Anders Hiim

Anders Hiim

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 23) [1]
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sarpsborg 08
Number	17
Youth career
–2017	Bogafjell
2018–2021	Viking
2021	Sandnes Ulf
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021	Bogafjell
2022–2023	Sandnes Ulf	46	(1)
2023–	Sarpsborg 08	40	(0)
International career
2022	Norway U20	1	(0)
2023	Norway U21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025

Anders Hiim (born 13 September 2002) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a left back for Sarpsborg 08.

Personal life

He is a son of Svein Arne Hiim, who player for Viking FK in Norway's highest league in the 1980s. His sister Maria Hiim made her Toppserien debut for Klepp in 2014. She played for Klepp as well as Norway U16, U17, U19 and U23 until 2017, finishing her career with two years in Røa. ^[2]

Career

Hiim grew up in Sandnes and started out in the local club Bogafjell IL. When he turned 16, Bogafjell could not field a full team anymore, so Hiim went to the academy of regional giants Viking FK. According to himself, he lost motivation during the initial COVID-19 pandemic in Norway, and ultimately quit Viking in 2021. Instead, he decided on doing military service. Starting the program to become a paratrooper in Rena Camp  [ no ], he had to quit this endeavour because of an allergic reaction. Hiim then moved home and rejoined Bogafjell which had a senior team in the Fifth Division, the sixth tier of Norwegian football. However, after a few games, he decided to make a last-ditch effort on top-level football and joined the youth team of Sandnes Ulf. Shortly after, in December 2021, he was contracted to the senior team. ^[3]

He quickly became a regular in 2022 and also made his international debut for Norway U20, followed by Norway U21 in 2023. ^[4]

A summer transfer to SK Brann was rumoured, together with unnamed foreign clubs. ^{[3] [5]} He was ultimately purchased by Sarpsborg 08 FF, as a replacement for Joachim Soltvedt whom Brann had landed on buying. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played on 15 September 2024 ^[7]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sandnes Ulf	2021	First Division	0	0	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2022	First Division	29	0	3	0	—		1 [a]	0	33	0
	2023	First Division	17	1	2	0	—		—		19	1
	Total		46	1	7	0	0	0	1	0	54	1
Sarpsborg 08	2023	Eliteserien	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	2024	Eliteserien	21	0	3	1	—		—		24	1
	2025	Eliteserien	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		30	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	33	1
Career totals			76	1	10	1	0	0	1	0	87	2

1. Appearance in the 2022 Norwegian First Division play-offs

References

1. Anders Hiim at Soccerway
2. "Hadde lagt fotballdrømmen på is. Så ble han sendt hjem fra militæret". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
3. Johannessen, Sturla (22 June 2023). "Sluttet med fotball for å bli fallskjermjeger – nå vurderes han av Brann" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
4. Anders Hiim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
5. Retallack, Gabriel (30 June 2023). "Utenlandsk interesse for Hiim" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
6. "Sandnes Ulf-kapteinen solgt til Sarpsborg". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
7. Anders Hiim at Soccerway