# Fredrik Aursnes

Fredrik Aursnes (born 10 December 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica. He is renowned for his high work rate and has also been successfully deployed as a winger and a full-back on both flanks.

## Club career
### Early career

Aursnes played youth football for Hareid, before joining Hødd before the 2012 season. He made his senior league debut in April 2012 in a 2–1 win against Bodø/Glimt. Aged 16 years and 350 days, he became the all-time youngest winner and youngest finalist of the Norwegian Cup after Hødd's win against Tromsø IL in the final.

### Molde

In December 2015, Aursnes joined Molde on a four-year deal. He debuted on 18 February 2016 against Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League round of 32, first leg. On 22 April 2019, Aursnes got his 100th first-team appearance for the club in their 2–0 away win against Lillestrøm. On 30 April 2019, Aursnes signed a two-year contract extension that ties him to Molde until the end of the 2021 season. On 11 July 2019, he scored Molde's second goal in the club's UEFA competitions record 7–1 win over KR in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.

### Feyenoord

On 8 August 2021, following their 5–4 victory over Haugesund, Molde announced that Aursnes had been sold to Feyenoord. On 10 August 2021, Aursnes signed a three-year contract at the club. He scored his first goal for Feyenoord against SC Cambuur, in a 3–2 victory on 24 October 2021.

### Benfica

On 24 August 2022, Aursnes signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga side Benfica, for a reported fee of €13 million plus €2 million in add-ons. He made his debut for the club on 27 August, replacing Enzo Fernández in the 90th minute in a 3–0 away win over Boavista in the Primeira Liga.

## International career

Aursnes made his debut for Norway national team on 6 June 2021 in a friendly against Greece. He substituted Patrick Berg in the 69th minute.
On 12 March 2024 national team manager Ståle Solbakken announced that Aursnes had decided to retire internationally.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hødd | 2012 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Hødd | 2013 | 1. divisjon | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 |
| Hødd | 2014 | 1. divisjon | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 6 |
| Hødd | 2015 | 1. divisjon | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 3 |
| Hødd | Total | Total | 106 | 11 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 120 | 12 |
| Molde | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 |
| Molde | 2017 | Eliteserien | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Molde | 2018 | Eliteserien | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 10 |
| Molde | 2019 | Eliteserien | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Molde | 2020 | Eliteserien | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| Molde | 2021 | Eliteserien | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Molde | Total | Total | 149 | 17 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 20 |
| Feyenoord | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 1 |
| Feyenoord | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Feyenoord | Total | Total | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 1 |
| Benfica | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 3 |
| Benfica | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 4 |
| Benfica | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Benfica | Total | Total | 82 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 8 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 372 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 498 | 41 |
* ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, KNVB Cup, Taça de Portugal
* ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Norway | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Norway | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| Norway | 2023 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 20 | 1 |
    Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Aursnes goal.
List of international goals scored by Fredrik Aursnes :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
| 1. | 12 October 2023 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus | 17 | Cyprus | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | |

## Honours

Hødd
* Norwegian Cup: 2012
Molde
* Eliteserien: 2019
Feyenoord
* UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2021–22
Benfica
* Primeira Liga: 2022–23
* Taça da Liga: 2024–25
* Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2023
Individual
* Eredivisie Team of the Month: January 2022