Torgeir Børven

Torgeir Børven

Personal information
Full name	Torgeir Børven
Date of birth	3 December 1991
Place of birth	Øystese, Norway
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	FC Twente
Number	9
Youth career
	Øystese
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2012	Odd	61	(24)
2012–2013	Vålerenga	39	(11)
2014–	FC Twente	34	(4)
2014–2015	→ Jong FC Twente	4	(0)
National team^‡
2010–	Norway U21	9	(1)
2012–	Norway U23	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 December 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 December 2014 (UTC)

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

Club career

Børven was born in Øystese,^[1] 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.^[2] After scoring eight goals for Odd Grenland in the 2012 season, Børven signed a 4,5-year contract with Vålerenga on 17 August 2012. He scored a total of 24 goals in 63 matches for Odd Grenland in Tippeligaen.^[3]

International career

On 17 November 2010, Børven made his debut for the Norwegian Under-21 team, in a 2-1 win against the Republic of Ireland. He scored his first goal for the Under-21 team against Azerbaijan on 6 October 2011.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 25 December 2015^[1]

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2009	Odd	Tippeligaen	2	1	1	1	3	2
2010			21	8	4	2	25	10
2011			19	7	0	0	19	7
2012			19	8	3	0	22	8
2012	Vålerenga		10	2	0	0	10	2
2013			29	9	4	7	33	16
2013–14	Twente	Eredivisie	12	3	0	0	12	3
2014–15			22	1	0	0	22	1
2015-16			0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total			134	39	12	10	146	49

References

1. "Torgeir Børven". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
2. Wegard Bakkehaug; Øystein Reistadbakk (2 March 2012). "Børven takket nei til Aalesund" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
3. Steinar Andre Danielsen (17 August 2012). "Torgeir Børven klar for Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
4. "Oddgrenland.no profile". Oddgrenland.no. Retrieved 2010-02-14.

External links

• Voetbal International profile (Dutch)