Oliver Johansen Braude (born 21 February 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Heerenveen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Johansen Braude | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 2004 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –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 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 | |||
Career
editBraude 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]