Magnus Lekven (born 13 January 1988) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is a former Norwegian international.

Magnus Lekven
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-13) 13 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Porsgrunn, Norway
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
Gulset (no)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2012 Odd Grenland 128 (2)
2012–2016 Esbjerg fB 102 (4)
2016–2020 Vålerenga 114 (3)
2021–2022 Odd 31 (0)
International career
2005 Norway U17 8 (0)
2005–2006 Norway U18 14 (2)
2006–2007 Norway U19 11 (1)
2009–2010 Norway U21 10 (0)
2011–2013 Norway U23 2 (0)
2012–2013 Norway 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Lekven was born in Porsgrunn, and started his career for Odd Grenland where he made his debut when he was 17 years old against Vålerenga.

On 22 August 2012 Lekven signed a deal with Esbjerg fB from 1 January 2013,[1] but a week later the two clubs agreed on a transfer that made it possible for Lekven to move to the Danish club before his contract with Odd Grenland expired.[2]

He played an important part in Esbjerg's good spring season form, that saw them finishing 4th in the Danish Superliga and winning the Danish Cup. In the Danish Cup final Lekven was named the Cup Fighter.[3]

International career

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Lekven has several national youth matches, and has represented Norway at every level from U16 to U23.[4] Lekven made his debut for the senior national team when he replaced Ruben Yttergård Jenssen as a substitute in the 85th minute in a 1-1 friendly draw against Denmark on 15 January 2012.[5]

Career statistics

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As of 29 May 2022[6]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Odd Grenland 2005 Tippeligaen 1 0 0 0 1 0
2006 6 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
2007 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
2008 Adeccoligaen 14 1 1 0 15 1
2009 Tippeligaen 29 1 5 1 34 2
2010 29 0 5 0 34 0
2011 30 0 3 0 33 0
2012 12 0 2 0 14 0
Total 128 2 17 1 0 0 1 0 146 3
Esbjerg fB 2012–13 Superliga 23 1 4 0 27 1
2013–14 23 0 0 0 7 0 30 0
2014–15 27 1 3 0 4 0 34 1
2015–16 27 2 0 0 27 2
2016–17 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 102 4 7 0 11 0 0 0 120 4
Vålerenga 2016 Tippeligaen 10 0 0 0 10 0
2017 Eliteserien 26 2 0 0 26 2
2018 20 1 2 0 22 1
2019 30 0 1 0 31 0
2020 28 0 0 0 28 0
Total 114 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 117 3
Odd 2021 Eliteserien 25 0 2 0 27 0
2022 5 0 0 0 5 0
Total 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Career total 375 9 29 1 11 0 1 0 416 10
  1. ^ Includes the Norwegian Football Cup and Danish Cup
  2. ^ All appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in the Eliteserien play-offs

Honours

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Esbjerg fB

References

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  1. ^ "Magnus Lekven blir Esbjerg-spiller" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Lekven ferdig i Odd" (in Norwegian). Telemarksavisa. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Bold.dk - Norsk EfB'er årets pokalfighter
  4. ^ "Magnus Lekven's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Elyounoussi reddet Norge: - Dette lover godt". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Magnus Lekven". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Danish Cup 2012/2013 - Final". football-lineups.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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