Erik Huseklepp

Early career

At the age of 16 Huseklepp played youth football for Fyllingen. After two seasons in Vadmyra IL, where he played both junior and senior football, he returned to Fyllingen, this time in the senior team.

Brann

Huseklepp played in the Norwegian Second Division in 2004 and the first half of 2005, but left on 10 August to sign for Brann, because he was not given a place in the junior squad. He scored nineteen seconds into his first league match as a starter, and subsequently became a first team regular. In 2006, Huseklepp had a hard time making the first team, starting just six games in the Norwegian Premier League and being substituted in all of them. The 2007 season was much the same, with Brann coach Mons Ivar Mjelde preferring to use Huseklepp as an impact player, taking on tiring defenders in the closing stages of the game. Huseklepp signalled that he would not sign a new contract with Brann, and as he has made himself a name as a flamboyant and technically gifted winger, a number of clubs were interested in signing the player. However, in November 2007, Huseklepp signed a new three-year contract with Brann. The team became league champions that year.

Bari

In January 2011 Huseklepp completed a move to Serie A club Bari for €1.75 million. He played 14 games and scored two goals for the club, but they were relegated to Serie B and due to financial difficulties were forced to put Huseklepp up for sale.

Portsmouth

On 16 August…

On 12 August 2009, Huseklepp scored his first international goal in the 60th minute of the 4–0 victory over Scotland, after strike partner John Carew had hit both posts. He was awarded Man of the Match by the viewers in his international debut which he played from the start. Huseklepp was the first player hailing from Bergen since 1963 to score for the national team. He scored the winning goal against Portugal during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying in a 1–0 win. After he played his 25th match at international level against Cyprus in October 2011, Huseklepp also became the first player from Bergen to receive the Gold Watch since Helge Karlsen in 1977. As of February 2013, he has been capped 33 times for Norway, scoring seven goals.

Huseklepp was appointed as assistant coach at Brann on 5 January 2022, as part of the coaching staff under manager Eirik Horneland.

Club

As of 15 September 2019

International

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Huseklepp goal.