Jesper Daland
 Jesper Daland in 2024. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesper Norman Daland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Kristiansand, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viking | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Vigør | ||
| 2016–2018 | Stabæk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Vigør | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Start | 30 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Cercle Brugge | 110 | (4) |
| 2024– | Cardiff City | 21 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Viking (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Norway U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Norway U16 | 17 | (2) |
| 2017 | Norway U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Norway U18 | 13 | (1) |
| 2019 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Norway U21 | 15 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:06, 30 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Jesper Norman Daland (born 6 January 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Viking, on loan from Cardiff City.
Club career
Start
Daland signed with Start before the 2019 season. A knee injury ruined his entire first season at the club, which meant that he only made his league debut for the club on 17 June 2020 in a 2–2 draw against Strømsgodset.[2] Four days later, he scored his first league goal in a 2–2 draw against Sandefjord.[3] His strong performances during the 2020 season meant that he was awarded the IK Start Young Player of the Year award in January 2021.[4]
Cercle Brugge
In May 2021, Daland signed a four-year contract with Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge.[5] He made his debut as a starter on 24 July 2021 in a match against Beerschot which was interrupted after 55 minutes due to heavy rainfall.[6] The match was continued on 27 July, and ended in a 1–0 win for Cercle.[7]
Cardiff City
On 20 August 2024, Daland signed for EFL Championship club Cardiff City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[8]
Fortuna Düsseldorf
On 30 August 2025, Daland joined 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[9][10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 May 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vigør | 2015 | Norwegian Third Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Start | 2020 | Eliteserien | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Cercle Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 110 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 118 | 4 | |||
| Cardiff City | 2024–25 | Championship | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Viking (loan) | 2026 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 191 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 202 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, Belgian Cup, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ↑ "Jesper Norman Daland – Profil". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ "Start vs. Strømsgodset – 17 June 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ↑ "Sandefjord vs. Start – 21 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ↑ "Årets unge spiller 2020". IK Start (in Norwegian). 7 January 2021.
- ↑ Verdruye, Koen; Messiaen, Torven (13 May 2021). "Cercle Brugge strikt Noors jeugdinternational Jesper Daland". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).
- ↑ Lambrecht, Yannick (24 July 2021). "Regen is spelbreker in het Kiel, Beerschot en Cercle maken match dinsdag af". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish).
- ↑ "Beerschot vs. Cercle Brugge – 27 July 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ↑ "Jesper Daland is a Bluebird". cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ↑ "Daland leaves Cardiff for loan spell in Germany". BBC Sport. BBC News. BBC. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ↑ "Fortuna verpflichtet Jesper Daland auf Leihbasis". Fortuna Düsseldorf (in German). 29 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ↑ "Jesper Normann Daland". altofotball.no. 21 June 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020.
- 2000 births
- Footballers from Kristiansand
- Living people
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Men's association football forwards
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- Norway men's under-21 international footballers
- FK Vigør players
- Stabæk Fotball players
- IK Start players
- Cercle Brugge KSV players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Viking FK players
- Norwegian Third Division players
- Eliteserien players
- Belgian Pro League players
- English Football League players
- Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Wales
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Wales
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany