Eirik Holmen Johansen was born on 12 July 1992 and is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brann.
20 Facts About Eirik Johansen
Eirik Johansen later got a new trial with City, and when he joined the Manchester City Academy in August 2008, their mother and two younger brothers moved to England.
Eirik Johansen made his debut for the first team when he played seven minutes of the friendly match against League of Ireland XI on 30 July 2011.
Eirik Johansen spent most of the season playing in the reserve team for the next seven months.
On 7 March 2013, Eirik Johansen joined League One side Scunthorpe United on a one month loan deal as cover for the injured number one 'keeper Sam Slocombe, who was out for six weeks with a torn thigh muscle.
Eirik Johansen then started in the next seven matches for Scunthorpe United.
Since joining the club, Eirik Johansen quickly established himself as the Sandefjord's first choice goalkeeper.
On 31 March 2015 Eirik Johansen signed with Major League Soccer club New York City.
Eirik Johansen was loaned to NYCFC's United Soccer League affiliate club Wilmington Hammerheads on 11 May 2015.
Eirik Johansen made one appearance for the side before returning to his parent club.
Eirik Johansen made his NYCFC debut on 17 June 2015, starting in a US Open Cup 2 - 2 loss on penalty kicks against the New York Cosmos.
In December 2017, Eirik Johansen re-joined Sandefjord on a permanent contract, signing for two years at the club.
On 9 January 2019, Eirik Johansen signed with SK Brann on a four-year contract.
On 15 June 2020, Eirik Johansen signed a loan deal with Kristiansund for the rest of the 2020 season.
Eirik Johansen previously expressed his desire to leave Brann to get first team football.
Eirik Johansen has represented Norway at various youth levels, starting out with Norway U-15 and made three appearances.
Eirik Johansen later made three more appearances for the U21 side by the end of the year.
Eirik Johansen went on to make eight appearances for Norway U21 between 2011 and 2014.
In June 2012, Eirik Johansen was called up to the Norway U-23 squad and made his only appearance, coming against Wales C on 5 June 2012.
In October 2018, Eirik Johansen was called up to the senior team for the first time against Bulgaria but did not play.