Runar Espejord (born 26 February 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bodø/Glimt.

Runar Espejord
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Tromsø, Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Bodø/Glimt
Number 11
Youth career
Tromsø
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Tromsø 91 (19)
2020–2022 Heerenveen 6 (0)
2020–2021Tromsø (loan) 22 (5)
2022– Bodø/Glimt 36 (12)
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, correct as of 19 October 2024

Career

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On 20 December 2019, it was announced that Espejord would join Heerenveen for 2.5 years on 1 January 2020.[1] On 22 September 2020, he rejoined Tromsø on loan until 31 December 2020.

Personal life

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Espejord was born in Tromsø[2] as a son of former Tromsø player Lars Espejord.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 19 October 2024[2][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tromsø 2013 Tippeligaen 0 0 1 0 4[a] 0 5 0
2014 1. divisjon 14 0 3 1 3[a] 1 20 2
2015 Tippeligaen 12 3 1 1 13 4
2016 22 5 2 1 24 6
2017 Eliteserien 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 1 0 7 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 1 0 7 0
Tromsø (loan) 2020 OBOS-ligaen 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[b] 4 50 18
2023 8 0 2 2 8[c] 1 18 3
2024 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Total 36 12 6 4 28 5 70 21
Career total 155 36 17 9 35 6 207 51
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League, seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, and seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Bodø/Glimt

References

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  1. ^ "Espejord klar for Heerenveen". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Runar Espejord at Soccerway
  3. ^ Johansen, Torje D. (29 September 2015). "- Runar kan ta meg igjen!". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 26.
  4. ^ Runar Espejord at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)