Benjamin Faraas

Benjamin Faraas
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Thoresen Faraas
Date of birth (2005-09-08) 8 September 2005
Place of birth Flisa, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fredikstad
Number 7
Youth career
2017–2021 Flisa
2021 HamKam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 HamKam 2 29 (13)
2021–2023 HamKam 23 (2)
2023–2025 Club NXT 37 (3)
2025– Fredrikstad 9 (1)
International career‡
2021 Norway U16 8 (3)
2021 Norway U17 9 (3)
2022–2023 Norway U18 8 (3)
2023– Norway U19 16 (5)
2024– Norway U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:23, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Benjamin Thoresen Faraas (born 8 September 2005) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fredrikstad.

Club career

Faraas started off in the youth teams of Flisa before joining HamKam in 2021.[1] He started by representing their second team in the Norwegian Fourth Division.[2] He made his first team debut for HamKam in July 2021, as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Gjøvik-Lyn in the Norwegian Football Cup.[3] In April 2022, he made his Eliteserien debut as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Sandefjord.[4] In August 2023, Faraas joined Club NXT, the youth team of Club Brugge.[5] On 18 January 2025, Faraas signed for Eliteserien side Fredrikstad on a four-year deal.[6]

International career

Faraas has represented Norway up to under-19 level.[2]

References

  1. ^ "U-LANDSLAGSSPILLERE TIL HAMKAM" (in Norwegian). Hamarkameratene. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Benjamin Thoresen Faraas". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Gjøvik-Lyn - HamKam". fotball.no. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. ^ "HAMKAM VS. SANDEFJORD 3 - 0". Soccerway. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ "BENJAMIN FARAAS TEKENT BIJ CLUB NXT" (in Dutch). Club Brugge KV. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Hentes fra belgisk storklubb: - Tempo, kreativitet og intensitet" (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.


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