Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Suwon FC | ||
Youth career | |||
Rommen | |||
–2012 | Vålerenga | ||
2013–2014 | Lillestrøm | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
2023–2024 | Vålerenga | 27 | (2) |
2024 | → Manisa (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2024– | → HamKam (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2025– | Suwon FC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2025 |
Mohamed Ofkir (born 4 August 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for K League 1 club Suwon FC.
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lillestrøm | 2015 | Eliteserien | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2016 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||
Total | 35 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 4 | ||
Sporting Lokeren | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Sandefjord | 2018 | Eliteserien | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
2019 | Norwegian First Division | 28 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 4 | |
Total | 49 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 8 | ||
Sarpsborg 08 | 2020 | Eliteserien | 25 | 1 | — | 25 | 1 | |
2021 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
Sandefjord | 2022 | Eliteserien | 29 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 |
Vålerenga | 2023 | Eliteserien | 27 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 6 |
Manisa (loan) | 2023-24 | TFF First League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Career total | 190 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 210 | 33 |
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