Gustav Valsvik (born 26 May 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender who plays for Strømsgodset.
 Gustav Valsvik in 2018. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustav Valsvik | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Vik, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strømsgodset | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2009 | Vik | ||
| 2010–2014 | Sogndal | 83 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Strømsgodset | 59 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 74 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Rosenborg | 24 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Stabæk (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2021– | Strømsgodset | 148 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Norway U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2012 | Norway U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Norway U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2017 | Norway | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 November 2017 | |||
Career
editBorn in Vik,[1] Valsvik started his career in the local club Vik IL before he joined Sogndal ahead of the 2010 season.[2] In his first season, Valsvik played nine matches in the First Division.[1] Following Sogndal's promotion, Valsvik played seven matches in Tippeligaen in 2011, and the next season he was playing regularly in Sogndal's central defence.[3]
He signed a three-year contract with Strømsgodset in July 2014, for an undisclosed sum.[4]
In July 2016, Valsvik transferred to German 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig.[5] On 18 January 2019, Valsvik transferred to Rosenborg on a four years contract.[6]
International career
editValsvik first represented Norway when he played for the under-16 team in 2009.[2] He has later represented Norway at every level up to under-21 level.[7] On 26 March 2017, Valsvik made his debut for the senior Norway national football team.[8]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sogndal | 2010 | Adeccoligaen | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2013 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 83 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 91 | 6 | |||
| Strømsgodset | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2015 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 1 | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 74 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 77 | 1 | |||
| Rosenborg | 2019 | Eliteserien | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Stabæk (loan) | 2020 | Eliteserien | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Strømsgodset | 2021 | Eliteserien | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 32 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2023 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2024 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2025 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Total | 147 | 15 | 16 | 2 | — | 165 | 17 | |||
| Career total | 397 | 25 | 39 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 447 | 29 | ||
References
edit- 1 2 "Gustav Valsvik". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- 1 2 "Valsvik klar for Sogndal" (in Norwegian). Sogn Avis. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Midtstoppar på veg vekk frå Sogndal" (in Norwegian). NRK. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ↑ "Ny midstopper klar for Godset" (in Norwegian). dt.no. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Eintracht verpflichtet Gustav Valsvik" (in German). eintracht.com. 30 July 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ "Valsvik klar for RBK" (in German). rbk.no. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ↑ "Gustav Valsvik's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ↑ "0-2-tap mot Nord-Irland" (in Norwegian). fotball.no. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ "G. Valsvik". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ↑ "Gustav Valsvik". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Gustav Valsvik". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2 (Norway). Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.