haugesund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | FK Haugesund | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Norway U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | Norway U16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Norway U17 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Einar Bøe Fauskanger (born 18 July 2008) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FK Haugesund.
Club career
Fauskanger began playing youth football with Haugar before joining Vard Haugesund in 2020. In 2022, at the age of 13, he moved to the academy of FK Haugesund and took part in his first senior training session in June that year.[2]
On 1 August 2023, aged 15 years and 14 days, Fauskanger signed his first professional contract with Haugesund.[3] A year later, he agreed to a contract extension keeping him at the club until the summer of 2027.[4]
Fauskanger made his Eliteserien debut in the final round of the 2024 season against Odd, aged 16 years and 136 days, becoming the youngest goalkeeper in league history and breaking Ola By Rise’s record set in 1977.[5]
International career
Fauskanger has represented Norway at under-15, under-16 and under-17 levels. He captained the under-16 team in a match against Denmark in August 2024.[6]
Personal life
He is a son of FK Haugesund general manager Martin Fauskanger.[3]
References
- ^ "Einar Bøe Fauskanger". FK Haugesund. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Flateby, Terje (16 June 2022). "13-åring på FKH-trening". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis.
FKH's goalkeeper talent Einar Fauskanger attended his first senior training session on Thursday, at the age of 13.
- ^ a b "Proffkontrakt som 15-åring". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 1 August 2023.
- ^ Nordvik, Runar (22 August 2024). "Tre kontraktsforlengelser". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund.
- ^ Nordvik, Runar (1 December 2024). "Setter rekord". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund.
- ^ Ellingsen, Joakim (3 August 2024). "To FKH-spillere med da Norge kom tilbake mot Danmark". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis.
Einar Fauskanger was captain and goalkeeper in Norway U16's starting eleven against Denmark on Saturday.
External link
- Einar Fauskanger at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)