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 19)
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	36	(2)
2021–	Tromsø 2	21	(10)
International career‡
2021	Norway U16	2	(0)
2022	Norway U17	4	(0)
2023–	Norway U18	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 May 2024^[7][8]

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tromsø	2020	OBOS-ligaen	3	0	–		–		3	0
	2021	Eliteserien	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2022		12	1	5	3	–		17	4
	2023		14	0	1	0	–		15	0
	2024		6	1	2	0	0	0	8	1
	Total		36	2	8	3	0	0	44	5
Tromsø 2	2021	Norsk Tipping-Ligaen	5	3	–		–		5	3
	2022		10	4	–		–		10	4
	2023		6	3	–		–		6	3
	Total		21	10	–		0	0	21	10
Career total			57	12	2	3	0	0	65	14

Notes

1. Including Norwegian Cup

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. Runar Norheim at Soccerway
8. Runar Norheim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)