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Eirik Saunes
Personal information
Full name Eirik Franke Saunes
Date of birth (1998-09-22) 22 September 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Bærum, Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 KFUM
Number 19
Youth career
2004–2016 Hødd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Hødd 134 (21)
2023–2025 Bryne 66 (5)
2026– KFUM 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 April 2026

Eirik Saunes (born 22 September 1998) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for KFUM.

Personal life

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He was born in Bærum[1] as a son of football manager Hallstein Saunes, who managed Lyn in the mid-1990s.[2] Hallstein Saunes became manager of IL Hødd in 1999, and Eirik Saunes grew up in Ulsteinvik where he enrolled in Hødd at the age of 6.[3]

He was participating in athletics as a child, and ran the half marathon in 1:21:18 shortly after his 16th birthday.[4] He was involved in a charity project in Brazilian favelas called Karanba.[5][6]

Career

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Saunes made his first-team debut for Hødd in May 2017. He amassed 134 league games and 10 cup games in six seasons, all spent in the 2. divisjon.[7] Having helped Hødd win promotion to the 2023 1. divisjon, he nonetheless left the club to sign for another First Division club ahead of the 2023 season, Bryne FK.[8]

Bryne won promotion to the 2025 Eliteserien, and Saunes subsequently made his first-tier debut in April 2025 against Haugesund.[7] He expressed joy in playing for the club with its underdog and rural farming image.[9] His goal celebration was a reindeer imitation.[10]

Following Bryne's instant relegation,[11] he continued in the Eliteserien with KFUM.[12]

References

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  1. ↑ Eirik Saunes at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Fjoråret var en stor opptur for far og sønn". Jærbladet (in Swedish). 1 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Heimeavla Hødd-håp". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian Nynorsk). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Beste 16-åring i Oslo". Vikebladet Vestposten (in Norwegian Nynorsk). 25 September 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "– Dei treng det mykje meir enn eg gjer". Vikebladet Vestposten (in Norwegian Nynorsk). 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Eirik gav 50.000 til favelaborn". Vikebladet Vestposten (in Norwegian Nynorsk). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 Eirik Saunes at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  8. ↑ "Eirik Franke Saunes ferdig i Hødd" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). NRK. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Saunes på lamming: – Vi er ikke en gjeng «byaser»" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Slik forklarer han feringen". Jærbladet (in Norwegian). 1 June 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Bryne-spilleren Eirik Saunes fortvilte etter nedrykket". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). 12 December 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Går frå Bryne til KFUM Oslo". Vikebladet Vestposten (in Norwegian Nynorsk). 3 January 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
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