Egil Selvik

Egil Selvik

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Sandnes, Norway
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Watford
Youth career
0000–2013	Ganddal IL
2014–2016	Sandnes Ulf
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Sandnes Ulf	3	(0)
2018	→ Nest-Sotra (loan)	30	(0)
2019–2020	Odd	1	(0)
2021–2024	Haugesund	117	(0)
2025	Udinese	0	(0)
2025–	Watford	3	(0)
International career‡
2016	Norway U19	1	(0)
2023–	Norway	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Egil Selvik (born 30 July 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Watford and the Norway national team. ^[1]

Club career

On 25 November 2024, Selvik was sent off for receiving both red and yellow cards in a 5–1 league victory against FK Haugesund. ^[2] In his last match for FK Haugesund on 8 December, he kept a clean sheet to seal Haugesund to a 2–0 league victory against FK Moss. ^[3]

On 10 January 2025, Selvik moved abroad to Italy, signing a contract with Udinese. ^[4] However, Selvik was only at Udinese for a matter of weeks before moving on to EFL Championship club Watford for an undisclosed fee on 31 January. ^[5]

International career

Selvik debuted for the Norwegian senior squad on 7 September 2023 in a friendly match against Jordan. ^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 February 2025 ^[7]

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sandnes Ulf	2017	1. divisjon	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
Nest-Sotra (loan)	2018		29	0	2	0	1 [a]	0	32	0
Odd	2019	Eliteserien	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2020		1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	—		2	0
Haugesund	2021	Eliteserien	29	0	0	0	—		29	0
	2022		30	0	0	0	—		30	0
	2023		29	0	0	0	—		29	0
	2024		29	0	2	0	—		31	0
	Total		117	0	2	0	—		119	0
Watford	2024–25	Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			153	0	4	0	1	0	158	0

1. Appearance in Eliteserien play-offs

References

1. Egil Selvik at Soccerway
2. Pedersen, Elise; Ellingsen, Øystein; Mihle Laugaland, Johan (25 November 2024). "Viking beklager: "Dette ble feil og dumt"" (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved 10 January 2025.
3. Grøtting, Stine (8 December 2024). "Landslagskeeper Egil Selvik bekrefter at han er ferdig i Haugesund". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Aller Media . Retrieved 10 January 2025.
4. "Egil Selvik è bianconero". Udinese (Press release) (in Italian). 10 January 2025.
5. "Egil Selvik: Watford sign Udinese goalkeeper for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
6. Hovi, Henrik; Nesset Hjelvik, Eirik (12 November 2024). "Egil (27) skal redde Norge: "Haaland tjener sikkert ti ganger mer på en uke"" (in Norwegian). TV 2 . Retrieved 10 January 2025.
7. Egil Selvik at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)