Runar Norheim

Runar Robinsønn Norheim (born 14 February 2005) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tromsø.

Runar Norheim

Personal information
Full name	Runar Robinsønn Norheim[1]
Date of birth	(2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 20)
Position(s)	Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team	Tromsø
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2016	Finnsnes
2017–2020	Varden
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Tromsø	59	(1)
2021–2023	Tromsø 2	21	(10)
International career‡
2021	Norway U16	2	(0)
2022	Norway U17	4	(0)
2023	Norway U18	8	(0)
2024–	Norway U19	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 February 2025

Club career

Norheim joined Tromsø in 2020, and was integrated into the first team, making his debut the same year.^[3] In doing so, he became the youngest Tromsø player ever.^[4] In May 2022, he scored a hat-trick in an 8–0 Norwegian Cup win against Ishavsbyen.^[5]

He signed a contract extension with Tromsø in September 2022, running through to 2024.^[3] In the same month, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.^[6]

International career

Norheim played his first international game for Norway with their U16 team in October 2021.^[7]

In 2024, after the Norwegian Under-19 team qualified for the UEFA Under-19 Euro 2024, Tromsø refused to let Norheim play in the tournament, as it clashed with several of their games at the same time.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 February 2025^[9][10]

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tromsø	2020	1. divisjon	3	0	—		—		3	0
	2021	Eliteserien	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2022		12	1	3	3	—		15	4
	2023		14	0	3	0	—		17	0
	2024		29	0	2	0	4[b]	0	35	0
	2025		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		59	1	8	3	4	0	71	4
Tromsø 2	2021	3. divisjon	5	3	—				5	3
	2022		10	4	—				10	4
	2023		6	3	—				6	3
	Total		21	10	—				21	10
Career total			80	11	8	3	4	0	92	14

1. Including Norwegian Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

1. Runar Norheim at WorldFootball.net
2. Tromsø IL profile
3. "Ny kontrakt til Runar Norheim" [New contract for Runar Norheim]. til.no (in Norwegian). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
4. "Da utenlandske klubber kom på banen, hev TIL seg rundt. Nå har de sikret ny avtale med Runar (16)" [When foreign clubs came on the field, TIL rose up. Now they have secured a new agreement with Runar (16)]. aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023. (subscription required)
5. "TIL-trener roser Runar (17) fra Finnsnes etter cupkamp – dette sier han om mer eliteseriespill" [TIL coach praises Runar (17) from Finnsnes after the cup match - this is what he says about more elite series games]. folkebladet.no (in Norwegian). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023. (subscription required)
6. Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (28 September 2022). "Next Generation 2022: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
7. "Kampreferat:Luxembourg - Norge" (in Norwegian). NFF.
8. Grindstein, Gunnar (22 May 2024). "Tromsø sier nei til EM spill for Runar Nordheim og Jens Hjertø-Dahl" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
9. Runar Norheim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
10. Runar Norheim at Soccerway