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Daniel Braaten
	Daniel Braaten
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Omoya Braaten
Date of birth	25 May 1982 (age 27)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Toulouse
Number	25
Youth career
	Tonsen
Senior career1
National team2
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only and; correct as of 10 June 2009.; 2 National team caps and goals correct; as of 10 June 2009.; * Appearances (Goals)

Daniel Omoya Braaten (born 25 May 1982) is a Norwegian footballer of Nigerian descent who plays as a winger for Toulouse.

[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Born in Oslo Braaten started his career in his native Norway, first with Skeid before joining giants Rosenborg BK. Before signing for Rosenborg, Braaten had attracted interest from various clubs in Norway and abroad, and had a trial with French side RC Lens in late 2003 with Daniel Fredheim Holm. [1] Braaten had however trained with Rosenborg as early as autumn 2002, but was still in contract with Skeid, before signing in 2004 for approximately £250,000.

Braaten had become one of the most profiled players of the Norwegian Premier League, through his colourful, untraditional and artistic playing style. He had become known especially for his individual technical skills and physical strength, and as a player who did unexpected things on the field, surprising both opposing players as well as the audience. He was famous not only for his pace, but also for his usage of the seal dribble, an incredibly hard trick involving running while bouncing (and controlling) the ball on top of the head.

[edit] Bolton Wanderers

On 3 August 2007 Braaten signed for Bolton Wanderers for a reported fee of £450,000 and scored his first goal in English football just over three weeks later, netting the final goal in Bolton's 3–0 win over Reading.^[1]

[edit] Toulouse

After a tough season in England, Braaten signed a three year contract with French side Toulouse on 25 June 2008.^[2] He was included as part of the deal which saw Johan Elmander move to Bolton. He scored his first league goal in Toulouse's 4-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain.^[3] He performed a unique celebration by spinning on his back while spinning upwards at the same time after scoring his first goal for the club.

[edit] International career

Braaten made his debut for Norway in 2004 and has collected 22 caps since, scoring 2 goals.

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 April 2005	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	2-1	Win	Friendly
2	6 June 2007	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Hungary	4-0	Win	Euro 2008 Qualifier

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] BBC Sport | Football | Premier League | Bolton 3-0 Reading

[1] Hareide glad for Braaten-overgang | adressa.no

[2] Toulouse v. PSG Match Report

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