Benjamin Faraas

Benjamin Faraas
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Thoresen Faraas
Date of birth (2005-09-08) 8 September 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Flisa, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fredikstad
Number 7
Youth career
2017–2021 Flisa
2021 HamKam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 HamKam 2 29 (13)
2021–2023 HamKam 23 (2)
2023–2025 Club NXT 37 (3)
2025– Fredrikstad 20 (4)
International career‡
2021 Norway U16 8 (3)
2021 Norway U17 9 (3)
2022–2023 Norway U18 8 (3)
2023–2024 Norway U19 16 (5)
2024– Norway U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:39, 18 September 2025 (UTC)

Benjamin Thoresen Faraas (born 8 September 2005) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fredrikstad.

Club career

Faraas started off in the youth teams of Flisa before joining HamKam in 2021. He started by representing their second team in the Norwegian Fourth Division. He made his first team debut for HamKam in July 2021, as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Gjøvik-Lyn in the Norwegian Football Cup. In April 2022, he made his Eliteserien debut as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Sandefjord. In August 2023, Faraas joined Club NXT, the youth team of Club Brugge. On 18 January 2025, Faraas signed for Eliteserien side Fredrikstad on a four-year deal.

International career

Faraas has represented Norway up to under-19 level.

References

  1. ↑ "U-LANDSLAGSSPILLERE TIL HAMKAM" (in Norwegian). Hamarkameratene. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Benjamin Thoresen Faraas". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Gjøvik-Lyn - HamKam". fotball.no. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "HAMKAM VS. SANDEFJORD 3 - 0". Soccerway. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "BENJAMIN FARAAS TEKENT BIJ CLUB NXT" (in Dutch). Club Brugge KV. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Hentes fra belgisk storklubb: - Tempo, kreativitet og intensitet" (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.