Torgeir Børven
Børven in 2017
Personal information
Full name Torgeir Børven[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-03) 3 December 1991
Place of birth Øystese, Norway
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Vålerenga
Number 9
Youth career
Øystese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Odd 61 (24)
2012–2013 Vålerenga 39 (11)
2014–2017 FC Twente 39 (4)
2014–2015 Jong FC Twente 4 (0)
2016Brann (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018 Brann 23 (3)
2018–2020 Odd 55 (32)
2020 Rosenborg 14 (4)
2020–2021 Ankaragücü 29 (10)
2021–2022 Gaziantep 15 (0)
2022– Vålerenga 37 (6)
International career
2010–2013 Norway U21 9 (1)
2012–2015 Norway U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Torgeir Børven (born 3 December 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Norwegian club Vålerenga. He has previously played for FC Twente, Brann, Vålerenga, Odd and Rosenborg, and has represented his country at under-21 level.

Club career

Børven was born in Øystese,[2] where he also grew up but moved to Skien in 2007 to begin at elite sports high school in Telemark and play for Odd Grenland, which has a partnership with the school. He distinguished himself as a prolific goalscorer, and scored eight goals in one reserve match. Børven got his first-team debut and scored his first goal against Vestfossen in the 2009 Norwegian Football Cup.

Børven made his league debut away to against Brann on 28 September 2009, where he scored one goal and had one assist. In 2010, his first full season as a member of Odd Grenland's first team, he scored eight goals in the Norwegian Premier League, including four goals in Odd's 5–0 win against Sandefjord on 26 September 2010.

Odd Grenland wanted to sell Børven ahead of the 2012 season due to economic difficulties, and made an agreement with Aalesund on a transfer for Børven. Børven however, did not want to move to Aalesund and rejected their offer.[3] After scoring eight goals for Odd Grenland in the 2012 season, Børven signed a 4+12-year contract with Vålerenga on 17 August 2012. He scored a total of 24 goals in 63 matches for Odd Grenland in Tippeligaen.[4]

International career

On 17 November 2010, Børven made his debut for the Norway under-21 national team, in a 2–1 win against the Republic of Ireland. He scored his first goal for the U21 team against Azerbaijan on 6 October 2011.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 May 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Odd 2009 Tippeligaen 211132
2010 218422510
2011 19700197
2012 19830228
Total 6124836927
Vålerenga 2012 Tippeligaen 10200102
2013 299473316
Total 3911474318
Twente 2013–14 Eredivisie 12300123
2014–15 2210010231
2015–16 400040
2016–17 100010
Total 3940010404
Brann (loan) 2016 Tippeligaen 400040
Brann 2017 Eliteserien 2333110274
Odd 2018 Eliteserien 21510225
2019 3021423423
2020 460046
Total 5532526034
Rosenborg 2020 Eliteserien 1440022166
Ankaragücü 2020–21 Süper Lig 2910103010
Gaziantep 2021–22 Süper Lig 14020160
2022–23 100010
Total 15000170
Vålerenga 2022 Eliteserien 13500135
2023 500050
Total 18500185
Career total 2979323133210324108

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "Torgeir Børven" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. "Torgeir Børven". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. Wegard Bakkehaug; Øystein Reistadbakk (2 March 2012). "Børven takket nei til Aalesund" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  4. Steinar Andre Danielsen (17 August 2012). "Torgeir Børven klar for Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  5. "Oddgrenland.no profile". Oddgrenland.no. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  6. "Torgeir Børven". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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