Hugo Vegard Vetlesen (born 29 February 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Norway national team.

Hugo Vetlesen
Vetlesen in 2021
Personal information
Full name Hugo Vegard Vetlesen[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Bærum, Norway
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Club Brugge
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Stabæk 93 (5)
2020–2023 Bodø/Glimt 75 (25)
2023– Club Brugge 49 (3)
International career
2016 Norway U-16 3 (0)
2017 Norway U-18 9 (1)
2018 Norway U-19 7 (1)
2019 Norway U-20 4 (0)
2018– Norway U-21 9 (0)
2022– Norway 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024

Career

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On 5 October 2020, Vetlesen left Stabæk to sign for Bodø/Glimt until the end of 2023.[4][5] On 7 April 2022, Vetlesen headed in the game-winning goal in a shock 2–1 victory over Serie A side Roma in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa Conference League.[6]

On 3 July 2023, Vetlesen signed for Club Brugge until 2027 in a deal worth a reported €7,750,000.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 November 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stabæk 2017 Eliteserien 26 0 5 0 31 0
2018 24 1 3 0 1[b] 0 28 1
2019 24 0 3 1 26 1
2020 19 4 19 4
Total 93 5 11 1 0 0 1 0 105 6
Bodø/Glimt 2020 Eliteserien 8 1 8 1
2021 27 5 3 0 19[c] 3 49 8
2022 29 16 6 0 15[d] 3 50 19
2023 11 3 5 1 0 0 16 4
Total 75 25 14 1 34 6 0 0 123 32
Club Brugge 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 37 3 3 2 16[e] 2 56 7
2024–25 12 0 0 0 3[f] 0 1[g] 0 16 0
Total 49 3 3 2 19 2 1 0 72 7
Career total 219 33 28 4 53 8 2 0 302 45
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Eliteserien relegation play-offs
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seventeen appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International

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As of 11 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2022 1 0
2023 2 1
2024 3 0
Total 6 1
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vetlesen goal.
List of international goals scored by Hugo Vetlesen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2023 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Jordan 6–0 6–0 Friendly

Honours

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Bodø/Glimt

Club Brugge

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Hugo Vegard Vetlesen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Norway" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Hugo Vetlesen". Club Brugge KV. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ "VETLESEN DRAR NORDOVER". stabak.no (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ "HUGO VETLESEN HAR SIGNERT FOR KLUBBEN" (in Norwegian). FK Bodø/Glimt. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ "European roundup: Torres salvages first leg draw for Barcelona in Frankfurt". The Guardian. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Hugo Vetlesen joins Club Brugge". 3 July 2023.
  8. ^ Hugo Vetlesen at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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