| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/2009 | Superliga (Denmark) | 31 | 1859 | 4 | 0 | 0.19 | — |
| 2009/2010 | Superliga (Denmark) | 32 | 2699 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | — |
| 2010/2011 | Superliga (Denmark) | 32 | 2880 | 6 | 0 | 0.19 | — |
| 2011/2012 | Superliga (Denmark) | 31 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/2013 | Superliga (Denmark) | 32 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/2014 | Superliga (Denmark) | 29 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/2015 | Superliga (Denmark) | 10 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 27 | 2078 | 3 | 5 | 0.35 | 7.46 |
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 23 | 1849 | 3 | 3 | 0.29 | 7.33 |
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 21 | 1454 | 0 | 3 | 0.19 | 6.91 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 13 Eliteserien defenders, 2024, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-24
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Molde | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Rosenborg | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
 Haugesund | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 Viking | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Sarpsborg 08 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Vålerenga | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
 Strømsgodset | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
 Bodø / Glimt | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tromsø | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 Lillestrøm | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 Sandefjord | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Nordsjælland | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Kristiansund | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Aalborg BK | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Brøndby IF | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Stabæk | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 FC København | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Silkeborg IF | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Sønderjyske Fodbold | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 FC Midtjylland | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Player stats against each opponent national team
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Albania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lithuania U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Moldova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Espen Ruud closed the 2024 Eliteserien with 3 assists, without scoring, over 21 appearances (1,454 minutes) — 0.19 goal involvements per 90. Per-match rating over the season: 6.91. Among 13 Eliteserien defenders with 450+ minutes in 2024, his match rating sits in the 62nd percentile, above the median.
The database holds 10 league seasons for him, from 2008 to 2024 across 3 clubs. No season rated higher than 2022 (7.46, Eliteserien); none lower than 2024 (6.91).
