Patrick Berg

Patrick Berg (born 24 November 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt and the Norway national team.

Patrick Berg

Berg with Norway in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bodø, Norway
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bodø/Glimt
Number	7
Youth career
	Bodø/Glimt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2022	Bodø/Glimt	137	(8)
2022	Lens	17	(0)
2022–	Bodø/Glimt	82	(15)
International career‡
2014	Norway U17	8	(0)
2015	Norway U18	9	(0)
2016	Norway U19	3	(0)
2021–	Norway	34	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Club career

Bodø/Glimt

Berg was born in Bodø.^[1] He made his senior debut for Bodø/Glimt on 12 July 2014 in a 3–0 loss to Odd.^{[citation needed]}

Lens

On 20 December 2021, Berg signed for Ligue 1 side Lens on a contract until 2026. The transfer fee paid to Bodø/Glimt was reportedly of €4.5 million.^[2]

Return to Bodø/Glimt

On 29 August 2022, Berg returned to Bodø/Glimt and signed a five-year contract.^[3]

International career

On 24 March 2021, Berg made his international debut for the Norway national team, in a World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar, making him Norway's first ever third-generation international footballer.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Berg comes from a football family; his father Ørjan Berg, his grandfather Harald Berg, his uncles Arild and Runar Berg, and his great uncle Knut Berg have all played for Bodø/Glimt.^{[citation needed]} Harald, Ørjan and Runar have also played for the national team.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 July 2025^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bodø/Glimt	2014	Eliteserien	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2015		4	0	1	0	—		5	0
	2016		18	1	4	1	—		22	2
	2017	Norwegian First Division	17	0	2	0	—		19	0
	2018	Eliteserien	19	0	5	2	—		24	2
	2019		24	0	1	0	—		25	0
	2020		28	4	0	0	3[b]	1	31	5
	2021		26	3	2	1	13[c]	3	41	7
	Total		137	8	16	4	16	4	169	16
Lens	2021–22	Ligue 1	14	0	2	0	—		16	0
	2022–23		3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		17	0	2	0	—		19	0
Bodø/Glimt	2022	Eliteserien	10	1	0	0	7[d]	0	17	1
	2023		30	3	9	2	14[e]	4	53	9
	2024		29	9	2	0	21[f]	2	52	11
	2025		13	2	2	1	0	0	15	3
	Total		82	15	13	3	42	6	137	24
Career total			236	23	31	7	58	10	325	40

1. Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Coupe de France
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
6. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, fifteen appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 10 June 2025^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Norway	2021	9	0
	2022	5	0
	2023	8	0
	2024	8	0
	2025	4	0
Total		34	0

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

• Eliteserien: 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024

Individual

• Eliteserien Player of the Year: 2021
• UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2024–25^[6]