Henrik Heggheim

Henrik Heggheim

Heggheim in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Stavanger, Norway
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back [2]
Team information
Current team	Viking
Number	15
Youth career
2006–2020	Viking
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Viking	43	(0)
2021–2024	Brøndby	29	(1)
2023	→ Vålerenga (loan)	9	(0)
2024–	Viking	8	(2)
International career‡
2021–2023	Norway U21	18	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023

Henrik Heggheim (born 22 April 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Viking.

Career

Viking

Growing up in the Eiganes district of Stavanger, Norway, ^[3] Heggheim started playing football for the Viking FK youth academy at age 5. ^[3]

On 11 June 2020, he signed a professional contract with Viking until the end of the 2021 season. ^[4] Three weeks later, on 1 July 2020, he made his Eliteserien debut for the club in a 2–0 win against Sandefjord. ^{[5] [6]} After playing nine consecutive matches in the league, his contract was extended until the end of the 2023 season on 13 August 2020. ^[7]

Brøndby

On 30 August 2021, Heggheim joined the 2020–21 Danish Superliga champions Brøndby IF on a four-year contract. ^{[8] [9]} He made his debut on 23 September in a 8–1 win over Allerød FK in the Danish Cup. ^{[10] [11]} He made his first European appearance for the club on 30 September in a 3–0 loss to Lyon in the UEFA Europa League group stage. ^[12] On 24 October, he made his domestic league debut in a 2–1 win over FC Copenhagen in the Copenhagen Derby. ^[13] Heggheim scored his first goal for Brøndby – as well as his first senior goal – on 28 February 2022, which proved to be the winner in a 1–0 league victory against SønderjyskE. ^[14]

On 14 March 2023, Heggheim joined Vålerenga on loan until 30 June 2023. ^[15] He made 12 total appearances for the club before returning to Brøndby. ^[2]

Return to Viking

On 30 August 2024, Heggheim returned to Eliteserien club Viking on a four-and-a-half-year contract. ^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 August 2024 ^{[17] [18]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Viking	2020	Eliteserien	26	0	—		1 [a]	0	—		27	0
	2021	Eliteserien	17	0	2	0	—		—		19	0
	Total		43	0	2	0	1	0	—		46	0
Brøndby	2021–22	Superliga	14	1	3	0	4 [a]	0	—		21	1
	2022–23	Superliga	2	0	1	0	4 [b]	0	—		7	0
	2023–24	Superliga	12	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
	2024–25	Superliga	0	0	—		1 [b]	0	—		1	0
	Total		28	1	4	0	9	0	—		41	1
Vålerenga (loan)	2023	Eliteserien	9	0	3	0	—		—		12	0
Viking	2024	Eliteserien	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			80	1	9	0	10	0	0	0	99	1

1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League

References

1. Pedersbæk, Kasper (31 August 2021). "Spilleranalyse: Henrik Heggheim – norsk granit med fart". 3point.dk (in Danish).
2. Henrik Heggheim at WorldFootball.net
3. Svendsen, Dag Atle (4 October 2020). "Med mørkeblått blod i årene". Viking (in Norwegian).
4. Svendsen, Dag Atle (11 June 2020). "To nye unggutter belønnet med proffkontrakt" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
5. Svendsen, Dag Atle (1 July 2020). "Ny debutant fra start" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
6. Nilssen, Stig; Flygind, Kjetil (1 July 2020). "Viking våknet etter pause og tok sesongens første seier" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
7. Svendsen, Dag Atle (13 August 2020). "Heggheim har forlenget" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
8. "Brøndby IF henter norsk forsvarsspiller". brondby.com (in Danish). 30 August 2021.
9. Brandt, Theis Fischer (30 August 2021). "Officielt: Brøndby køber midtstopper i Viking". bold.dk (in Danish).
10. Jensen, Anders (23 September 2021). "Brøndby tævede DS-hold efter Cappis-drøn". ligabold.dk (in Danish).
11. Risager, Victor (23 September 2021). "Ingen slinger i valsen: Brøndby IF henter storsejr". Tipsbladet (in Dutch).
12. Roesen, Andreas (30 September 2021). "Heggheim og Pavlovic starter i Lyon". bold.dk (in Danish).
13. Quvang, Jacob (24 October 2021). "Brøndby-træner: Derfor starter Heggheim mod FCK". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
14. "Sejr over SønderjyskE i forårssæsonens første hjemmekamp". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022.
15. "Henrik Heggheim i kongeblått". Vålerenga (Press release) (in Norwegian Bokmål). 14 March 2023. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
16. "Heggheim er tilbake: – Dette er klubben min". Viking (in Norwegian Bokmål). 30 August 2024. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
17. Henrik Heggheim at Soccerway
18. Henrik Heggheim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)