Vegard Forren

Vegard Forren
Personal information
Date of birth February 16, 1988 (1988-02-16) (age 24)
Place of birth Kyrksæterøra, Norway
Playing position Central defender
Club information
Current club Molde FK
Number 5
Youth career
KIL/Hemne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007– Molde FK 114 (4)
National team‡
2008– Norway U21 10 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2009

Vegard Forren (born February 16, 1988) is a Norwegian footballer playing currently for Molde FK. He plays central defender.

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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]

Career statistics

Season Club Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2007 Molde Adeccoligaen 7 0 1 0 8 0
2008 Tippeligaen 25 0 5 1 30 1
2009 Tippeligaen 27 3 7 1 34 4
2010 Tippeligaen 28 0 3 0 31 0
2011 Tippeligaen 27 1 1 0 28 1
Career Total 114 4 17 2 131 6

References

  1. ^ (Norwegian)"KIL/Hemnes cuphelter skal trene med MFK" (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. http://www.rbnett.no/article/20070710/SPORT/707100007. Retrieved 2008-07-10. 
  2. ^ (Norwegian)"KIL/Hemnes cuphelt signerte for MFK" (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. http://www.rbnett.no/article/20070803/SPORT02/70803010. Retrieved 2008-08-03. 
  3. ^ (Norwegian)"Storspilte med Milan og Newcastle på tribunen" (in Norwegian). VG. http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/artikkel.php?artid=516746. Retrieved 2008-09-21. 
  4. ^ (Norwegian)"Liverpool så Molde-spiller" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. http://www.nettavisen.no/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/molde/article2159473.ece. Retrieved 2008-08-24. 
  5. ^ (Norwegian)"Forren kobles til Bundesliga-klubb" (in Norwegian). VG. http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/artikkel.php?artid=507674. Retrieved 2008-07-02. 
  6. ^ (Norwegian)"Lazio vil ha Forren" (in Norwegian). TV 2 Sporten. http://msn.tv2sporten.no/fotball/tippeligaen/-lazio-vil-ha-forren-2874917.html. Retrieved 2009-08-25. 
  7. ^ (Norwegian)"Forren vil vurdere FC København-tilbud" (in Norwegian). TV 2 Sporten. http://msn.tv2sporten.no/fotball/tippeligaen/-forren-vil-vurdere-fc-koebenhavntilbud-3002876.html. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
  8. ^ "Molde avviste to Brugge-bud på Forren" (in Norwegian). db.no. Dagbladet. 21 December 2011. http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/12/21/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/molde/vegard_forren/19506345/. Retrieved 25 December 2011. 

External links

Molde FK – current squad