Erik Nevland
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erik Nevland[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 10 November 1977||
Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Viking | |||
Manchester United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1997 | Viking | 14 | (5) |
1997–2000 | Manchester United | 1 | (0) |
1998 | → Viking (loan) | 8 | (3) |
1999 | → IFK Göteborg (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2000–2004 | Viking | 113 | (54) |
2004–2008 | FC Groningen | 95 | (43) |
2008–2010 | Fulham | 52 | (9) |
2010–2012 | Viking | 54 | (16) |
Total | 341 | (130) | |
International career | |||
1996–1997 | Norway U20 | 3 | (1) |
1997–1999 | Norway U21 | 22 | (1) |
2002 | Norway B | 2 | (0) |
2001–2010 | Norway | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Erik Nevland (born 10 November 1977) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for clubs in Norway, England, Sweden and the Netherlands, and earned eight caps for the Norway national football team from his debut in 2001. After retiring, Nevland worked as a car salesman.[2]
Club career
Nevland was born in Stavanger, Rogaland.[1] He started his career at Viking FK, but in 1997 he was sold to Manchester United at the age of 19,[3] before he had played a single first team match for the Norway side. What prompted Manchester United to sign him was a succession of hat-tricks in three games when he was on trial with them.[4] His only goal for the United first team was in a Worthington Cup match against Bury in October 1998.[5] He never managed to establish himself in the United team, with a successful loan spell at Viking and an unsuccessful one at IFK Göteborg. He only ever made one league appearance for United, as a substitute against Southampton on 19 January 1998.
He returned to Viking on a permanent contract in January 2000, winning the Norwegian Cup in 2001 and scoring the two deciding goals in their famous UEFA Cup victory over Chelsea in 2002.[6] He joined FC Groningen on a free transfer in November 2004, and since became a cult hero. In his first half-season for his new club he scored 16 times in 20 matches. Nevland scored the first ever goal in FC Groningen's new Euroborg stadium.
On 27 April 2007, Nevland signed a new three-year contract with FC Groningen. In December 2007, Nevland was voted 'Groninger of the Year' by television viewers in Groningen, although having been born outside the Netherlands.
On 28 January 2008, he signed with Premier League side Fulham[7] for a fee of €2.5 million (£1.85 million), plus a further €0.5 million (£370k) if Fulham retained Premier League status, which they did. On 3 February, he made only his second ever Premier League appearance when Fulham played Aston Villa at Craven Cottage.
After making over 50 league appearances for Fulham, and despite Roy Hodgson's wish to keep him at the club, Nevland once again returned to Viking in June 2010. He was assigned the role as captain.[citation needed]
International career
He has eight international caps for the Norway national football team; his first cap was in 2001.[citation needed]
He also has 22 caps and one international goal to his name with the U-21 side. He participated in the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship where Norway achieved a third-place finish.[8][9]
Career statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | Total | |||||
1996 | Viking | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | ||||
1997 | 13 | 5 | ||||||
England | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
1997–98 | Manchester United | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | Total | |||||
1998 | Viking | Tippeligaen | 8 | 3 | ||||
Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Total | |||||
1999 | IFK Göteborg | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | ||||
England | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
1999–2000 | Manchester United | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | Total | |||||
2000 | Viking | Tippeligaen | 20 | 13 | ||||
2001 | 25 | 14 | ||||||
2002 | 20 | 10 | ||||||
2003 | 25 | 11 | ||||||
2004 | 23 | 6 | ||||||
Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Total | |||||
2004–05 | Groningen | Eredivisie | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 |
2005–06 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 10 | ||
2006–07 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 13 | ||
2007–08 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | ||
England | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
2007–08 | Fulham | Premier League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
2008–09 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | ||
Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | Total | |||||
2010 | Viking | Tippeligaen | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
2011 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 13 | ||
2012 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | ||
Total | Norway | 148 | 70 | |||||
England | 53 | 9 | ||||||
Sweden | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Netherlands | 88 | 43 | ||||||
Career total | 259 | 111 |
References
- ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ We spraken Erik Nevland over auto’s verkopen, modellenwerk en Luis Suarez vice.com
- ^ Nixon, Alan (31 May 1997). "Football: United snap up Nevland". The Independent. London. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "Erik Nevland". Totally Red. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ Hadfield, Dave (28 October 1998). "Solskjaer provides a little bit extra". London: The Independent. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Viking humble Chelsea". BBC. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ Fulham sign Erik Nevland
- ^ Russia and Norway in Euro Under-21 semis; hurriyetdailynews.com, 26 May 1998
- ^ Spain beats Norway in extra time in Euro under-21 semis; hurriyetdailynews.com, 29 May 1998
External links
- Nevland's personal website (in English and Norwegian)
- Erik Nevland Fansite
- Erik Nevland at Soccerbase
- Erik Nevland stats for FC Groningen
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Norwegian footballers
- Norway international footballers
- Norway youth international footballers
- Norway under-21 international footballers
- Viking FK players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- IFK Göteborg players
- FC Groningen players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Eliteserien players
- Premier League players
- Allsvenskan players
- Eredivisie players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Sportspeople from Stavanger
- Norwegian expatriate footballers