Erik Nevland
 Nevland playing for Fulham in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| National team | |||
| 1996–1997 | Norway U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Norway U21 | 22 | (1) |
| 2002 | Norway B | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2010 | Norway | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Erik Nevland (born 10 November 1977 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian former 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 team from his debut in 2001.
Club career
Nevland started his career at Viking FK, but in 1997 he was sold to Manchester United at the age of 19, before he had played a single first team match for the Norwegian side. What prompted Manchester United to sign him was a succession of hat-tricks in three games when he was on trial with them.[1] His only goal for the United first team was in a Worthington Cup match against Bury in October 1998.[2] 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 final in 2001 and scoring the two deciding goals in their famous UEFA Cup victory over Chelsea in 2002. 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 also 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 the province of Groningen, in spite of him not being born in Groningen or the Netherlands.
On 28 January 2008, he signed with Premier League side Fulham[3] 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 promptly assigned the role as captain at Viking.
International career
He has eight international caps for the Norwegian national football team of which his first cap came in 2001.
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.[4][5]
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | Total | |||||
| 1996 | Viking | Premier League | 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 | Premier League | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Total | |||||
| 1999 | Göteborg | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | ||||
| England | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
| 1999-00 | Manchester United | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | Total | |||||
| 2000 | Viking | Premier League | 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 | Premier League | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| 2011 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 13 | ||
| 2012 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Fulham Total | 52 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 10 | ||
| Total | Norway | 148 | 70 | |||||
| England | 53 | 9 | ||||||
| Sweden | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 88 | 43 | ||||||
| Career total | 259 | 111 | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Erik Nevland". Totally Red. Archived from the original on 6 February 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ Hadfield, Dave (28 October 1998). "Solskjaer provides a little bit extra". London: The Independent. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ↑ 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 (English) (Norwegian)
- Erik Nevland Fansite
- Erik Nevland career stats at Soccerbase
- Erik Nevland stats for FC Groningen
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