Benjamin Faraas
Norwegian footballer (born 2005)
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Benjamin Thoresen Faraas (born 8 September 2005) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fredrikstad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Thoresen Faraas | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Flisa, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Norway U19 | 16 | (5) |
| 2024– | Norway U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:39, 18 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
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]
