Magnus Lekven
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Porsgrunn, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vålerenga | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gulset (no) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2012 | Odd Grenland | 128 | (2) |
| 2012–2016 | Esbjerg fB | 102 | (4) |
| 2016– | Vålerenga | 52 | (3) |
| 2018– | Vålerenga 2 | 1 | (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 | Norway U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Norway | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2018 ‡ 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 Vålerenga 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 U23.[4] Lekven made his debut for the senior national team when he replaced Ruben Yttergård Jensen as a substitute in the 85th minute in a 1-1 friendly draw against Denmark on 15 January 2012.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 26 September 2018[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other[lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Odd Grenland | 2005 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Tippeligaen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Tippeligaen | 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 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Tippeligaen | 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 | Superliga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Superliga | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Superliga | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Superliga | 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 | Eliteserien | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 | ||
| Vålerenga 2 | 2018 | 2. divisjon | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 283 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 321 | 10 | ||
- ↑ Includes the Norwegian Football Cup and Danish Cup
- ↑ All appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in the Eliteserien play-offs
References
- ↑ "Magnus Lekven blir Esbjerg-spiller" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ↑ "Lekven ferdig i Odd" (in Norwegian). Telemarksavisa. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ↑ "Bold.dk - Norsk EfB'er årets pokalfighter
- ↑ "Magnus Lekven's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ↑ "Elyounoussi reddet Norge: - Dette lover godt". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ "Magnus Lekven". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
External links
- Magnus Lekven on Esbjerg fB
- Magnus Lekven at Soccerway