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'''Magnus Wolff Eikrem''' (born 8 August 1990) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[association football|footballer]] who plays for Dutch club [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]. His regular playing position is in [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfield]], though he can play anywhere across the midfield. Eikrem was born in [[Molde]] in the Norwegian county of [[Møre og Romsdal]], and began his football career with his local club, Molde FK, before joining [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at the age of 16 in 2006. Eikrem transferred back to Molde in January 2011, where [[Ole Gunnar Solskjær]] had become the new manager. Solskjær had also been Eikrem's manager at the Manchester United reserve team manager.<ref>{{cite web |first=Trond |last=Hustad |title=Jeg er enig med Molde |url=http://fotball.rbnett.no/eliteserien/article188908.ece |work=rbnett.no |publisher=[[Romsdals Budstikke]] |date=29 December 2010 |accessdate=14 April 2011 }}</ref> He joined [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]] in June 2013.
'''Magnus Wolff Eikrem''' (born 8 August 1990) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[association football|footballer]] who plays for Welsh club [[Cardiff City|Cardiff]]. Eikrem is known to hate Jack scum and this has been the main motivation for his move. According to Norwegian folklore he is quoted as saying 'the bluebird shits on the swan from above' which makes perfect sense from a logical perspective as the bluebird can fly but the useless swan cant. Eikrem is so good at football that he turned down Manchester United at a very young age and moved to Molde FK to help them win the league twice. Its thought that he has links to current Cardiff City player Peter Whittingham as he also does what he wants.

His regular playing position is in [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfield]], though he can play anywhere across the pitch or planet Earth for that matter. He's most likely under your mattress right now doing keepy ups with such a delicate touch that you can't hear him. He is known to defy physics. Eikrem was born in [[Molde]] but its not known how as a meteorite hit Earth and he formed from the impact. This occurred in the Norwegian county of [[Møre og Romsdal]], and he began his football career with his local club, Molde FK, before joining [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at the age of 16 in 2006. Eikrem transferred back to Molde in January 2011, where [[Ole Gunnar Solskjær]] had become the new manager. Solskjær had also been Eikrem's manager at the Manchester United reserve team manager.<ref>{{cite web |first=Trond |last=Hustad |title=Jeg er enig med Molde |url=http://fotball.rbnett.no/eliteserien/article188908.ece |work=rbnett.no |publisher=[[Romsdals Budstikke]] |date=29 December 2010 |accessdate=14 April 2011 }}</ref> He joined [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]] in June 2013.


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 03:29, 5 January 2014

Magnus Wolff Eikrem
Eikrem with Norway U21 in 2011
Personal information
Full name Magnus Wolff Eikrem
Date of birth (1990-08-08) 8 August 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Molde, Norway
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Heerenveen
Number 18
Youth career
2002–2006 Molde
2006–2011 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Manchester United 0 (0)
2011–2013 Molde 68 (6)
2013– Heerenveen 13 (2)
International career‡
2007 Norway U17 1 (0)
2008–2009 Norway U19 5 (0)
2010–2013 Norway U21 11 (2)
2012– Norway 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2013

Magnus Wolff Eikrem (born 8 August 1990) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Welsh club Cardiff. Eikrem is known to hate Jack scum and this has been the main motivation for his move. According to Norwegian folklore he is quoted as saying 'the bluebird shits on the swan from above' which makes perfect sense from a logical perspective as the bluebird can fly but the useless swan cant. Eikrem is so good at football that he turned down Manchester United at a very young age and moved to Molde FK to help them win the league twice. Its thought that he has links to current Cardiff City player Peter Whittingham as he also does what he wants.

His regular playing position is in attacking midfield, though he can play anywhere across the pitch or planet Earth for that matter. He's most likely under your mattress right now doing keepy ups with such a delicate touch that you can't hear him. He is known to defy physics. Eikrem was born in Molde but its not known how as a meteorite hit Earth and he formed from the impact. This occurred in the Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal, and he began his football career with his local club, Molde FK, before joining Manchester United at the age of 16 in 2006. Eikrem transferred back to Molde in January 2011, where Ole Gunnar Solskjær had become the new manager. Solskjær had also been Eikrem's manager at the Manchester United reserve team manager.[2] He joined Heerenveen in June 2013.

Career

Early years

Born in Molde, Eikrem began his football career as a 12-year-old with his local club, Molde FK. He was picked up after he attended one of Ole Gunnar Solskjær's soccer schools in Norway, despite the schools being for youngsters aged 14–16. Nevertheless, he impressed the coaches so much that they allowed him to attend, and he was signed by Manchester United on his 16th birthday.[3]

Manchester United

Eikrem was a regular starter for the United under-18 side in the 2006–07 season, and helped the team to the final of the FA Youth Cup, where they lost to Liverpool 4–3 on penalties after the two-legged match finished 2–2 on aggregate. Eikrem was one of two United players to miss a penalty in the shoot-out, the other being captain Sam Hewson.[4]

Eikrem also captained the Manchester United youth team to the final of the 2007 Milk Cup but United lost in stoppage time to Brazilian side Fluminense.[5] A few days later, he played in his first game for the Manchester United first team, coming on as a substitute for Ryan Giggs in a 4–0 pre-season friendly win away to Dunfermline Athletic.[6]

He continued as a regular member of the under-18 side throughout the 2007–08 season, making the odd appearance on the reserve team bench, before becoming a full member of the reserve side in 2008–09. During the season, he helped United to second place in the 2008–09 Premier Reserve League,[7] as well as a cup double over Bolton Wanderers in the Manchester and Lancashire Senior Cups.[8][9]

After playing in the reserve team's first four games of the 2009–10 season and scoring in a 2–1 league win over Wigan Athletic,[10] Eikrem was rewarded by being given the #42 shirt for the first team's League Cup third round match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[11]

For the 2010–11 football season, Eikrem was named as a member of United's Champions League squad. He was named as a member of a "B-squad" alongside several other younger players such as Will Keane, Joe Dudgeon, Oliver Gill, Ben Amos and Corry Evans.

Molde

In January 2011, he transferred back to Norwegian team Molde, now managed by former Manchester United reserve team manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær. In his first season, Eikrem was involved in the Molde squad that won Tippeligaen for the first time. He helped successfully defend the title in the 2012 Tippeligaen season.

Heerenveen

On 24 June 2013, he signed a four-year contract for Heerenveen.[12] He made his debut in the Eredivisie in a 4–2 home win against AZ.[13] He scored his first goal for Heerenveen on 23 August 2013, against defending champions Ajax.[14]

International career

Eikrem received his first international call-up to the under-21s alongside team mate Joshua King in November 2010. Eikrem made his debut for the senior team when he replaced Markus Henriksen as a substitute in the 75th minute in a 1-1 friendly draw against Denmark on 15 January 2012.[15]

Personal life

Eikrem is the son of former Molde player, Knut Hallvard Eikrem, who accumulated over 220 appearances for the club in his time there.[16] Eikrem has also been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.[17]

Career statistics

As of 2 January 2014[18]
Season Club Division League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2011 Molde Tippeligaen 28 4 3 1 - 31 5
2012 27 0 2 1 5 1 34 2
2013 13 2 1 1 0 0 14 3
2013–14 Heerenveen Eredivisie 13 2 0 0 – 13 2
Career total 81 8 6 3 5 1 92 11

Honours

Club

Molde

References

  1. ^ "Squad Profiles: Magnus Eikrem". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  2. ^ Hustad, Trond (29 December 2010). "Jeg er enig med Molde". rbnett.no. Romsdals Budstikke. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  3. ^ Mathieson, Stuart (20 June 2006). "Ole's star pupil chooses Reds". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  4. ^ Mawhinney, Stuart (26 April 2007). "Liverpool retain Youth Cup". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  5. ^ "Boys from Brazil edge out United". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  6. ^ Bartram, Steve (8 August 2007). "Report: Dunfermline 0 Utd 4". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. p. 3. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  7. ^ Bartram, Steve (30 April 2009). "Reserves face champions". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  8. ^ Bartram, Steve (12 May 2009). "Reserves: Bolton 0 United 1". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  9. ^ Bartram, Steve (17 August 2009). "Reserves: Bolton 0 Utd 1". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  10. ^ Bartram, Steve (3 September 2009). "Reserves: United 2 Wigan 1". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  11. ^ Hibbs, Ben (22 September 2009). "Today at Old Trafford - 13:18". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  12. ^ van Leeuwen, Gerrit (24 June 2013). "Transfer News: Heerenveen sign Magnus Wolff Eikrem and Yanic Wildschut". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  13. ^ Sylvarnes, Truls Grane (3 August 2013). "Wolff Eikrem vant den norske midtbaneduellen" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  14. ^ Hugsted, Christian M. (23 August 2013). "Wolff Eikrem scoret sitt første mål i Nederland" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  15. ^ "Elyounoussi reddet Norge: - Dette lover godt". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  16. ^ Gundersen, Jørgen (17 November 2006). "Eikrem (16) fikk United-debuten". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). DB Medialab AS. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  17. ^ "Magnus Eikrem wins long-term Man Utd contract". tribalfootball.com. Tribal Football. 24 October 09. Retrieved 20 October 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ "Magnus Wolff Eikrem". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 17 March 2013.


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