Gjermund Åsen
Norwegian footballer (born 1991)
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Gjermund Åsen (born 22 May 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ranheim.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gjermund Åsen | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Trondheim, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ranheim | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Heimdal | ||
| 2006–2009 | Strindheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2009 | Strindheim | ||
| 2010–2011 | Rosenborg 2 | ||
| 2010–2012 | Rosenborg | 21 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Ranheim (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Ranheim | 67 | (18) |
| 2015–2018 | Tromsø | 100 | (10) |
| 2019–2021 | Rosenborg | 45 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Lillestrøm (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Lillestrøm | 98 | (7) |
| 2025 | Lillestrøm 2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Ranheim | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Norway U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 February 2026 | |||
Club career
Early career
Åsen played for Heimdal as a youngster, before moving to Strindheim at the age of fifteen.[2] At Strindheim he played for their youth setup, and by 2008 he was playing for their first team in the Norwegian Second Division. While at Strindheim, Åsen saw interest from both Molde and Dutch Eredivisie side NEC.[2]
Rosenborg
Åsen was approached by Rosenborg several times about a transfer to the club through the 2009 season. Eventually, late in 2009, Åsen agreed to sign a one-year contract with the club to see how it would work out.[2] He made his Rosenborg debut 7 March 2010 in the Norwegian Superfinalen against Aalesund, coming on for Fredrik Winsnes in the 83rd minute.[3] His first Eliteserien game for the club came a week later in the first league game of the 2010 season against rivals Molde on 14 March 2010.[4]
Ranheim
Åsen was on two short loan spells at Ranheim in 2011 and 2012, but transferred to Ranheim after his second loan spell on 1 August 2012.[5]
Tromsø
Ahead of the 2015 season, Åsen signed a two-year contract with Tromsø.[6] As his original contract ended after the 2017 season, and speculations of other clubs approaching Åsen, he signed a new contract with the club in December for another two years.[7] In 2018, Åsen finished the season with ten assists, the most of any player in the 2018 season.[8]
Return to Rosenborg
On 22 January 2019, after four seasons at Tromsø, Åsen returned to his first professional club Rosenborg, on a four-year contract.[9]
Lillestrøm
Falling out of favor at Rosenborg, Åsen was loaned out to Lillestrøm ahead of the 2021 season with an option to buy.[10] After the season, in which Åsen would record the most assists in the league with 12,[8] Lillestrøm triggered the option to buy and on 30 November 2021 announced that they had signed Åsen on a permanent deal through the 2023 season.[11] Three months later, in February 2022, ahead of the season, Åsen was selected as the club's captain.[12] In July, Åsen played both games against SJK in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League.[13]
In September 2024, after Lillestrøm had hired their new coach David Nielsen, Åsen was stripped of being captain, in favour of Ruben Gabrielsen. Åsen told the media that it was not unexpected as things changed in football, and that it had been an honour to perform the role of captain as long as he had.[14] Only months later, after poor results throughout the season, Lillestrøm was relegated to the Norwegian First Division, Åsen's first time back in the league since playing for Ranheim.[15] In the final game of the 2025 season Åsen was an unused substitute in the 2025 Norwegian Cup final, where Lillestrøm won their seventh cup title.[16]
Return to Ranheim
As Åsen's contract with Lillestrøm expired after the 2025 season, Ranheim announced that he would return to the club and that he had signed a two-year contract with the club.[17]
International career
In 2010, Åsen played five games for the Norway U19 team, and a year later, he appeared once for the Norway U19 team.[18]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosenborg | 2010 | Eliteserien | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011 | Eliteserien | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Ranheim (loan) | 2011 | 1. divisjon | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | 1. divisjon | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Ranheim | 2012 | 1. divisjon | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 27 | 7 | ||
| 2014 | 1. divisjon | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 10 | |||
| Total | 67 | 18 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 75 | 20 | |||
| Tromsø | 2015 | Eliteserien | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | Eliteserien | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 100 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 105 | 10 | ||||
| Rosenborg | 2019 | Eliteserien | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9[c] | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 22 | 2 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 59 | 4 | |||
| Lillestrøm (loan) | 2021 | Eliteserien | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2022 | Eliteserien | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 28 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2025 | 1. divisjon | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 98 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 118 | 11 | |||
| Lillestrøm 2 | 2025 | 3. divisjon | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Ranheim | 2026 | 1. divisjon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 379 | 43 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 427 | 50 | ||
- Appearance in Superfinalen
- Appearances in 1. divisjon promotion play-offs
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Rosenborg
Lillestrøm
- Norwegian First Division: 2025[21]
- Norwegian Cup: 2025;[16] runner-up: 2022[22]
Individual
- Eliteserien Top assist provider: 2018,[8] 2021[8]