Henrik Heggheim

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Henrik Heggheim
Heggheim (2021).jpg
Heggheim in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position Centre-back [2]
Team information
Current team
 Viking
Number 5
Youth career
2006–2020 Viking
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Viking 43 (0)
2021–2024 Brøndby 29 (1)
2023 → Vålerenga (loan) 9 (0)
2024– Viking 37 (4)
International career‡
2021–2023 Norway U21 18 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals 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.

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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

Heggheim with Viking in 2025 Henrik Heggheim 5 Viking FK UECL 20250813 (2).jpg
Heggheim with Viking in 2025

On 30 August 2024, Heggheim returned to Eliteserien side Viking on a four-and-a-half-year contract, describing the move as a homecoming to "his club". [16] He made his second debut on 14 September, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 1–0 win against KFUM Oslo. [17] On 29 September he scored his first Eliteserien goal, contributing to a 4–1 away victory over Lillestrøm at Åråsen Stadion. [18]

Heggheim played a regular role in Viking's 2025 campaign, helping the club secure its first league title since 1991. [19]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 November 2025 [20] [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viking 2020 Eliteserien 260—1 [a] 0—270
2021 Eliteserien17020——190
Total4302010—460
Brøndby 2021–22 Superliga 141304 [a] 0—211
2022–23 Superliga20104 [b] 0—70
2023–24 Superliga13000——130
2024–25 Superliga00—1 [b] 0—10
Total2914090—421
Vålerenga (loan) 2023 Eliteserien9030——120
Viking 2024 Eliteserien8200——82
2025 Eliteserien292603 [b] 0—382
Total3746030—464
Career total1185150130001465
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in the UEFA Conference League

Honours

Viking

References

  1. ↑ Pedersbæk, Kasper (31 August 2021). "Spilleranalyse: Henrik Heggheim – norsk granit med fart". 3point.dk (in Danish).
  2. 1 2 Henrik Heggheim at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 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. ↑ "Viking – KFUM Oslo 1:0". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  18. ↑ "Lillestrøm ble ydmyket av Viking" [Lillestrøm were humiliated by Viking]. Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 29 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  19. 1 2 Barka, Even Hye Tytlandsvik (30 November 2025). "Banestorming og enorme scener da Viking vant Eliteserien" [Pitch invasion and huge scenes as Viking win the Eliteserien]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  20. ↑ Henrik Heggheim at Soccerway
  21. ↑ Henrik Heggheim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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