Sander Berge
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sander Bolin Berge | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Asker, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Asker | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Asker | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Vålerenga | 36 | (0) |
| 2017– | Genk | 29 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Norway U15 | 4 | (1) |
| 2014 | Norway U16 | 8 | (4) |
| 2015 | Norway U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Norway U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Norway U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Norway | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2018 | |||
Sander Bolin Berge (born 14 February 1998)[1] is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for K.R.C. Genk in the Belgian First Division A.
Club career
Berge started his career playing youth football for Asker Fotball, making his senior debut in the end of the 2013 season for the team then playing in the Norwegian 2. divisjon (3rd tier). He joined top flight team Vålerenga before the 2015 season. Berge made his league debut coming off the bench against Sandefjord on 11 July 2015 and his first league start against Rosenborg, quickly establishing himself as a key player for the club.
On 2 January 2017 he signed a 4-year contract with K.R.C. Genk. He made his first team league debut on 21 January as a substitute in the 0–1 win away against Eupen. His earned his first start and full match against Royal Excel Mouscron on 17 February in a 1–0 win at home, becoming an integral part of the team for the remaining season, which included an impressive run in the Europa League, ending in the quarter finals against Celta Vigo.[2]
International career
Berge made his debut for Norway when he played for the under-15 team against Canada U15 on 2 may 2013. He has later represented Norway at every level up to under-21. He made his senior team debut 23 March 2017 aged 19, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute of the Euro-qualifier against Northern Ireland.[3]
Personal
Sander Berge comes from a basketball playing family, with his father, Swedish mother and older brother all having played basketball at international level. His brother has also played for top flight teams Centrum Tigers and Asker Aliens.[4][5] Berge is also the grandson of Ragnar Berge who played as a left-back for Vålerenga from 1945 until 1957, and was capped once by Norway (in 1955).[6]
Career statistics
- As of 4 October 2018
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goal | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Asker | 2013 | 2. Divisjon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Vålerenga | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2016 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Genk | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 73 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 97 | 1 | ||
International
- As of match played on 6 June 2018[7]
| Norway | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Spillerprofil: Sander Berge" (in Norwegian). VIF-fotball.no. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ https://www.whoscored.com/Players/321020/Fixtures/Sander-Berge
- ↑ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Sander Gard Bolin Berge - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund.
- ↑ AS, TV 2. "- Til tider har jeg pushet Sander litt for hardt".
- ↑ https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/landslaget/sander-berge-og-storebroren-storspiller-i-hver-sin-idrett/a/24149144/
- ↑ I bestefars fotspor Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine., Vålerenga Fotball (10 February 2015) (in Norwegian)
- ↑ "Sander Berge statistics". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
External links
- Sander Berge at Soccerway