Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (born 19 February 1996) is a Norwegian football striker who plays for Viking FK.

Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Viking
Number 9
Youth career
Vigør
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Vigør 19 (15)
2014–2018 Start 56 (7)
2018 Ullensaker/Kisa 11 (8)
2019 Sarpsborg 08 13 (2)
2019–2022 Strømsgodset 58 (22)
2022–2023 Bodø/Glimt 13 (2)
2023– Viking 55 (22)
International career
2015 Norway U19 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024

Career

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He started his career in FK Vigør, and played for the senior team in the 2013 Norwegian Third Division before joining IK Start.[1] He then made his Tippeligaen debut in August 2014 as a last-minute substitute against Sogndal. In August 2018 Salvesen joined Ullensaker/Kisa on a 1.5 years contract.[2]

Salvesen signed with Sarpsborg on 17 January 2019 for three years.[3] Salvesen signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Bodø/Glimt on 27 July 2022.[4]

On 7 March 2023, he signed a four-year contract with Viking.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 November 2024[6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vigør 2013 3. divisjon 19 15 0 0 19 15
Start 2014 Eliteserien 3 1 0 0 3 1
2015 Eliteserien 22 2 2 0 24 2
2016 Eliteserien 26 4 2 2 28 6
2017 1. divisjon 1 0 0 0 1 0
2018 Eliteserien 4 0 3 2 7 2
Total 56 7 7 4 63 11
Ullensaker/Kisa 2018 1. divisjon 11 8 0 0 1[a] 0 12 8
Sarpsborg 08 2019 Eliteserien 13 2 3 2 16 4
Strømsgodset 2019 Eliteserien 13 7 0 0 13 7
2020 Eliteserien 30 10 30 10
2021 Eliteserien 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Eliteserien 15 5 4 2 19 7
Total 58 22 4 2 62 24
Bodø/Glimt 2022 Eliteserien 13 2 0 0 10[b] 1 23 3
2023 Eliteserien 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 1 0
Total 13 2 0 0 11 1 24 3
Viking 2023 Eliteserien 29 10 6 2 35 12
2024 Eliteserien 26 12 3 5 29 17
Total 55 22 9 7 0 0 0 0 64 29
Career total 225 78 23 15 11 1 1 0 260 94
  1. ^ Appearance in promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

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  1. ^ Sandvik, Arild (22 January 2014). "Vigørtalent klar for Start". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). p. 41.
  2. ^ "Salvesen klar for Ull/Kisa Fotball". ullkisafotball.no (in Norwegian). Ullensaker/Kisa IL. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ^ Lars-Jørgen Salvesen klar for Sarpsborg 08, sarpsborg08.no, 17 January 2019
  4. ^ Nå er han Glimt-spiller: – Gleder meg til å ha de på mitt lag, glimt.no, 27 July 2022
  5. ^ "Nysignering: Lars-Jørgen Salvesen". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Viking 2 -1 Tromsø" (in Norwegian). VG. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ^ Lars-Jørgen Salvesen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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