Vegard Forren
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kyrksæterøra, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Molde | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KIL/Hemne | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007– | Molde | 146 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Norway U21 | 14 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Norway U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012– | Norway | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2012 | |||
Vegard Forren (born 16 February 1988) is a Norwegian footballer playing currently for Molde FK. He plays as a central defender.
Career
Forren was discovered by Molde FK when they met KIL/Hemne in the first round of the Norwegian football cup. KIL/Hemne surprisingly won the match 3-1, with Forren and two other young players impressing highly. They were afterwards invited to trial for Molde in a junior tournament.[1] Shortly after Forren signed a 5 year deal with Molde.[2] He took Tippeligaen with storm and European clubs as A.C. Milan, Newcastle,[3] Liverpool[4] and Hoffenheim,[5] have watched him playing for Molde FK. But Forren said that he will stay in Molde FK for a while, even though his dream is to play in a bigger European league one time. He said that he was still young and have a long career in front of him. He was also linked with Lazio[6] and F.C. Copenhagen.[7]
After winning the Norwegian league with Molde in 2011, Molde rejected two offers from Club Brugge in December 2011.[8]
On 14th January 2013, Vegard Forren signed for Liverpool F.C. for £4.2 million after passing a medical. Forren will wear the number 7 shirt which was vacated on the same day, as Luis Suárez signed for Miami Heat after deciding he was more skilful with his hands than feet.
International career
Forren made his debut for Norway U21 in the match against Ukraine U21 on 26 March 2008.[9] He played a total of 14 matches for the under-21 team, scoring three goals, and was later capped twice for the under-23 team.[10]
Forren made his debut for Norway in the 2012 King's Cup match against Thailand on 18 January 2012.[11] He also played against South Korea a few days later, but had to wait to October 2012 for his first competitive match when he started the match against Switzerland,[12] and has since played alongside Brede Hangeland in Norway's central defence.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 19 November 2012
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2007 | Molde | Adeccoligaen | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2010 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 146 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 179 | 8 | ||
Source:[14]
Honours
- Molde
- Tippeligaen (2): 2011, 2012
References
- ^ Template:No icon"KIL/Hemnes cuphelter skal trene med MFK". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-07-10. [dead link]
- ^ Template:No icon"KIL/Hemnes cuphelt signerte for MFK". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-08-03. [dead link]
- ^ Template:No icon"Storspilte med Milan og Newcastle på tribunen". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ Template:No icon"Liverpool så Molde-spiller". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ^ Template:No icon"Forren kobles til Bundesliga-klubb". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-07-02.
- ^ Template:No icon"Lazio vil ha Forren". TV 2 Sporten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ Template:No icon"Forren vil vurdere FC København-tilbud". TV 2 Sporten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "Molde avviste to Brugge-bud på Forren". db.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Gullballen til Vegard Forren" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Norwegian News Agency. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Vegard Forren's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Reginiussens deilige landslagsrevansj". fvn.no (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ Saltbones, Fredrik (12 October 2012). "Søderlund og Forren starter for Norge" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisa. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Forren: – Vanskelig ikke å være fornøyd". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Template:No iconVegard Forren profile at altomfotball.no
External links
- Template:No icon Player profile on official club website
- Template:No icon National Caps
- Template:No icon From working at REMA to playing for the national team
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