Magnus Bech Riisnæs (born 4 November 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bodø/Glimt.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Magnus Bech Riisnæs | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Lørenskog, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Lørenskog | ||
| 2019 | Vålerenga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Vålerenga 2 | 43 | (11) |
| 2021–2025 | Vålerenga | 77 | (6) |
| 2025– | Bodø/Glimt | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Norway U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Norway U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Norway U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Norway U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | Norway U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023 | Norway U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Norway U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 August 2025 | |||
Career
editPersonal life
editMagnus Bech Riisnæs is the son of former footballer Dag Riisnæs.[3]
Career statistics
edit- As of 30 May 2026[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vålerenga 2 | 2020 | 2. divisjon | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 2. divisjon | 16 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | 2. divisjon | 16 | 8 | — | — | 16 | 8 | |||
| 2023 | 2. divisjon | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 2. divisjon | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 11 | — | — | 43 | 11 | ||||
| Vålerenga | 2021 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 28 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1. divisjon | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 77 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 10 | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2025 | Eliteserien | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2026 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 149 | 21 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
editIndividual
- Eliteserien Young Player of the Month: September 2023[5]
References
edit- ↑ Ould-Saada, Arilas Berg (14 June 2021). "Helvete til himmel". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ↑ Wulf, Tina (6 December 2021). "- Det er dette jeg har drømt om siden jeg satt på Ullevaal som liten gutt". Vålerenga Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ↑ Bjørnstad, Carl Henning (22 October 2023). "Har fått klar beskjed fra faren før derbyet". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ↑ "Magnus Bech Riisnæs Statistikk" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ Wulf, Tina (6 October 2023). "Riisnæs kåra til månedens unge spiller" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga IF. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
External links
edit- Magnus Riisnæs at Soccerway.com
- Magnus Riisnæs at WorldFootball.net
- Magnus Riisnæs at kicker (in German)
- Magnus Riisnæs at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
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