Runar Espejord
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Tromsø, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tromsø | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Tromsø | 91 | (19) |
| 2020–2022 | Heerenveen | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Tromsø (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2022– | Bodø/Glimt | 36 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Norway U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Norway U17 | 10 | (5) |
| 2014 | Norway U18 | 11 | (8) |
| 2015 | Norway U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Norway U21 | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 | |||
Runar Espejord (born 26 February 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bodø/Glimt.
Career
[edit]On 20 December 2019, it was announced that Espejord would join Heerenveen for 2.5 years on 1 January 2020.[1] On 22 September 2020, he rejoined Tromsø on loan until 31 December 2020.
Personal life
[edit]Espejord was born in Tromsø[2] as a son of former Tromsø player Lars Espejord.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tromsø | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1. divisjon | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3[a] | 1 | 20 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | 6 | |||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2019 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 5 | |||
| Total | 91 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 107 | 25 | ||
| Heerenveen | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Tromsø (loan) | 2020 | OBOS-ligaen | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2022 | Eliteserien | 27 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 19[b] | 4 | 50 | 18 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8[c] | 1 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 70 | 21 | ||
| Career total | 155 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 207 | 51 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League, seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, and seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]Bodø/Glimt
References
[edit]- ^ "Espejord klar for Heerenveen". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ a b Runar Espejord at Soccerway
- ^ Johansen, Torje D. (29 September 2015). "- Runar kan ta meg igjen!". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 26.
- ^ Runar Espejord at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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- Eliteserien players
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