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Runar Norheim

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Runar Norheim
Personal information
Full name Runar Robinsønn Norheim[1]
Date of birth (2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 19)
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
Tromsø
Number 23
Youth career
–2016 Finnsnes
2017–2020 Varden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Tromsø 59 (2)
2021– Tromsø 2 21 (10)
International career
2021 Norway U16 2 (0)
2022 Norway U17 4 (0)
2023– Norway U18 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024

Runar Robinsønn Norheim (born 14 February 2005) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tromsø.

Club career

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Norheim joined Tromsø in 2020, and was integrated into the first team, making his debut the same year.[3] In doing so, he became the youngest Tromsø player ever.[4] In May 2022, he scored a hat-trick in an 8–0 Norwegian Cup win against Ishavsbyen.[5]

He signed a contract extension with Tromsø in September 2022, running through to 2024.[3] In the same month, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 13 May 2024[7][8]
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tromsø 2020 OBOS-ligaen 3 0 3 0
2021 Eliteserien 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022 12 1 5 3 17 4
2023 14 0 1 0 15 0
2024 6 1 2 0 0 0 8 1
Total 36 2 8 3 0 0 44 5
Tromsø 2 2021 Norsk Tipping-Ligaen 5 3 5 3
2022 10 4 10 4
2023 6 3 6 3
Total 21 10 0 0 21 10
Career total 57 12 2 3 0 0 65 14
Notes
  1. ^ Including Norwegian Cup

References

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  1. ^ Runar Norheim at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Tromsø IL profile
  3. ^ a b "Ny kontrakt til Runar Norheim" [New contract for Runar Norheim]. til.no (in Norwegian). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Da utenlandske klubber kom på banen, hev TIL seg rundt. Nå har de sikret ny avtale med Runar (16)" [When foreign clubs came on the field, TIL rose up. Now they have secured a new agreement with Runar (16)]. aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023. (subscription required)
  5. ^ "TIL-trener roser Runar (17) fra Finnsnes etter cupkamp – dette sier han om mer eliteseriespill" [TIL coach praises Runar (17) from Finnsnes after the cup match - this is what he says about more elite series games]. folkebladet.no (in Norwegian). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023. (subscription required)
  6. ^ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (28 September 2022). "Next Generation 2022: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  7. ^ Runar Norheim at Soccerway
  8. ^ Runar Norheim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)