Mathias Berg Gjerstrøm (born 30 June 1997) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Kongsvinger as a midfielder.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathias Berg Gjerstrøm[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kongsvinger | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Nordstrand[1] | ||
| 2013–2014 | Strømsgodset[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2020 | Strømsgodset | 15 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Kongsvinger (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Notodden (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Kongsvinger (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2020– | Kongsvinger | 57 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Norway U15 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | Norway U16 | 11 | (1) |
| 2014 | Norway U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Norway U18 | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | Norway U19 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2024 | |||
Career
Gjerstrøm spent his youth years at Nordstrand IF, and is considered one of the most talented young players in the country,[3] having played for Norway's youth international teams since he was 14.[4] In February 2013, he spent four days training with Manchester United.[5]
Gjerstrøm was also a talented handball-player for Bækkelagets SK, with international matches for the Norwegian G-15 team, but decided to focus on football.[5]
On 11 August 2013, Gjerstrøm signed for Norwegian Premier League champions Strømsgodset for an undisclosed sum.[3][6]
Gjerstrøm made his debut for Strømsgodset in the 1-4 home loss against Brann on 13 September 2014.[7]
On 31 March 2016 he was loaned to Kongsvinger.[8] On 15 August 2018, Gjerstrøm was loaned out once again, this time to Notodden FK for the rest of the year.[9][7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 November 2021[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Strømsgodset | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 | ||
| Kongsvinger (loan) | 2016 | OBOS-ligaen | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 1 | ||
| Notodden (loan) | 2018 | OBOS-ligaen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| Kongsvinger | 2020 | OBOS-ligaen | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 1 | |
| 2021 | PostNord-ligaen | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 21 | 1 | ||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 89 | 3 | 11 | 0 | - | - | 100 | 3 | ||