Magnus Lekven

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Magnus Lekven
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-13) 13 January 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Porsgrunn, Norway
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Odd
Number 6
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– Odd 14 (0)
National team‡
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 2 (0)
2012–2013 Norway 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2013

Magnus Lekven (born 13 January 1988) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian club Odd and the Norwegian national team.

Club career[]

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[]

Lekven has several national youth matches, and has represented Norway at every level from U16 to .[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[]

As of 21 August 2021[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 14 0 0 0 – – 14 0
Total 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 359 9 27 1 11 0 1 0 398 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

References[]

  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.

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