Runar Norheim
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Runar Robinsønn Norheim[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Finnsnes, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Finnsnes | ||
| 2017–2020 | Varden | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Tromsø | 78 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Tromsø 2 | 21 | (10) |
| 2025– | Nordsjælland | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Norway U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Norway U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Norway U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | Norway U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | Norway U20 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 July 2025 | |||
Runar Robinsønn Norheim (born 14 February 2005) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nordsjælland.
Club career
[edit]Tromsø
[edit]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]
Nordsjælland
[edit]In August 2025, Nordheim signed a five-year contract with the Danish club Nordsjælland. The reported fee was around €2.5 million.[7][8]
International career
[edit]Norheim played his first international game for Norway with their U16 team in October 2021.[9]
In 2024, after the Norwegian Under-19 team qualified for the UEFA Under-19 Euro 2024, Tromsø refused to let Norheim play in the tournament, as it clashed with several of their games at the same time.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tromsø | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 78 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 6 | ||
| Tromsø 2 | 2021 | 3. divisjon | 5 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | 3. divisjon | 10 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | 3. divisjon | 6 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | |||
| Total | 21 | 10 | — | — | 21 | 10 | ||||
| Nordsjælland | 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Career total | 105 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 118 | 17 | ||
- ^ Including Norwegian Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Runar Norheim at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Tromsø IL profile
- ^ a b "Ny kontrakt til Runar Norheim" [New contract for Runar Norheim]. til.no (in Norwegian). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "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)
- ^ "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)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tromsø med nytt salg – Runar Norheim klar for danske Nordsjælland" (in Norwegian). TV2. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "FC Nordsjælland køber den norske back Runar Norheim" (in Danish). FC Nordsjælland. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Kampreferat:Luxembourg - Norge" (in Norwegian). NFF.
- ^ Grindstein, Gunnar (22 May 2024). "Tromsø sier nei til EM spill for Runar Nordheim og Jens Hjertø-Dahl" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ Runar Norheim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Runar Norheim at Soccerway
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