Simen Juklerød

Simen Juklerød
Personal information
Full name Simen Kristiansen Juklerød
Date of birth (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994
Place of birth Bærum, Norway
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
DAC Dunajská Streda
Number 18
Youth career
Jutul
2004–2012 Bærum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Bærum 74 (8)
2016–2018 Vålerenga 51 (8)
2018–2021 Antwerp 72 (4)
2021–2022 Genk 11 (0)
2022–2025 Vålerenga 56 (2)
2025–2026 Sint-Truiden 30 (1)
2026– DAC Dunajská Streda 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026

Simen Kristiansen Juklerød (born 18 May 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovak club DAC Dunajská Streda.

Career

Juklerød started his youth career in IL Jutul, but joined Bærum SK at the age of ten. He progressed to the junior team and attended Dønski Upper Secondary School in Bærum's own training class. He broke into the senior team in 2013, and featured in the 2015 Norwegian First Division which ended with relegation. After the season, he was signed by first-tier club Vålerenga.[2] He made his Norwegian Premier League debut in March 2016, playing one half against Sogndal. On 17 July 2018 Juklerød signed for Belgium side Royal Antwerp.[3]

On 31 August 2022, Juklerød returned to Vålerenga and signed a contract for the term of 4.5 years.[4]

On 16 January 2025, Simen returned to Belgium and joined Sint-Truiden.[5]

On 22 June 2026, Juklerød signed with DAC Dunajská Streda in Slovakia for one season.[6]

Career statistics

As of 25 September 2024[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bærum 2013 Oddsen-ligaen 23400—234
2014 1. divisjon 250201[b]0280
2015 OBOS-ligaen 26420—284
Total 7484010798
Vålerenga 2016 Tippeligaen 19341—234
2017 Eliteserien 21540—255
2018 11042—152
Total 518123—6311
Royal Antwerp 2018–19 First Division A 391001[c]0401
2019–20 140414[d]0221
2020–21 193006[d]0253
Total 72441110875
Genk 2021–22 First Division A 110002[e]0130
Vålerenga 2022 Eliteserien 9000—90
2023 251502[b]1322
2024 OBOS-ligaen 1913100222
Total 5328121634
Career total 2612228516130528
  1. ↑ Including Norwegian Football Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Eliteserien play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance in the First Division Championship play-offs
  4. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ One appearance in the Belgian Super Cup, and one appearance in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Royal Antwerp

Genk

References

  1. ↑ Profile
  2. ↑ "Simen Juklerød til Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). Bærum SK. 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Simen Juklerød solgt til Royal Antwerp F.C." www.vif-fotball.no (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "JUKLERØD ER KONGEBLÅ!" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Simen Juklerød brengt het Noorderlicht naar Zuid-Limburg" [Simen Juklerød brings the Northern Lights to South Limburg] (in Dutch). Sint-Truidense V.V. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Simen Juklerød becomes DAC's first summer signing". DAC Dunajská Streda. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Simen Juklerød at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  8. 1 2 3 Simen Juklerød at Soccerway