Career
A Norwegian youth international, Bendiksen signed for Rangers on 31 August 2007 on a three-year deal from Harstad Illinois. Rangers paid the Norwegian side 1 million Norwegian krone (around £90,000). A long-term knee injury put his career on hold and ruled him out of the entire 2008-2009 season and most of the following season. Bendiksen impressed in reserve team games when he returned to action late in the 2009-2010 season, and he was named as a substitute for a league match against Hibernian in April 2010.
Bendiksen made his first "first team" appearance in a pre-season friendly match against Queen of the South in July 2010.
After further injury problems, he agreed a new six-month contract in July 2011. Bendiksen scored a goal in a friendly match against Hamburg, after which he was offered a new contract.
Bendiksen rejected the offer of a new contract by Rangers and instead signed a deal with Tromsø. In December 2014 he signed a contract with Molde.