Oliver Braude

Oliver Braude

Personal information
Full name	Oliver Johansen Braude
Date of birth	(2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Heerenveen
Number	45
Youth career
	Stabæk
0000–2021	Vålerenga
2021–2023	Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Heerenveen	31	(0)
International career^‡
2021	Norway U17	1	(0)
2022	Norway U18	9	(0)
2023	Norway U19	6	(0)
2023–	Norway U20	3	(1)
2024–	Norway U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Oliver Johansen Braude (born 21 February 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Heerenveen.

Career

Braude was born on 21 February 2004 in Oslo, Norway. As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Norwegian side Stabæk. After that, he joined the youth academy of Norwegian side Vålerenga. He trialed for the youth academies of Spanish La Liga side Barcelona, English Premier League side Liverpool and Dutch side Ajax.[1] In 2021, he joined the youth academy of Dutch side Heerenveen. He started his senior career with the club.[2]

Braude is a Norway youth international. He has played for the Norway national under-17 football team, the Norway national under-18 football team, the Norway national under-19 football team, the Norway national under-20 football team, and the Norway national under-21 football team. He helped the Norway national under-19 football team reach the semi-finals of the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[3]

References

1. "På liste med Yamal og Garnacho: – Det gir mersmak". tv2.no.
2. "Noorse surprise: de doorbraak van Oliver Braude bij Heerenveen". vi.nl.
3. "Kommer med utfordring før semifinalen: –⁠ Hadde gått viralt". aftenposten.no.