Erik Nevland

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Erik Nevland
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Nevland in 2024
Personal information
Full name Erik Nevland [1]
Date of birth (1977-11-10) 10 November 1977 (age 47) [2]
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Viking
Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1997 Viking 14 (5)
1997–2000 Manchester United 1 (0)
1998 → Viking (loan) 8 (3)
1999 → IFK Göteborg (loan) 4 (0)
2000–2004 Viking 113 (54)
2004–2008 Groningen 95 (43)
2008–2010 Fulham 52 (9)
2010–2012 Viking 54 (16)
Total341(130)
International career
1996–1997 Norway U20 3 (1)
1997–1999 Norway U21 22 (1)
2002 Norway B 2 (0)
2001–2010 Norway 8 (0)
Managerial career
2021– Viking (sporting director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erik Nevland (born 10 November 1977) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently the sporting director of Viking. He played for clubs in Norway, England, Sweden and the Netherlands, and earned eight caps for the Norway national football team from his debut in 2001. After retiring, Nevland worked as a car salesman. [3]

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Club career

Nevland was born in Stavanger, Rogaland. [4] He started his career at Viking, but in 1997 he was sold to Manchester United at the age of 19, [5] before he had played a single first team match for the Norway side. What prompted Manchester United to sign him was a succession of hat-tricks in three games when he was on trial with them. [6] His only goal for the United first team was in a League Cup match against Bury in October 1998. [7] He never managed to establish himself in the United team, with a successful loan spell at Viking and an unsuccessful one at IFK Göteborg. He only ever made one league appearance for United, as a substitute against Southampton on 19 January 1998.

He returned to Viking on a permanent contract in January 2000, winning the Norwegian Cup in 2001 and scoring the two deciding goals in their famous UEFA Cup victory over Chelsea in 2002. [8] He joined Groningen on a free transfer in November 2004, and went on to become a cult hero. In his first half-season for his new club, he scored 16 times in 20 matches. Nevland scored the first ever goal in Groningen's new Euroborg stadium.

On 27 April 2007, Nevland signed a new three-year contract with Groningen. In December 2007, Nevland was voted 'Groninger of the Year' by television viewers in Groningen, although having been born outside the Netherlands.

On 28 January 2008, he signed with Premier League side Fulham [9] for a fee of €2.5 million (£1.85 million), plus a further €0.5 million (£370k) if Fulham retained Premier League status, which they did. On 3 February, he made only his second ever Premier League appearance when Fulham played Aston Villa at Craven Cottage.

After making over 50 league appearances for Fulham, and despite Roy Hodgson's wish to keep him at the club, Nevland once again returned to Viking in June 2010. He was assigned the role as captain.[ citation needed ]

International career

He has eight international caps for the Norway national football team; his first cap was in 2001.[ citation needed ]

He also has 22 caps and one international goal to his name with the U-21 side. He participated in the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship where Norway achieved a third-place finish. [10] [11]

Later career

On 5 August 2021, Nevland was appointed sporting director of Viking. [12]

Career statistics

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Nevland playing for Fulham in 2009
Club performanceLeagueCupTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NorwayLeague Norwegian Cup Total
1996 Viking Tippeligaen 100010
1997 135351610
EnglandLeague FA Cup Total
1997–98 Manchester United Premier League 103040
NorwayLeague Norwegian Cup Total
1998 Viking Tippeligaen 831093
SwedenLeague Svenska Cupen Total
1999 IFK Göteborg Allsvenskan 40
EnglandLeague FA Cup Total
1999–2000 Manchester United Premier League 000000
NorwayLeague Norwegian Cup Total
2000 Viking Tippeligaen 2013202213
2001 2514633117
2002 2010462416
2003 2511412912
2004 236242510
NetherlandsLeague KNVB Cup Total
2004–05 Groningen Eredivisie 2016002016
2005–06 298523410
2006–07 2713102813
2007–08 12610136
EnglandLeague FA Cup Total
2007–08 Fulham Premier League 820082
2008–09 21430244
2009–10 23311244
NorwayLeague Norwegian Cup Total
2010 Viking Tippeligaen 12610136
2011 288553313
2012 14211153
TotalNorway189782925218103
England539716010
Sweden40
Netherlands8843729545
Career total3341304328373158

Honours

Fulham

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