Runar Espejord (born 26 February 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tromsø, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Tromsø | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Tromsø | 91 | (19) |
| 2020–2022 | Heerenveen | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Tromsø (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Bodø/Glimt | 36 | (12) |
| 2025 | Haugesund | 7 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Norway U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Norway U17 | 10 | (5) |
| 2014 | Norway U18 | 11 | (8) |
| 2015 | Norway U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Norway U21 | 4 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2025 | |||
Career
editTromsø
editAfter playing for Tromsø at different youth level's, Espejord started his professional career in 2013 with a game against Follo in the Norwegian Cup.[3] After playing in several of Tromsø's UEFA Europa League games later that season, he scored his first goal in another cup tie against Bodø/Glimt in May 2014.[1][4]
In 2018, Espejord became the club's top scorer for the season, with eight goals in total, six in the league, and two in the cup.[5]
Heerenveen
editOn 20 December 2019, it was announced that Espejord would join Heerenveen for 2.5 years on 1 January 2020.[6]
On 22 September 2020, only half a season after leaving Tromsø, he rejoined Tromsø on loan until 31 December 2020. The deal was later extended twice, to also include all of Tromsø's 2021 season.[7][8]
Bodø/Glimt
editBefore the start of the 2022 season, Espejord signed for the current Eliteserien champions Bodø/Glimt on a three-year contract.[9][10] Espejord's first match for the club came against Celtic in the UEFA Conference League knockout round play-offs, where he both scored and had an assist.[11]
After several different injuries, keeping Espejord out for major parts of his career at Bodø/Glimt, the club announced that he would be released at the end of the 2024 season.[12]
Haugesund
editPersonal life
editCareer statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tromsø | 2013 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1. divisjon | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3[b] | 1 | 20 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Eliteserien | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | 6 | |||
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2019 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 5 | |||
| Total | 91 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 107 | 25 | ||
| Heerenveen | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Tromsø (loan) | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2022 | Eliteserien | 27 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 19[c] | 4 | 50 | 18 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8[d] | 1 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 72 | 21 | ||
| Haugesund | 2025 | Eliteserien | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| Career total | 162 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 37 | 6 | 217 | 52 | ||
- ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, KNVB Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League, seven appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, and seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editBodø/Glimt[1]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runar Espejord at Soccerway
- ↑ Christiansen, Synne Sofie (19 December 2024). "Runar Espejord forlater Bodø/Glimt" (in Norwegian). VG. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Kampreferat: Tromsø - Follo" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Kampreferat: Tromsø - Bodø/Glimt" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- 1 2 Runar Espejord at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ↑ "Espejord klar for Heerenveen". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ↑ Sivertsen, Øyvind (22 September 2020). "Her er Espejord på plass i Tromsø: Tar lønnskutt for å skyte TIL opp i Eliteserien" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Espejord forlenger låneavtalen med Tromsø" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ Budalen, Andreas; Trygstad, Andreas Nilsen (12 January 2025). "Tidligere Tromsø spiller Runar Espejord klar for Bodø/Glimt etter TIL utlån fra Heerenveen" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ Richvoldsen, Adrian (12 January 2022). "Bodø/Glimt bekrefter: henter Espejord fra Heerenveen" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ Opphus, Joakim (18 February 2025). "Bodø/Glimt med ny Europa-skalp – stilnet 54 000 på Celtic Park" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ Christiansen, Synne Sofie (19 December 2024). "Runar Espejord forlater Bodø/Glimt" (in Norwegian). VG. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Ny klubb for Espejord" (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ↑ Johansen, Torje D. (29 September 2015). "- Runar kan ta meg igjen!". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 26.
- ↑ Sivertsen, Øyvind (5 October 2021). "At TIL vant var én ting. Responsen Espejord fikk handlet om noe helt annet: «Hva i helv... styrer han med?»" (in Norwegian). iTromsø. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ Olaisen, Sofie Retterstøl (19 February 2022). "Fotballspelaren Espejord leiar an i hårtrend: – Synest håret hans er episk" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 6 February 2025.