Daniel Braaten

Daniel Braaten

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Omoya Braaten
Date of birth	25 May 1982 (1982-05-25) (age 29)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Toulouse
Number	25
Youth career
	Skeid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2004	Skeid	102	(22)
2004–2007	Rosenborg	63	(12)
2007–2008	Bolton Wanderers	6	(1)
2008–	Toulouse	106	(10)
National team‡
2004–	Norway	33	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:10, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Daniel Omoya Braaten (born 25 May 1982) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a winger for Toulouse and Norway national football team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Oslo, Braaten started his career in his native Norway, first with Skeid before joining giants Rosenborg BK. Before signing for Rosenborg, Braaten had attracted interest from various clubs in Norway and abroad, and had a trial with French side RC Lens in late 2003 with Daniel Fredheim Holm. [1] Braaten had however trained with Rosenborg as early as autumn 2002, but was still in contract with Skeid, before signing in 2004 for approximately £250,000.

Braaten had become one of the most profiled players of the Norwegian Premier League, through his colourful, untraditional and artistic playing style. He had become known especially for his individual technical skills and physical strength, and as a player who did unexpected things on the field, surprising both opposing players as well as the audience. He was famous not only for his pace, but also for his usage of the seal dribble, an incredibly difficult trick involving running while bouncing (and controlling) the ball on top of the head.

Bolton Wanderers

On 3 August 2007 Braaten signed for Bolton Wanderers for a reported fee of £450,000 and scored his first goal in English football just over three weeks later, netting the final goal in Bolton's 3–0 win over Reading.^[1]

Toulouse

After a tough season in England, Braaten signed a three year contract with French side Toulouse on 25 June 2008.^[2] He was included as part of the deal which saw Johan Elmander move to Bolton. He scored his first league goal in Toulouse's 4–1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain.^[3] He performed a unique celebration by spinning on his back while spinning upwards at the same time after scoring his first goal for the club.

International career

Braaten made his debut for Norway on 22 January 2004 in a friendly match against Sweden, when playing for Skeid in Adeccoligaen, the second-tier league in Norway. His first international goals came against Estonia, in a Friendly match on 20 April 2005, a game Norway won 2-1. As of November 2011, he has been capped 33 times for Norway, scoring two goals.^[4]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 April 2005	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	2–1	Win	Friendly
2	6 June 2007	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Hungary	4–0	Win	Euro 2008 Qualifier

Source: ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

(Correct as of 20 November 2011)

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2000	Skeid	Adeccoligaen	12	0	0	0	—		12	0
2001		Adeccoligaen	28	3	0	0	—		28	3
2002		Adeccoligaen	26	4	2	1	—		28	5
2003		Adeccoligaen	22	6	5	2	—		27	8
2004		Adeccoligaen	14	9	1	0	—		15	9
Total			102	22	8	3	—		110	25
2004	Rosenborg	Tippeligaen	10	5	0	0	8	1	18	6
2005		Tippeligaen	19	2	0	0	10	1	29	3
2006		Tippeligaen	19	3	4	0	0	0	23	3
2007		Tippeligaen	15	2	4	0	0	0	19	2
Total			63	12	8	0	18	2	89	14
2007–08	Bolton	Premier League	6	1	3	0	5	0	14	1
Total			6	1	3	0	5	0	14	1
2008–09	Toulouse	Ligue 1	30	1	0	0	0	0	30	1
2009–10		Ligue 1	32	4	0	0	5	1	37	5
2010–11		Ligue 1	32	5	0	0	0	0	32	5
2011–12		Ligue 1	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Total			106	10	0	0	5	1	111	11
Career Total			277	45	19	3	28	3	324	51

National team

(Correct as of 12 November 2011)

National team	Season	Apps	Goals
Norway	2004	5	0
	2005	1	1
	2006	7	1
	2007	1	0
	2008	5	0
	2009	5	0
	2010	6	0
	2011	3	0
Total		33	2

References

1. ^ BBC Sport | Football | Premier League | Bolton 3–0 Reading
2. ^ Hareide glad for Braaten-overgang | adressa.no
3. ^ Toulouse v. PSG Match Report
4. ^ ^{a b} Søfting, Thomas. "Daniel Braaten" (in Norwegian). http://www.home.no/greenriver/players/braaten.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 

External links

• Daniel Braaten at National-Football-Teams.com
• Daniel Braaten career stats at Soccerbase
• Player profile on Transfermarkt
• Bolton Wanderers Profile on Burnden Aces
• Player profile on RBK official site

Persondata
Name	Braaten, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	25 May 1982
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Date of death
Place of death