Fredrik Bjørkan
Norway
DEF
Age
27
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Tackles won
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About Fredrik Bjørkan
Fredrik Bjørkan is a confirmed defender in Norway's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Ståle Solbakken's final 26. The FK Bodø/Glimt defender is 27 at kick-off and brings 20 senior caps and 1 international goal into the squad, heading to his first World Cup.
Norway were drawn in Group I alongside France, Senegal and Iraq. They open against Iraq at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 16 June, then face Senegal at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 22 June and France at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 26 June. Norway reached the finals by winning UEFA Group I, qualifying on 16 November 2025, with Bjørkan among the defenders in the 26.
Norway were drawn in Group I alongside France, Senegal and Iraq. They open against Iraq at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 16 June, then face Senegal at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 22 June and France at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 26 June. Norway reached the finals by winning UEFA Group I, qualifying on 16 November 2025, with Bjørkan among the defenders in the 26.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Bjørkan is a defender for FK Bodø/Glimt, with 20 senior caps for Norway. His is a defensive game, the job of a defender for club and country at the back.
For Norway, Bjørkan is a defensive option in Solbakken's 26, a Bodø/Glimt defender. It is his work at the back, rather than a forward role, that he brings to the side for the finals. He is among the defenders named in Solbakken's squad for the finals.
For Norway, Bjørkan is a defensive option in Solbakken's 26, a Bodø/Glimt defender. It is his work at the back, rather than a forward role, that he brings to the side for the finals. He is among the defenders named in Solbakken's squad for the finals.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Fredrik Bjørkan's first. Named in Norway's final 26, the defender reaches a senior World Cup for the first time, with no previous senior World Cup appearances. His international career so far runs to 20 caps and 1 goal for Norway, all of it before this first World Cup appearance.
Bjørkan heads to the finals among Solbakken's defenders, his place in the 26 confirmed for Norway's group-stage campaign.
Bjørkan heads to the finals among Solbakken's defenders, his place in the 26 confirmed for Norway's group-stage campaign.
National Team
Norway
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Norway take Bjørkan into defence, a Bodø/Glimt man on 20 caps whose duty for them sits deep. Norway register as a £17m team rated Tier 3, one of the cards within the game's £200m card budget, and into a Group I draw they go this summer.
That is the part Bjørkan plays in the pick, with his role for the run already agreed, his spot in Solbakken's plans now set.
That is the part Bjørkan plays in the pick, with his role for the run already agreed, his spot in Solbakken's plans now set.
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Bjørkan at the 2026 World Cup
Bjørkan is a confirmed defender in Ståle Solbakken's 26-man Norway squad for the 2026 World Cup, an FK Bodø/Glimt defender. At 27 he brings 20 caps to a Norway side opening their Group I campaign in June.
Picking Norway in Goal Rush
Norway name Bjørkan, a Bodø/Glimt defender, in their 26. Norway come in as a £17m entry in Tier 3. They open against Iraq in Group I.
Fredrik Bjørkan World Cup 2026 FAQs
Over in Goal Rush, Norway are pegged as a Tier 3 unit worth £17m. Bjørkan, a Bodø/Glimt defender, is in the Norway group, ahead of Norway's Group I games against Iraq.
Bjørkan is a defender for Norway, with 20 caps and 1 goal. He plays his club football for FK Bodø/Glimt and is part of Ståle Solbakken's national-team squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the final 26.
No. The 2026 World Cup will be Bjørkan's first. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, reaching the tournament for the first time after his place in Norway's 26-man squad was confirmed.
Bjørkan plays his club football for FK Bodø/Glimt. He is named among Norway's defenders in Ståle Solbakken's final 26, with Norway opening their Group I campaign against Iraq in mid-June.
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