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Magnus Wolff Eikrem (born 8 August 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Molde FK in Eliteserien. His regular playing position is in attacking midfield, though he can play anywhere across the midfield.

Magnus Wolff Eikrem
Eikrem with Norway U21 in 2011
Personal information
Full name Magnus Wolff Eikrem[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-08) 8 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Molde, Norway
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Molde
Number 7
Youth career
2002–2006 Molde
2006–2009 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Manchester United 0 (0)
2011–2013 Molde 68 (6)
2013–2014 Heerenveen 13 (2)
2014 Cardiff City 9 (0)
2015–2018 Malmö FF 66 (12)
2018 Seattle Sounders 15 (1)
2018– Molde 152 (51)
International career‡
2007 Norway U17 1 (0)
2008–2009 Norway U19 5 (0)
2010–2013 Norway U21 12 (2)
2012–2016 Norway 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2016

Career

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Early years

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Born in Molde, Eikrem began his football career as a 12-year-old with his local club, Molde FK. He was picked up after he attended one of Ole Gunnar Solskjær's soccer schools in Norway, despite the schools being for youngsters aged 14–16. Nevertheless, he impressed the coaches so much that they allowed him to attend, and he was signed by Manchester United on his 16th birthday.[3]

 
Eikrem playing for Manchester United Reserves in 2010.

Manchester United

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Eikrem was a regular starter for the United under-18 side in the 2006–07 season, and helped the team to the final of the FA Youth Cup, where they lost to Liverpool 4–3 on penalties after the two-legged match finished 2–2 on aggregate. Eikrem was one of two United players to miss a penalty in the shoot-out, the other being captain Sam Hewson.[4] Eikrem also captained the Manchester United youth team to the final of the 2007 Milk Cup but United lost in stoppage time to Brazilian side Fluminense.[5] A few days later, he played in his first game for the Manchester United first team, coming on as a substitute for Ryan Giggs in a 4–0 pre-season friendly win away to Dunfermline Athletic.[6]

Eikrem continued as a regular member of the under-18 side throughout the 2007–08 season, making the odd appearance on the reserve team bench, before becoming a full member of the reserve side in 2008–09. During the season, he helped United to second place in the 2008–09 Premier Reserve League,[7] as well as a cup double over Bolton Wanderers in the Manchester and Lancashire Senior Cups.[8][9]

After playing in the reserve team's first four games of the 2009–10 season and scoring in a 2–1 league win over Wigan Athletic,[10] Eikrem was rewarded by being given the number 42 shirt for the first team's League Cup third round match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[11] For the 2010–11 football season, Eikrem was named as a member of United's Champions League squad. He was named as a member of a "B-squad" alongside several other younger players such as Will Keane, Joe Dudgeon, Oliver Gill, Ben Amos and Corry Evans.

Molde

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In January 2011, Eikrem transferred back to Norwegian team Molde, who were managed by former Manchester United reserve team manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær. In his first season, Eikrem was involved in the Molde squad that won Tippeligaen for the first time. He helped successfully defend the title in the 2012 Tippeligaen season.[12]

Heerenveen

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On 24 June 2013, Eikrem signed a four-year contract for Heerenveen.[13] He made his debut in the Eredivisie in a 4–2 home win against AZ.[14] He scored his first goal for Heerenveen on 23 August 2013, against defending champions Ajax.[15]

Cardiff City

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On 8 January 2014, Welsh side Cardiff City announced that Eikrem had signed a contract with the club, for an undisclosed fee and duration.[16][17] He made his debut three days later, coming on as a 66th-minute substitute for Gary Medel in a 2–0 home defeat against West Ham United. He went on to make six top-flight appearances as Cardiff were relegated back to the second tier.

After a poor start to the 2014–15 season, Solskjaer was sacked and his replacement, Russell Slade, placed Eikrem on the transfer list.[18] On 19 December 2014, Eikrem had his contract terminated by mutual consent after not playing under Slade.[19]

Malmö FF

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On 26 January 2015, Eikrem signed a three-year contract with Swedish champions Malmö FF.[20] On 22 February 2015, Eikrem scored one goal and made two assists in his first competitive match for the club, a cup fixture against Assyriska FF that Malmö won 3–0.[21]

Seattle Sounders FC

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Eikrem joined Seattle Sounders FC on 30 January 2018.[22] He was waived on 20 July 2018.[23]

Return to Molde

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On 25 July 2018, Eikrem returned to Molde after five years away, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.[24] The day after, on 26 July, he made his first appearance since returning to the club as a 65th minute substitute in a 3–0 home victory over Laçi in the Europa League.[25] He played an important role in Molde's title-winning season in 2019, and was nominated to the Eliteserien Player of the Year award.[26] Eikrem finished the 2019 season with 13 goals in 33 appearances in all competitions.

Ahead of the 2020 season, on 17 January, Eikrem was announced as Molde's new captain.[27]

International career

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Eikrem received his first international call-up to the under-21s alongside Manchester United teammate Joshua King in November 2010. Eikrem made his debut for the senior team when he replaced Markus Henriksen as a substitute in the 75th minute in a 1-1 friendly draw against Denmark on 15 January 2012.[28]

Personal life

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Eikrem is the son of former Molde player, Knut Hallvard Eikrem, who made over 220 appearances for the club in his time there.[29] Eikrem has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.[30]

Career statistics

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Club

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Eikrem made his Cardiff City debut at home to West Ham United on 11 January 2014.
As of match played 28 September 2024[31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Molde 2011 Tippeligaen 28 4 3 1 – – 31 5
2012 Tippeligaen 27 0 4 1 – 10 2 41 3
2013 Tippeligaen 13 2 1 1 – – 14 3
Total 68 6 8 3 0 0 10 2 86 11
Heerenveen 2013–14 Eredivisie 13 2 3 0 – – 16 2
Cardiff City 2013–14 Premier League 6 0 2 0 – – 8 0
2014–15 Championship 3 0 0 0 2 0 – 5 0
Total 9 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
Malmö 2015 Allsvenskan 28 7 5 3 – 7[c] 0 40 10
2016 Allsvenskan 23 4 5 1 – – 28 5
2017 Allsvenskan 15 1 0 0 – 2[c] 0 17 1
Total 66 12 10 4 0 0 9 0 85 16
Seattle Sounders FC 2018 Major League Soccer 16 1 0 0 – 2[d] 1 18 2
Molde 2018 Eliteserien 14 4 0 0 – 6[e] 0 20 4
2019 Eliteserien 25 11 1 0 – 7[e] 2 33 13
2020 Eliteserien 27 7 0 0 – 15[f] 5 42 12
2021 Eliteserien 24 5 1 0 – 4[g] 1 29 6
2022 Eliteserien 21 6 5 3 – 8[g] 0 34 9
2023 Eliteserien 20 6 4 1 – 11[h] 3 33 10
2024 Eliteserien 21 12 3 1 – 8[g] 2 32 15
Total 152 51 14 5 0 0 59 13 225 69
Career total 324 72 37 12 2 0 80 16 443 99
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Svenska Cupen, FA Cup, KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Includes Football League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  8. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year

As of 4 July 2015[32]
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2012 8 0
2013 7 0
2014 0 0
2015 1 0
Total 16 0

Honours

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Molde

Malmö FF

References

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  2. ^ UEFA.com. "The official website for European football". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  3. ^ Mathieson, Stuart (20 June 2006). "Ole's star pupil chooses Reds". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  4. ^ Mawhinney, Stuart (26 April 2007). "Liverpool retain Youth Cup". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  5. ^ "Boys from Brazil edge out United". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  6. ^ Bartram, Steve (8 August 2007). "Report: Dunfermline 0 Utd 4". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. p. 3. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  7. ^ Bartram, Steve (30 April 2009). "Reserves face champions". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  8. ^ Bartram, Steve (12 May 2009). "Reserves: Bolton 0 United 1". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  9. ^ Bartram, Steve (17 August 2009). "Reserves: Bolton 0 Utd 1". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  10. ^ Bartram, Steve (3 September 2009). "Reserves: United 2 Wigan 1". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  11. ^ Hibbs, Ben (22 September 2009). "Today at Old Trafford - 13:18". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  12. ^ Hustad, Trond (29 December 2010). "Jeg er enig med Molde". rbnett.no. Romsdals Budstikke. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  13. ^ Leeuwen, Gerrit van (24 June 2013). "Transfer News: Heerenveen sign Magnus Wolff Eikrem and Yanic Wildschut". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  14. ^ Sylvarnes, Truls Grane (3 August 2013). "Wolff Eikrem vant den norske midtbaneduellen" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  15. ^ Hugsted, Christian M. (23 August 2013). "Wolff Eikrem scoret sitt første mål i Nederland" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  16. ^ "City sign Magnus Wolff Eikrem". cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Cardiff City FC. 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  17. ^ "Cardiff City sign Norwegian midfielder Magnus Wolff Eikrem". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  18. ^ "Bruno Ecuele Manga and Ravel Morrison are Cardiff injury doubts". BBC Sport. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  19. ^ "Cardiff City: Magnus Wolff Eikrem leaves the Bluebirds". BBC Sport. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  20. ^ "Välkommen till MFF, Magnus Wolff Eikrem". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  21. ^ "Malmö FF 3–0 Assyriska FF". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  22. ^ "Sounders FC signs Norwegian midfielder Magnus Wolff Eikrem | Seattle Sounders".
  23. ^ "Sounders FC waives midfielder Magnus Wolff Eikrem | Seattle Sounders".
  24. ^ "MAGNUS ER TILBAKE!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  25. ^ "Molde vs. Laçi 3 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Nominert til "Årets spiller"". nrk.no. NRK. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  27. ^ "Dette er Moldes nye kaptein: – En stor ære". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  28. ^ "Elyounoussi reddet Norge: - Dette lover godt". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  29. ^ Gundersen, Jørgen (17 November 2006). "Eikrem (16) fikk United-debuten". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). DB Medialab AS. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  30. ^ "Magnus Eikrem wins long-term Man Utd contract". tribalfootball.com. Tribal Football. 24 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  31. ^ "Magnus Wolff Eikrem". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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