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Jesper Norman Daland (born 6 January 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.
Club career
Start
Daland signed with Start before the 2019 season. A knee injury ruined his entire first season at the club, which meant that he only made his league debut for the club on 17 June 2020 in a 2–2 draw against Strømsgodset. Four days later, he scored his first league goal in a 2–2 draw against Sandefjord. His strong performances during the 2020 season meant that he was awarded the IK Start Young Player of the Year award in January 2021.
Cercle Brugge
In May 2021, Daland signed a four-year contract with Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge. He made his debut as a starter on 24 July 2021 in a match against Beerschot which was interrupted after 55 minutes due to heavy rainfall. The match was continued on 27 July, and ended in a 1–0 win for Cercle.
Cardiff City
On 20 August 2024, Daland signed for EFL Championship club Cardiff City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vigør | 2015 | Norwegian Third Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Start | 2020 | Eliteserien | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Cercle Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2024-25 | |||||||||
| Career total | 131 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 135 | 4 | |||