Espen Baardsen

Date of birth07 December 1977
Place of birthSan Rafael
NationalityNorwegian
Weight88 kg
Height1.96 m
PositionGoalkeeper

Having failed to make a senior appearance for Tottenham in 1999-2000, Espen moved on to Watford in the close season and went straight in the Hornets' first team. Still relatively inexperienced for a goalkeeper, he took a while to develop an understanding with his fellow-defenders. However, once he had settled in he had a frustrating time with injuries which caused him to be substituted three times during the campaign. Tall and strongly built, he impressed with his shot-stopping capabilities but then lost his place around the turn of the year when he seemed to suffer a dip in confidence. However he returned to the side in February with renewed assurance, only to be carried off at Grimsby in April with a groin injury that brought a premature end to his season.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
San Francisco All Blacks 16 Jul 1996
Tottenham Hotspur 16 Jul 1996 03 Aug 2000
Watford 03 Aug 2000 24 Dec 2002
Everton 24 Dec 2002 18 Feb 2003

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1996-97 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 1
1
2
1997-98 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 2
1
4
1997-98 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 9 3 10
1998-99 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 3 4
1998-99 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 12 4 16
2000-01 Watford League Cup 2 1
2000-01 Watford League Division 1 27 5 41
2001-02 Watford League Cup 3 1 3
2001-02 Watford League Division 1 14 3 23
2002-03 Everton Premier League 1 4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
03 May 1997 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 Premier League
11 May 1997 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 1-2 Premier League
05 Jan 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham W 3-1 FA Cup 3rd round
10 Jan 1998 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-0 Premier League
17 Jan 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United W 1-0 Premier League
24 Jan 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v Barnsley D 1-1 FA Cup 4th round
31 Jan 1998 Derby County v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 Premier League
04 Feb 1998 Barnsley v Tottenham Hotspur L 3-1 FA Cup 4th round replay
07 Feb 1998 Blackburn Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-3 Premier League
14 Feb 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City D 1-1 Premier League
21 Feb 1998 Sheffield Wednesday v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-0 Premier League
01 Mar 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v Bolton Wanderers W 1-0 Premier League
04 Mar 1998 Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-0 Premier League
14 Mar 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool D 3-3 Premier League
29 Aug 1998 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-1 Premier League
09 Sep 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers W 2-1 Premier League
13 Sep 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough L 0-3 Premier League
15 Sep 1998 Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-3 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
26 Sep 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United D 3-3 Premier League
03 Oct 1998 Derby County v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-1 Premier League
19 Oct 1998 Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 Premier League
24 Oct 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United W 2-0 Premier League
27 Oct 1998 Northampton Town v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-3 League Cup 3rd round
02 Nov 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v Charlton Athletic D 2-2 Premier League
07 Nov 1998 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur L 3-2 Premier League
10 Nov 1998 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-3 League Cup 4th round
14 Nov 1998 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 Premier League
21 Nov 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest W 2-0 Premier League
28 Nov 1998 West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1995-96 Norway B International 1 3
1995-96 Norway OT v Under-23 1 1
1995-96 Norway Under-18 International Tournament 1
1
1
1995-96 Norway Under-21 1 1
1995-96 Norway Under-23 1
1996-97 Norway International Friendly 1
1996-97 Norway UEFA Under-21 4 1 5
1996-97 Norway Under-20 1
1
1
1996-97 Norway Under-21 2 2
1996-97 Norway Under-23 1 2
1997-98 Norway B International 2 1 1
1997-98 Norway UEFA Under-21 6 2 4
1997-98 Norway Under-21 2 1
1997-98 Norway Under-23 1
1998-99 Norway International Friendly 1 1
1998-99 Norway UEFA European Championship 1 3
1998-99 Norway UEFA Under-21 3 1 2
1999-00 Norway International Friendly
1
1999-00 Norway Nordic Championships 1
1999-00 Norway UEFA Under-21 5 1 10


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
04 Feb 1996 USA v Norway L 2-1 OT v U23
07 Feb 1996 Mexico v Norway L 2-0 U23
26 Mar 1996 Northern Ireland v Norway L 3-0 B INTER
01 Apr 1996 Switzerland v Norway W 1-3 U18 INTER TOURN
03 Apr 1996 Iceland v Norway L 3-0 U18 INTER TOURN
30 May 1996 Republic of Ireland v Norway D 1-1 U21
31 Jul 1996 Poland v Norway D 2-2 U23
31 Aug 1996 Norway v France D 1-1 UEFA U21 Group 3
08 Oct 1996 Norway v Hungary W 4-1 UEFA U21 Group 3
31 Oct 1996 Sweden v Norway W 0-1 U21
09 Nov 1996 Switzerland v Norway W 3-7 UEFA U21 Group 3
13 Jan 1997 Norway v Sweden L 1-2 Under-20
15 Jan 1997 Norway v Sweden W 2-1 Under-20
13 Feb 1997 Norway v Korea Republic W 4-0 U21
03 Apr 1997 Lebanon v Norway D 0-0 International Friendly
29 Apr 1997 Norway v Finland W 3-0 UEFA U21 Group 3
20 Jul 1997 Iceland v Norway L 2-0 U21
19 Aug 1997 Finland v Norway D 0-0 UEFA U21 Group 3
09 Sep 1997 Norway v Switzerland W 4-1 UEFA U21 Group 3
08 Oct 1997 Norway v South Africa W 3-1 U21
29 Oct 1997 France v Norway W 2-3 UEFA U21 Group 3
11 Mar 1998 Greece v Norway L 1-0 U23
24 Mar 1998 Belgium v Norway D 1-1 B INTER
21 Apr 1998 Scotland v Norway W 1-2 B INTER
24 May 1998 Norway v Sweden W 1-0 UEFA U21 Finals quarter-final
27 May 1998 Spain v Norway L 1-0 UEFA U21 Semi-final
31 May 1998 Norway v Netherlands W 2-0 UEFA U21 3rd place
06 Sep 1998 Norway v Latvia L 1-3 UEFA European Championship Group 2
09 Oct 1998 Slovenia v Norway W 1-3 UEFA U21 Group 2
13 Oct 1998 Norway v Albania W 4-1 UEFA U21 Group 2
20 Jan 1999 Israel v Norway W 0-1 International Friendly
28 Apr 1999 Georgia v Norway W 0-3 UEFA U21 Group 2
18 Aug 1999 Norway v Lithuania W 1-0 International Friendly
03 Sep 1999 Norway v Greece W 2-1 UEFA U21 Group 2
07 Sep 1999 Norway v Slovenia W 3-0 UEFA U21 Group 2
08 Oct 1999 Latvia v Norway L 2-1 UEFA U21 Group 2
13 Nov 1999 Norway v Spain L 1-3 UEFA U21 Quarter-final
16 Nov 1999 Spain v Norway L 4-0 UEFA U21 Quarter-final
31 Jan 2000 Norway v Iceland D 0-0 NORDIC CUP


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.