Magnus Lekven

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Magnus Lekven
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-13) 13 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Porsgrunn, Norway
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)
Central midfielder
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)
2021–2022 Odd 31 (0)
International career
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Magnus Lekven (born 13 January 1988) is a Norwegian former professional

Norwegian international
.

Club career

Lekven was born in

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

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 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 29 May 2022[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 25 0 2 0 – – 27 0
2022 5 0 0 0 – – 5 0
Total 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Career total 375 9 29 1 11 0 1 0 416 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

Honours

Esbjerg fB

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. 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.
  7. ^ "Danish Cup 2012/2013 - Final". football-lineups.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

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