Mats André Kaland

Mats André Kaland (born 9 May 1989) is a Norwegian retired footballer and manager.

Club career

Kaland was born in Bergen. He played in the Third Division for Lyngbø. He made his debut for Løv-Ham on 5 April 2010 in the 2–1 victory over Sarpsborg 08.

Before the 2012 season he signed a contract with Hønefoss. He got his debut in a 0–0 draw against Lillestrøm on 24 March 2012. He scored his first goal for Hønefoss against Vålerenga on 19 May 2012; the only goal in the match.

After 2014 season he left the Hønefoss, he later signed with Swedish side Varbergs BoIS for one year. January 2016 he signed a two-year contract with Fredrikstad FK. In Fredrikstad he struggled to get playing time, and he returned to Varberg on loan for the remainder of the 2016-season.

In July 2017 he signed a contract with Ullensaker/Kisa He left the club at the end of 2018.

Career statistics

Manager career Kaland started his manager career as assistant manager for Steffen Landro at Ull/Kisa in 2022. When Landro was sacked in the summer of 2023, Kaland was promoted to manager. He did not steer Ull/Kisa to promotion from the 2023 2. divisjon, and left after the season. In January 2024 he was announced as the assistant manager to Vilde Rislaa in newly relegated Second Division club Skeid.