Henrik Heggheim

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Henrik Heggheim
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Club information
Current team
 Brøndby
Number 3
Youth career
2006–2020 Viking
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Viking 2 21 (1)
2020–2021 Viking 43 (0)
2021– Brøndby 5 (0)
National team‡
2021– Norway U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:20, 40 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:00, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Henrik Heggheim (born 22 April 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.

Career[]

Viking[]

Growing up in the Eiganes district of Stavanger, Norway,[3] Heggheim started playing football for the Viking FK youth academy at age 5.[3]

On 11 June 2020, he signed a professional contract with Viking until the end of the 2021 season.[4] Three weeks later, on 1 July 2020, he made his Eliteserien debut for the club in a 2–0 win against Sandefjord.[5][6] After playing nine consecutive matches in the league, his contract was extended until the end of the 2023 season on 13 August 2020.[7]

Brøndby[]

On 30 August 2021, Heggheim joined the 2020–21 Danish Superliga champions Brøndby IF on a four-year contract.[8][9] He made his debut on 23 September in a 8–1 win over Allerød FK in the Danish Cup.[10][11] He made his first European appearance for the club on 30 September in a 3–0 loss to Lyon in the UEFA Europa League group stage.[12] On 24 October, he made his domestic league debut in a 2–1 win over FC Copenhagen in the Copenhagen Derby.[13]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 24 October 2021[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viking 2020 Eliteserien 26 0 — 1[a] 0 — 27 0
2021 Eliteserien 17 0 2 0 — — 19 0
Total 43 0 2 0 1 0 — 46 0
Brøndby 2021–22 Superliga 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 — 4 0
Career total 44 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 50 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

References[]

  1. ^ Pedersbæk, Kasper (31 August 2021). "Spilleranalyse: Henrik Heggheim - norsk granit med fart". 3point.dk (in Danish).
  2. ^ Henrik Heggheim at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b Svendsen, Dag Atle (4 October 2020). "Med mørkeblått blod i årene". Viking (in Norwegian).
  4. ^ Svendsen, Dag Atle (11 June 2020). "To nye unggutter belønnet med proffkontrakt" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ Svendsen, Dag Atle (1 July 2020). "Ny debutant fra start" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ Nilssen, Stig; Flygind, Kjetil (1 July 2020). "Viking våknet etter pause og tok sesongens første seier" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ Svendsen, Dag Atle (13 August 2020). "Heggheim har forlenget" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Brøndby IF henter norsk forsvarsspiller". brondby.com (in Danish). 30 August 2021.
  9. ^ Brandt, Theis Fischer (30 August 2021). "Officielt: Brøndby køber midtstopper i Viking". bold.dk (in Danish).
  10. ^ Jensen, Anders (23 September 2021). "Brøndby tævede DS-hold efter Cappis-drøn". ligabold.dk (in Danish).
  11. ^ Risager, Victor (23 September 2021). "Ingen slinger i valsen: Brøndby IF henter storsejr". Tipsbladet (in Dutch).
  12. ^ Roesen, Andreas (30 September 2021). "Heggheim og Pavlovic starter i Lyon". bold.dk (in Danish).
  13. ^ Quvang, Jacob (24 October 2021). "Brøndby-træner: Derfor starter Heggheim mod FCK". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  14. ^ Henrik Heggheim at Soccerway
  15. ^ Henrik Heggheim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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