Vegard Erlien
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vegard Østraat Erlien | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Trondheim, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder (earlier) Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tromsø | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Rosenborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Sandnes Ulf | 43 | (7) |
| 2019–2022 | Ranheim | 84 | (18) |
| 2023– | Tromsø | 55 | (24) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Norway U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Norway U16 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 November 2019 | |||
Vegard Østraat Erlien (born 26 June 1998) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Tromsø.
Career
Erlien started his career at Rosenborg, playing for their youth and second teams, before getting picked up by Sandnes Ulf in 2018.[2]
After a successful spell at Sandnes Ulf, Erlien returned to Trondheim, this time playing for top-flight club Ranheim. He signed his contract in the summer transfer window of 2019, on a contract that lasted until the end of the 2022 season.[3]
In September 2022 Erlien signed a pre-contract with Tromsø, starting from 1 January 2023, and lasting until the end of the 2025 season.[4] He became the top goalscorer internally in Tromsø in 2023, but missed the mid part of the 2024 season after a leg fracture.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sandnes Ulf | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 7 | ||||
| Ranheim | 2019 | Eliteserien | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 1. divisjon | 23 | 1 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 18 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 93 | 20 | |||
| Tromsø | 2023 | Eliteserien | 30 | 15 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 35 | 18 | ||
| 2024 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 10 | |||
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 63 | 29 | |||
| Career total | 182 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 204 | 56 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
References
- ^ a b "Vegard Erlien" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Henter talentfull spiller fra Rosenborg" (in Norwegian). Sandnes Ulf. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Vegard Erlien klar for Ranheim" (in Norwegian). Ranheim Fotball. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ Lübeck, Even (27 September 2022). "OBOS-ligaspiss klar for Eliteserie-klubb" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ Grindstein, Gunnar (13 June 2024). "Er han løysinga på spiss-krisa til Tromsø IL?" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). NRK. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ Vegard Erlien at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Vegard Erlien at Soccerway
