Henrik Heggheim (born 22 April 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.
.jpg) Heggheim in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brøndby | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2020 | Viking | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Viking | 43 | (0) |
| 2021– | Brøndby | 29 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Vålerenga (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Norway U21 | 18 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023 | |||
Career edit
Viking edit
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 edit
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] Heggheim scored his first goal for Brøndby – as well as his first senior goal – on 28 February 2022, which proved to be the winner in a 1–0 league victory against SønderjyskE.[14]
On 14 March 2023, Heggheim joined Vålerenga on loan until 30 June 2023.[15] He made 12 total appearances for the club before returning to Brøndby.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | 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 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Superliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Superliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| Vålerenga (loan) | 2023 | Eliteserien | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
References edit
- ^ Pedersbæk, Kasper (31 August 2021). "Spilleranalyse: Henrik Heggheim – norsk granit med fart". 3point.dk (in Danish).
- ^ a b Henrik Heggheim at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Svendsen, Dag Atle (4 October 2020). "Med mørkeblått blod i årene". Viking (in Norwegian).
- ^ Svendsen, Dag Atle (11 June 2020). "To nye unggutter belønnet med proffkontrakt" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Svendsen, Dag Atle (1 July 2020). "Ny debutant fra start" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Nilssen, Stig; Flygind, Kjetil (1 July 2020). "Viking våknet etter pause og tok sesongens første seier" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Svendsen, Dag Atle (13 August 2020). "Heggheim har forlenget" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Brøndby IF henter norsk forsvarsspiller". brondby.com (in Danish). 30 August 2021.
- ^ Brandt, Theis Fischer (30 August 2021). "Officielt: Brøndby køber midtstopper i Viking". bold.dk (in Danish).
- ^ Jensen, Anders (23 September 2021). "Brøndby tævede DS-hold efter Cappis-drøn". ligabold.dk (in Danish).
- ^ Risager, Victor (23 September 2021). "Ingen slinger i valsen: Brøndby IF henter storsejr". Tipsbladet (in Dutch).
- ^ Roesen, Andreas (30 September 2021). "Heggheim og Pavlovic starter i Lyon". bold.dk (in Danish).
- ^ Quvang, Jacob (24 October 2021). "Brøndby-træner: Derfor starter Heggheim mod FCK". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
- ^ "Sejr over SønderjyskE i forårssæsonens første hjemmekamp". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Henrik Heggheim i kongeblått". Vålerenga (Press release) (in Norwegian Bokmål). 14 March 2023. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Henrik Heggheim at Soccerway
- ^ Henrik Heggheim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)