Mohamed Ofkir

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Mohamed Ofkir
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Suwon FC
Number 77
Youth career
Rommen
–2012 Vålerenga
2013–2014 Lillestrøm
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Lillestrøm 35 (3)
2017–2018 Sporting Lokeren 9 (0)
2018–2020 Sandefjord 49 (5)
2020–2021 Sarpsborg 08 32 (1)
2022–2023 Sandefjord 29 (12)
2023–2025 Vålerenga 27 (2)
2024Manisa (loan) 11 (0)
2024HamKam (loan) 14 (1)
2025– Suwon FC 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2025

Mohamed Ofkir (born 4 August 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for K League 1 club Suwon FC.

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Professional career

He started his youth career in Rommen SK. [1] He went on to play for Vålerenga, before joining the junior ranks of Lillestrøm. He made his first-team debut in a friendly match in 2014, even scoring a goal. [2] He made his Norwegian Premier League debut in April 2015 against Aalesund.

During winter transferwindow of 2017 his former coach at Lilleström SK, Runar Kristinsson signed him for Belgian side Sporting Lokeren, where he signed a contract for 2.5 years.

In January 2023, Ofkir signed for Vålerenga on a four-year contract, returning to the club he had spent time at as a youth. [3]

On 27 January 2025, Ofkir joined Suwon FC of K League 1 of South Korea. [4]

Personal life

Ofkir is of Moroccan descent. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 February 2024 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lillestrøm 2015 Eliteserien 12000120
2016 23331264
Total35331384
Sporting Lokeren 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 900090
2017–18 000000
Total900090
Sandefjord 2018 Eliteserien 21321234
2019 Norwegian First Division 28232314
Total49553548
Sarpsborg 08 2020 Eliteserien 251251
2021 701080
Total32110331
Sandefjord 2022 Eliteserien 2912323214
Vålerenga 2023 Eliteserien 27264336
Manisa (loan) 2023-24 TFF First League 11000110
Career total19023181021033

References

  1. "Omveien fra Rommen til Vålerenga: – Jeg har kommet hjem". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. Sødal, Per Morten (21 February 2014). "Scoret i debuten". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 6.
  3. "OFKIR ER TILBAKE I KONGEBLÅTT!" [OFKIR IS BACK IN ROYAL BLUE!]. www.vif-fotball.no (in Norwegian). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. "[오피셜] 수원FC, '노르웨이 특급 윙어' 오프키르 영입" [[Official] Suwon FC signs with Norwegian winger, Okfir]. www.vif-fotball.no (in Norwegian). 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  5. Bakkali, Achraf. "Fiche de :Mohamed Ofkir". Mountakhab.net.
  6. "Mohamed Ofkir". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 2 August 2022.