Henrik Heggheim

Henrik Heggheim (born 22 April 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.

Henrik Heggheim
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Club information
Current team
 Brøndby
Number 3
Youth career
2006–2020 Viking
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Viking 2 21 (1)
2020–2021 Viking 43 (0)
2021– Brøndby 5 (0)
National team‡
2021– Norway U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:20, 40 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:00, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 October 2021[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viking 2020 Eliteserien 260—1[lower-alpha 1]0—270
2021 Eliteserien 17020——190
Total 4302010—460
Brøndby 2021–22 Superliga 10102[lower-alpha 1]0—40
Career total 440303000500
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

References
  1. Pedersbæk, Kasper (31 August 2021). "Spilleranalyse: Henrik Heggheim - norsk granit med fart". 3point.dk (in Danish).
  2. Henrik Heggheim at WorldFootball.net
  3. 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. Henrik Heggheim at Soccerway
  15. Henrik Heggheim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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