Fredrik Gulbrandsen

Gulbrandsen's current-season form is down 33% on last season (Season 27→18), while his Rating eased 12→10. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Lillestrom	1	0	1	6.9	—	—
2026/27	Molde · 3rd	19	6	1	6.72	13	34
2025/26	Molde · 10th	24	7	1	6.66	12	27
2024/25	Molde · 5th	8	2	2	6.91	17	12
2023/24	Molde · 5th	7	2	0	6.73	19	7
2022/23	Adana Demirspor · 4th	23	2	3	6.78	28	13

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Norway · international

Side	Apps	G
Norway	3	0
Norway U21	6	0
Norway U19	3	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

F. Gulbrandsen is a 34-year-old centre-forward at Lillestrom, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 1 assists in 14 appearances, a Season grade of 18, top 86% of Eliteserien centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 9.7, ranking 231st of 231 in the Eliteserien. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (26.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.76 goal contributions per 90 (0.51 goals, 0.25 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gulbrandsen.

Judged on this season alone, Gulbrandsen graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 22 of the 22 centre-forwards in the Eliteserien, on 4 goals and 1 assist in 14 appearances (0.763 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10, 22nd of 22 of the 22 centre-forwards in the Eliteserien. At 34 Gulbrandsen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Gulbrandsen is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential22nd of 22 centre-forwards · Eliteserien · 14 apps Current season19th of 22 centre-forwards · Eliteserien · 14 apps 19th-best centre-forward in the Eliteserien 231st in the Eliteserien · potential 22nd-highest potential centre-forward in the Eliteserien

9.7

Ratingi

22nd of 22 centre-forwards

17.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

26.2%

Minutes

limited game time

0.76

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Lillestrom finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.29

Goals / app

4 goals in 14 appearances (0.29 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.76 goal contributions per 90 (0.51 goals, 0.25 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 26.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 9.7, Gulbrandsen carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Eliteserien of 22 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.76 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %26.2%

Available fixtures15 of 20

Goals / 900.508

Assists / 900.254

Goal contribution / 900.763

Defensive actions / 901.525

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %66.7

Shot accuracy %46.2

Pass accuracy %71

Dribble success %46.7

Cards / 900.413

Foul involvement / 903.853

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 34, Gulbrandsen sits on 0.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Gulbrandsen's projected Rating — 9.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Shots on target6

Shots13

Passing

Assists1

Chances created8

Passes118

Pass accuracy71%

Possession

Successful dribbles7

Dribble success46.7%

Duels won33

Duels won %33%

Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles7

Interceptions2

Blocks1

Fouls committed19

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

LillestromJul 2026 – nowFree

MoldeAug 2023 – Jul 2026Free

Adana DemirsporSept 2022 – Aug 2023Free

IIstanbul BasaksehirJun 2019 – Sept 2022Free

Red Bull Salzburg(back from loan)Jun 2017 – Jun 2019

New York Red Bulls(on loan)Mar 2017 – Jun 2017

Red Bull SalzburgJun 2016 – Mar 2017

MoldeJul 2013 – Jun 2016

Lillestromuntil Jul 2013

About F. Gulbrandsen

Fredrik Aasmundrud Gulbrandsen is a 33-year-old centre-forward who plays for Lillestrom, born on September 10, 1992 in Lillestrøm, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Norway. Lillestrom currently sit 5th of 16 in the Eliteserien.

This season

In the current season, F. Gulbrandsen has made 14 appearances with 4 goals and 1 assist across 654 minutes, averaging a 6.74 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards.

When F. Gulbrandsen plays, Lillestrom's record this season is 9W-2D-8L — and his match ratings average 6.81 at home against 6.61 on the road.

Recent matches

September 12, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Valerenga (73 minutes, 6.1 rating)
September 5, 2026: 2-1 win away at Brann (61 minutes, 1 goal, 7.74 rating)
August 30, 2026: 1-4 loss at home vs Fredrikstad (64 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-1 draw away at KFUM Oslo (64 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 9, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Rosenborg (28 minutes, 7.2 rating)
July 31, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Bodo/Glimt (23 minutes, 6.2 rating)
July 22, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Viking (26 minutes, 6.2 rating)
July 18, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs KFUM Oslo (15 minutes, 1 assist, 6.9 rating)
May 30, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Sandefjord (70 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
May 25, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Sarpsborg 08 FF (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

F. Gulbrandsen's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Lillestrom face Viking away in the Eliteserien.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates F. Gulbrandsen at 9.7 with a Season form score of 17.9, ranking 231st of 231 centre-forwards in the Eliteserien. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 15 career titles — among them the NM Cupen and the Süper Lig. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, F. Gulbrandsen has totalled 331 club appearances with 79 goals and 24 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 31 appearances for Red Bull Salzburg.

F. Gulbrandsen's career has also included time at Molde, Adana Demirspor, IIstanbul Basaksehir, Red Bull Salzburg and New York Red Bulls.

On the international stage, F. Gulbrandsen has represented Norway, Norway U21, Norway U19 — 12 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Lillestrom finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points