Håkon Opdal

Håkon Opdal
Personal information
Full name Håkon Eikemo Opdal
Date of birth (1982-06-11) 11 June 1982
Place of birth Odda, Norway
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Odda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2011 Brann 178 (0)
2012 SønderjyskE 13 (0)
2013–2018 Start 141 (1)
2019–2021 Brann 56 (0)
Total 388 (1)
International career
2002–2004 Norway U21 13 (0)
2006–2008 Norway 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Håkon Eikemo Opdal (born 11 June 1982) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Brann and Start, where he won Tippeligaen in 2007 and the Norwegian Cup in 2004.

While playing for Brann, Opdal was awarded Kniksen Award as the best goalkeeper in Norway in 2006 and 2007, and he was also the first choice goalkeeper at the Norwegian national team where he was capped 12 times between 2006 and 2008.