Sander Berge

Sander Gard Bolin Berge (born 14 February 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Sheffield United.

Sander Berge
Personal information
Full name Sander Gard Bolin Berge[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998[2]
Place of birth Bærum, Norway
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield United
Number 8
Youth career
Asker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Asker 8 (0)
2015–2017 Vålerenga 36 (0)
2017–2020 Genk 73 (4)
2020– Sheffield United 27 (2)
National team‡
2013 Norway U15 4 (1)
2014 Norway U16 8 (4)
2015 Norway U17 4 (0)
2015–2016 Norway U18 6 (0)
2016 Norway U19 1 (0)
2016 Norway U21 2 (0)
2017– Norway 24 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:55, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

Club career

Early career

Berge was born in Bærum, Viken.[4] He started his career playing youth football for Asker Fotball, making his senior debut in the end of the 2013 season for the team then playing in the Norwegian 2. divisjon (3rd tier). He joined top flight team Vålerenga before the 2015 season. Berge made his league debut coming off the bench against Sandefjord on 11 July 2015 and his first league start against Rosenborg, quickly establishing himself as a key player for the club.

On 2 January 2017, he signed a four-year contract with K.R.C. Genk. He made his first team league debut on 21 January as a substitute in the 0–1 win away against Eupen. He earned his first start and full match against Royal Excel Mouscron on 17 February in a 1–0 win at home, becoming an integral part of the team for the remaining season, which included an impressive run in the Europa League, ending in the quarter finals against Celta Vigo.[5]

Sheffield United

On 30 January 2020, Berge moved to Premier league club Sheffield United for £22 million, becoming the club's record signing.[6][7] He signed on a four-and-a-half year contract.[8] On 2 July, Berge scored his first goal for Sheffield United in a 3–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur.[9]

International career

Berge made his debut for Norway when he played for the under-15 team against Canada U15 on 2 May 2013. He has later represented Norway at every level up to under-21. He made his senior team debut 23 March 2017 aged 19, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute of the Euro-qualifier against Northern Ireland.[10]

On 5 September 2019, Sander Berge scored his first international goal for Norway against Malta in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying rounds in the 34th minute.[11]

Personal life

Sander Berge comes from a basketball-playing family, with his father, Swedish mother and older brother all having played basketball at international level. His brother has also played for top flight teams Centrum Tigers and Asker Aliens.[12][13] Berge is also the grandson of Ragnar Berge, who played as a left-back for Vålerenga from 1945 until 1957, and was capped once by Norway (in 1955).[14]

Career statistics
As of 22 January 2021[4]
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Asker 2013 2. divisjon 1000 0 010
2014 7010 0 080
Total 80100090
Vålerenga 2015 Tippeligaen 11021 0 0131
2016 25050 0 0300
Total 3607100431
Genk 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 902060170
2017–18 1301000140
2018–19 28020102402
2019–20 2341060304
Total 734602221016
Sheffield United 2019–20 Premier League 1412000161
2020–21 1311000141
Total 2723000302
Career total 14461712221839

International
As of match played on 11 October 2020[15]
Norway
YearAppsGoals
201770
201850
201981
202030
Total231
Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Berge goal.[15]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 September 2019Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Malta1–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Genk

References
  1. "Sander Gard Bolin Berge" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. "Sander Berge: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. "Sander Berge: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. "S. Berge: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. https://www.whoscored.com/Players/321020/Fixtures/Sander-Berge
  6. "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  7. "Record signing arrives at the Lane". www.sufc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  8. Media, P. A. (2020-01-30). "Sheffield United break club transfer record to sign Sander Berge from Genk". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  9. "Sheffield United 3-1 Tottenham: Blades end losing run to strengthen top six bid". BBC Sport. 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  10. Fotballforbund, Norges. "Sander Gard Bolin Berge - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund.
  11. "Norway-Malta". UEFA. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  12. AS, TV 2. "- Til tider har jeg pushet Sander litt for hardt".
  13. https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/landslaget/sander-berge-og-storebroren-storspiller-i-hver-sin-idrett/a/24149144/
  14. I bestefars fotspor Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine, Vålerenga Fotball (10 February 2015) (in Norwegian)
  15. "Sander Berge statistics". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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