| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 1996 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tromsø, Norway [1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Haugesund | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Tromsø | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Tromsø | 91 | (19) |
| 2020–2022 | Heerenveen | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Tromsø (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Bodø/Glimt | 36 | (12) |
| 2025– | Haugesund | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Norway U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Norway U17 | 10 | (5) |
| 2014 | Norway U18 | 11 | (8) |
| 2015 | Norway U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Norway U21 | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 | |||
Runar Espejord (born 26 February 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Currently plays for Haugesund. [2]
After playing for Tromsø at different youth level's, Espejord started his professional career in 2013 with a game against Follo in the Norwegian Cup. [3] . After playing in several of Tromsø's UEFA Europa League games later that season, he scored his first goal in another cup tie against Bodø/Glimt in May 2014. [1] [4]
In 2018, Espejord became the club's top scorer for the season, with eight goals in total, six in the league, and two in the cup. [5]
On 20 December 2019, it was announced that Espejord would join Heerenveen for 2.5 years on 1 January 2020. [6]
On 22 September 2020, only half a season after leaving Tromsø, he rejoined Tromsø on loan until 31 December 2020. The deal was later extended twice, to also include all of Tromsø's 2021 season. [7] [8]
Before the start of the 2022 season, Espejord signed for the current Eliteserien champions Bodø/Glimt on a three-year contract. [9] [10] Espejord's first match for the club came against Celtic in the UEFA Conference League knockout round play-offs, where he both scored and had an assist. [11]
After several different injuries, keeping Espejord out for major parts of his career at Bodø/Glimt, the club announced that he would be released at the end of the 2024 season. [2]
Espejord was born in Tromsø [1] as a son of former Tromsø player Lars Espejord. [12]
Espejord's characteristic mullet have several times caused attention. He cites one of his favorite artists having one as his inspiration for getting the haircut. [13] [14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tromsø | 2013 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1. divisjon | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 [b] | 1 | 20 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Eliteserien | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | 6 | |||
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2019 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 5 | |||
| Total | 91 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 107 | 25 | ||
| Heerenveen | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Tromsø (loan) | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2022 | Eliteserien | 27 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 19 [c] | 4 | 50 | 18 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 [d] | 1 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 72 | 21 | ||
| Career total | 155 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 37 | 6 | 210 | 51 | ||
Bodø/Glimt [1]