Håvard Nordtveit

Håvard Nordtveit
Nordtveit in July 2012
Personal information
Full name Håvard Nordtveit[1]
Date of birth (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990
Place of birth Vats, Norway
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder / Defender
Club information
Current team
 1899 Hoffenheim
Number 6
Youth career
1997–2003 Vats 94
2003–2005 Skjold
2006 Haugesund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Haugesund 10 (0)
2007–2011 Arsenal 0 (0)
2008 → Salamanca (loan) 3 (0)
2009 → Lillestrøm (loan) 17 (0)
2009–2010 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 19 (0)
2011–2016 Borussia Mönchengladbach 152 (10)
2016–2017 West Ham United 16 (0)
2017– 1899 Hoffenheim 17 (0)
National team‡
2006 Norway U16 10 (1)
2007 Norway U17 7 (0)
2007–2008 Norway U18 4 (3)
2007–2009 Norway U19 14 (0)
2008–2013 Norway U21 24 (1)
2011– Norway 42 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:01, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Håvard Nordtveit (born 21 June 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for 1899 Hoffenheim and the Norway national team.[2]

Club career

Norway

Nordtveit began his career as a youth in Norway with Vats 94 and Skjold. On 20 August 2006 he became the youngest player ever to play for Haugesund,[3] as he was selected for the starting line-up in a 2–0 victory against Sogndal at Haugesund Stadium. He made nine league appearances during the following season for Haugesund in the Norwegian First Division.[4] That season he also appeared in the Norwegian Football Cup, being in the starting line up in the 1–6 victory against Djerv 1919 (1st round),[5] and coming on in the 33rd minute in a 4–0 victory over Løv-Ham scoring one goal (third round).[6] Haugesund went all the way to the final.

Arsenal

Arsène Wenger travelled to Norway on 11 June 2007 to watch an Adeccoligaen match and begin negotiations to sign Nordtveit.[7] The members of the FKH board stated that the club had rejected Arsenal's initial bid. The player himself said that his club was asking for a "supernaturally high" transfer fee. The price being quoted in the Norwegian media was 20 million Norwegian kroner [8] (approximately £1.7 million at the time). A transfer fee was later finalized on 3 July 2007 for £500,000 initially, rising to £2m after 40 first team appearances.[9] He was thereafter given the shirt number 55 by the club.

Haugesund captain Kevin Nicol and former Norway coach Nils Johan Semb went on to praise him as the brightest defensive talent in Europe.[10]

He made his Arsenal debut in their first pre-season friendly against Barnet on 14 July 2007. Nordtveit came on after half-time, replacing Kerrea Gilbert.[11] He was named captain of Arsenal's reserve squad for the first match of the 2007–08 FA Premier Reserve League season. In an interview with Arsenal.com, Nordtveit said he was "honoured" to have been named captain, and that he hoped to continue in that role in the future.[9]

In the final game of the 2007–08 season he was named on the substitutes' bench in Arsenal's 1-0 win over Sunderland.[12]

2008–09 season

On 18 August 2008, Salamanca of the Segunda División signed him on a six-month loan.[13] At Salamanca he played alongside another young Arsenal player, Pedro Botelho. He came off the bench to make his debut for UD Salamanca as they drew 1-1 with Sevilla Atlético in the second fixture of the season.[14]

Arsenal recalled him on 29 October, after becoming unhappy with the amount of playing time the Norwegian had received.[15] However, he was not eligible to play for the club until 1 January 2009. On 21 January, he finally made his first appearance for the reserves since spending time on-loan at UD Salamanca, in a 2–2 draw against the Stoke City reserves.

On 10 March 2009, Norwegian Premier League outfit Lillestrøm signed Nordtveit on loan until 1 August 2009.[16] He made his debut in the Norwegian Premier League in Lillestrøm's season opener away against Stabæk as a right fullback.[17] This was a role which he retained during his time with the Norwegian side.

2009–10 season

On 28 July 2009, 1. FC Nürnberg agreed a one-year loan deal for the Norwegian defender from Arsenal.[18] Despite being a centre-back, his primary role at Nürnberg was in the defensive midfield position.[19][20]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 30 December 2010, Nordtveit joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on a three-and-a-half-year contract, the transfer fee was £800,000.[21] He made his competitive debut for the club on 15 January 2011 in their Bundesliga match against Nürnberg.[22] Nordtveit scored his first goal in Germany, against 1. FC Köln in a 5–1 victory for Borussia Mönchengladbach.[23] He was used mostly as a defensive midfielder, and established himself as a key player for Gladbach, taking the departed Michael Bradley's place in the squad.[20]

West Ham United

On 16 May 2016, it was announced that Nordtveit would be joining West Ham United on 1 July 2016 on a five-year contract.[24] He made his official debut for the Hammers on 28 July in a 2–1 defeat to NK Domžale in the first leg of a Europa League qualifying match, playing the full 90 minutes.[25]

Hoffenheim

On 20 June 2017, West Ham announced that Nordtveit had signed for German side 1899 Hoffenheim, for an undisclosed fee.[26]

International career

Nordtveit was a regular for the Norway U-17 in qualifying and they barely missed out on a place at the 2007 European Championships. After that he was promoted to the U-19 squad and was ever-present during the 2009 European Championship qualifying, scoring twice, but once again Norway did not make it past the elite qualification stage. He has been a regular for the U-21 team in the 2011 European Championship qualifying campaign.[27] He made his first international appearance on 7 June 2011, in a friendly game against Lithuania. Nordtveit scored his first goal for the national team when he scored Norway's first goal in the friendly match against Northern Ireland on 29 February 2012, which Norway won 3–0.[28] Nordtveit later became a regular in the senior squad, but in October 2012 he was suspended from playing the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Cyprus due to yellow cards.[29] Nordtveit was instead called up for the under-21 side where he played an important role in the 5–3 win against France U21 when Norway qualified for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[30]

International goals

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
1.29 February 2012Windsor Park, Belfast Northern Ireland1–03–0Friendly[28]
2.16 November 2014Bakcell Arena, Baku Azerbaijan1–01–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification[31]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 September 2018 [32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Haugesund 2006 First Division 1000——10
2007 9021——111
Haugesund total 10021——121
Arsenal 2007–08 Premier League 0000000000
2008–09 0000000000
Arsenal total 0000000000
Salamanca (loan) 2008–09 Segunda División 3000——30
Lillestrøm (loan) 2009 Tippeligaen 17040——210
Nürnberg (loan) 2009–10 Bundesliga 19010——200
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2010–11 Bundesliga 16100——161
2011–12 31150——361
2012–13 31121—9[lower-alpha 1]0422
2013–14 21100——211
2014–15 21210—5[lower-alpha 2]1273
2015–16 31420—6[lower-alpha 3]0394
Mönchengladbach total 15110101—20118112
West Ham United 2016–17 Premier League 16010103[lower-alpha 2]0210
West Ham United total 160101030210
Hoffenheim 2017–18 Bundesliga 15010007[lower-alpha 4]0230
2018–19 2000000020
Hoffenheim total 170100070250
Career total 233101921030128313
  1. ↑ Two appearances in the Champions League and seven in the Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Champions League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in the Champions League and five in the Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Hornung, Christian (29 December 2010). "Stranzl und Nordtveit sind endlich Borussen" (in German). Bild. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Slipper Nordtveit til landslaget". Haugesund Avis. 22 August 2006. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Nordtveit factfile – Norwegian & International Statistics of Football". Nifs.no. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  5. ↑ "Djerv 1919 - Haugesund". altomfotball. TV 2. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Match Statistics – Norwegian & International Statistics of Football". Nifs.no. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  7. ↑ Kvindesland, Sten Christian. "Arsene Wenger overvåket Håvard Nordtveit, og Haugesunds hjemmeseier" (in Norwegian). FotballMagasinet.no. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  8. ↑ Øystein Eide (30 April 2008). "Er ikke 20 millioner nok?". Haugesunds Avis. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  9. 1 2 "Former Arsenal Young Gun Havard Nordtveit's 2nd Chance at Gladbach". Bleacher Report.com.
  10. ↑ "Håvard Nordtveit, Brightest Defensive Talent In Europe?". Youngguns.wordpress.com. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  11. ↑ "Barnet 0-2 Arsenal". Arsenal.com.
  12. ↑ "Sunderland 0-1 Arsenal". BBC.co.uk.
  13. ↑ "Arsenal Defender Loaned To Salamanca". Goal.com.
  14. ↑ "UD Salamanca 1-1 Sevilla Atlético". ESPN FC.com.
  15. ↑ Nilsson, Ørjan (30 October 2008). "Blir i Arsenal til jul" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  16. ↑ Adams, Tom (10 March 2009). "Another Young Gun goes on loan". Setanta Sports. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  17. ↑ "Poengdeling i serieåpningen". NRK.no (in Norwegian).
  18. ↑ "Havard Nordtveit kommt zum Club" (in German). sport.msn.de. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  19. ↑ Harris, Chris (3 August 2010). "Nordtveit – I can follow in Bould's footsteps". arsenal.com. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  20. 1 2 "Havard Nordtveit: The West Ham-bound ball winner who Arsenal could regret letting go". Four Four Two.com.
  21. ↑ Harris, Chris (31 December 2010). "Wenger — Why I will let Nordtveit". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "Match Report". Sky Sports.com.
  23. ↑ "Gladbach 5-1 Koln". Kicker.de (in German).
  24. ↑ "West Ham sign Havard Nordtveit from Borussia Mönchengladbach". The Guardian.com.
  25. ↑ "Hammers lose in Slovenia". Sky Sports.com.
  26. ↑ "Havard Nordtveit signs for Hoffenheim". West Ham United. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  27. ↑ "U21-TROPP TIL EM-KVALIK I SERBIA" (in Norwegian). fotball.no. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
  28. 1 2 "Sterk sluttspurt sikret Norge-seier". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  29. ↑ Askeland, Øyvind; Øgar, Sindre (15 October 2012). "Nordtveit klar for U21-landskamp mot Frankrike" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  30. ↑ Askeland, Øyvind (17 October 2012). "Nordtveit trodde EM røk da Frankrike reduserte" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  31. ↑ "Azerbaijan beaten as Havard Nordtveit earns Norway third straight victory". ESPN FC. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  32. ↑ Håvard Nordtveit at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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