Erik Botheim
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Krasnodar | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Lyn | ||
| 2016–2019 | Rosenborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Lyn | 18 | (4) |
| 2017–2021 | Rosenborg | 19 | (4) |
| 2020 | → Stabæk (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | (15) |
| 2022– | Krasnodar | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | 4 | (1) | |
| 2016 | Norway U16 | 19 | (5) |
| 2017 | Norway U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2018 | Norway U18 | 9 | (3) |
| 2018 | Norway U19 | 6 | (3) |
| 2021– | Norway U21 | 4 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2021 | |||
Erik Botheim (born 10 January 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar.
Career[]
Erik Botheim started his career at Lyn and made his senior debut at 15 years old in June 2015, when he came off the bench against Ullern in a match that ended 2���2. He scored his first senior goal in October 2015, when he scored in Lyn's 9–2 win over Holmen.[2]
In July 2016, Botheim signed for Rosenborg.[3] He made his debut for Rosenborg on 26 April 2017 in the first round of the Norwegian Football Cup, when he started away to Strindheim in a match that ended with a 2–0 win.[4] Later that season, on 17 September 2017, he got his league debut for Rosenborg against Vålerenga, coming on for Anders Trondsen after 81 minutes in a game Rosenborg won 3–0.[5] He scored his first Eliteserien goal against Tromsø on 7 July 2018. A year later, on 10 August 2019, Botheim scored his first hattrick, again scoring against Tromsø. [6] On 15 February 2021, Botheim agreed a mutual termination of his contract. He joined FK Bodø/Glimt. On 21 October 2021, Botheim scored 2 goals in Bodo/Glimt's 6-1 drubbing of José Mourinho's Roma in the UEFA Europa Conference League.
On 22 December 2021, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian club Krasnodar.[7] On 3 March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Krasnodar announced that his contract is suspended and he will not train with the team, but the contract is not terminated and remains valid.[8]
Personal life[]
In 2016 the music video for "Kygo jo" was uploaded to YouTube by Flow Kingz, a group consisting of Botheim and his Norway U18 teammates Erik Tobias Sandberg and Erling Haaland. The video had by 2021 surpassed 8.5 million views and 255,000 likes.[9]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 12 December 2021[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyn | 2015 | 2. divisjon | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 3. divisjon | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 4 | |||
| Total | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2017 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 12 | 5 | |||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 9 | ||
| Stabæk (loan) | 2020 | Eliteserien | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2021 | Eliteserien | 30 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | – | 46 | 23 | |
| Career total | 82 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 36 | ||
Honours[]
Rosenborg U16
Rosenborg U19
Rosenborg
FK Bodø/Glimt
- Eliteserien: 2021
References[]
- ^ a b Erik Botheim at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Erik Botheim som Lynspiller".
- ^ "Bakenga klar for RBK: - Jeg er tilbake som en bedre spiller".
- ^ "Botheim starter mot Strindheim".
- ^ "Slo tilbake med Bendtner-dobbel".
- ^ "Direktesenter - NTB".
- ^ "ЭРИК БУТХЕЙМ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "КРАСНОДАРА"" (in Russian). Krasnodar. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ ""КРАСНОДАР" ПРИОСТАНОВИЛ КОНТРАКТЫ С НЕСКОЛЬКИМИ ИГРОКАМИ" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Falk, Av Jonathan. "Millioner har sett Haaland-hiten: – På sin plass". VG Nett (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Erik Botheim". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "NMG16-finale: Rosenborg vant 2-0 mot Start".
- ^ "Odd - Rosenborg - 23.11.2019 11.00".
External links[]
- Profile at RBK.no
- Erik Botheim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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- 2000 births
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- Norway under-21 international footballers
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- Stabæk Fotball players
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