Thomas Kind Bendiksen (born 8 August 1989) is a Norwegian association footballer. He currently plays for Tromsdalen.

Career

Club

A Norwegian youth international, Bendiksen signed for Rangers on 31 August 2007 on a three-year deal from Harstad IL.[2] Rangers paid the Norwegian side 1 million Norwegian krone (around £90,000).[3] A long-term knee injury put his career on hold and ruled him out of the entire 2008–09 season and most of the following season.[4]

Bendiksen impressed in reserve team games when he returned to action late in the 2009–10 season, and he was named as a substitute for a league match against Hibernian in April 2010.[4] Bendiksen made his first 'first team' appearance in a pre-season friendly match against Queen of the South in July 2010. After further injury problems, he agreed a new six-month contract in July 2011.[4][5] Bendiksen scored a goal in a friendly match against Hamburg, after which he was offered a new contract.[6] He played his first competitive match for Rangers on 3 December 2011, in a 2–1 win home against Dunfermline Athletic.[7]

Bendiksen rejected the offer of a new contract by Rangers and instead signed a deal with Tromsø.[8]

Molde

On 23 December 2014 Bendiksen signed for Molde FK.[9]

On 29 July 2015, Bendiksen joined Tromsø on loan for the remainder of the 2015 season.[10]

On 31 March 2016, Bendiksen joined Elfsborg on a season-long loan deal.[11]

He left the club on 5 December 2016, when his contract was terminated.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 February 2024[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2011–12 Scottish Premiership 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Tromsø 2012 Tippeligaen 23 1 6 0 5[b] 0 34 1
2013 27 6 3 2 14[b] 1 44 9
2014 1. divisjon 30 4 3 2 4[b] 0 37 6
Total 80 11 12 4 23 1 115 16
Molde 2015 Tippeligaen 6 0 4 1 1[c] 0 11 1
Total 6 0 4 1 1 0 11 1
Tromsø (loan) 2015 Tippeligaen 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
Total 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
Elfsborg (loan) 2016 Allsvenskan 9 0 1 2 — 10 2
Total 9 0 1 2 — 10 2
Sandefjord 2017 Eliteserien 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Tromsdalen 2019 OBOS-ligaen 22 2 4 1 — 26 3
2020 PostNord-ligaen 14 0 — — 14 0
Total 36 2 4 1 — 40 3
Finnsnes 2021 Norsk Tipping-ligaen 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Total 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Skarp 2022 4. divisjon 18 0 1 0 — 19 0
2023 10 3 0 0 — 10 3
2024 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 28 3 1 0 — 29 3
Career total 178 16 22 8 24 1 224 25
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Svenska Cupen
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

International

Norway national team
Year Apps Goals
2014 2 0
Total 2 0

Statistics accurate as of match played 18 January 2014[15]

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Bendiksen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Gers land Norwegian starlet". Sky Sports. 31 August 2007.
  3. ^ Swan, Craig (1 December 2011). "Rangers kid Thomas Kind Bendiksen's extra training sessions could have ended his dream, says youth coach Tommy Wilson". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "Thomas Bendiksen". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers F.C. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Thomas Kind-Bendiksen wants to earn new Rangers contract after three years of injury hell". Daily Record. 17 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Bendiksen offered new terms". Sky Sports. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Bendiksen debuterte fra start da Rangers vant". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Thomas Bendiksen rejects Rangers deal to sign for Tromso". BBC Sport. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Ny spiller klar for Molde". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Kind Bendiksen klar for TIL". itromso.no (in Norwegian). iTromsø. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  11. ^ "IF Elfsborg leier Thomas Kind Bendiksen". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Kind Bendiksen ferdig i Molde FK". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  13. ^ Thomas Kind Bendiksen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  14. ^ Thomas Kind Bendiksen at Soccerway
  15. ^ "Thomas Kind Bendiksen". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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