Torgeir Børven

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

Torgeir Børven
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
Club information
Current team
 Ankaragücü
Number 22
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)
2016 → Brann (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018 Brann 23 (3)
2018–2020 Odd 55 (32)
2020 Rosenborg 14 (4)
2020– Ankaragücü 19 (5)
National team‡
2010–2013 Norway U21 9 (1)
2012–2015 Norway U23 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 December 2014 (UTC)

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 4½-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 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.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 January 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Odd 2009 Tippeligaen 2111--32
2010 21842--2510
2011 19700--197
2012 19830--228
Total 612483----6927
Vålerenga 2012 Tippeligaen 10200--102
2013 29947--3316
Total 391147----4318
Twente 2013–14 Eredivisie 12300--123
2014–15 2210010-231
2015–16 4000--40
2016–17 1000--10
Total 3940010--404
Brann (loan) 2016 Tippeligaen 4000--40
Brann 2017 Eliteserien 23331-10274
Total 27331--10314
Odd 2018 Eliteserien 21510--225
2019 302142--3423
2020 4600--46
Total 553252----6034
Rosenborg 2020 Eliteserien 1440022-166
Total 1440022--166
Ankaragücü 2020–21 Süper Lig 17510--185
Total 17510----185
Career total 252832113321027798

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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