Aslak Falch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Hundvåg, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Haugesund | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Hundvåg | ||
| 2007–2009 | Viking | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Viking | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Vidar (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Sandnes Ulf | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Hødd | 53 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Vålerenga | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | Norrköping | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Sarpsborg | 23 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Sandnes Ulf | 85 | (0) |
| 2024– | Haugesund | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Norway U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | Norway U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Norway U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Norway U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Norway U21 | 6 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 | |||
Aslak Falch (born 25 May 1992) is a Norwegian football goalkeeper who plays for Haugesund.
Career[edit]
Falch was born in Hundvåg,[1] where he also grew up, and played for Hundvåg FK until February 2007, when he joined Viking's youth team.[2] He made his senior debut on 25 October 2009 against Strømsgodset IF, as a substitute when Artur Kotenko was sent off.[3]
After the 2011-season he signed for Sandnes Ulf,[4] and when Bo Andersen in June 2012 announced that he would retire after the season,[5] Sandnes Ulf played with Falch as their first-choice goalkeeper in Tippeligaen for the rest of the season.[6]
In March 2024, Falch signed a one-year contract with Haugesund after injuries in their goalkepper squad.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Falch is the grandson of former Norway international defender Edgar Falch.[2]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viking | 2009 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sandnes Ulf | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Hødd | 2014 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Vålerenga | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Norrköping | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2018 | Eliteserien | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Sandnes Ulf | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 85 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Haugesund | 2024 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Total | 191 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 215 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Svenska Cupen
- ^ a b Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References[edit]
- ^ "Aslak Falch". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ a b Andersen, Atle (19 December 2007). "Talent-kampen: Fotballskoene er uansett fortsatt sorte". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). p. 44.
- ^ Torgersen, Hans Henrik (25 October 2009). "Godsets redningsmann". ABC Nyheter (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ Veland, Bernhard (25 November 2011). "Falch signerte for Sandnes Ulf". aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ Fisketjøn, Lars (20 June 2012). "Falch kan bli førstekeeper" (in Norwegian). Rogalands Avis. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ Madsen, Christer (30 August 2012). "ENDELIG NUMMER EN". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ "Ny keeper på plass" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Aslak Falch at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Aslak Falch at Soccerway
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