Einar Iversen (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen, Norway[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Åsane Fotball | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ? - 2017 | Stord IL | ||
| 2017-2019 | Everton U18 | ||
| 2018-2022 | Everton U23 | ||
| 2022-2023 | Everton U21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024-present | Åsane Fotball | 11 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Norway U-19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2024 | |||
Einar Hjellestad Iversen (born 6 June 2001 in Bergen) is a Norwegian footballer currently playing as midfielder for Åsane Fotball in the Norwegian First Division. Originally from Stord, he was part of the Everton F.C.'s U18, U21 and U23 teams from 2017 to 2023.[2][1][3]
Biography
[edit]Iversen was born on 6 June 2001 in Bergen, Norway to a dentist mother and an HR manager father. He grew up watching his older brother Jakob play football and started training in first grade.[3][4] His youth team was FK Fyllingsdalen and he trained under Martin Ødegaard at a talent camp as a teenager.[3]
In 2017, at age 16, Iversen was scouted to join the academy team for Everton in England. He signed a contract and had his debut on the U-18 team that September against Liverpool.[4][5][6][7] He played regularly for the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons,[8] and was named both captain and the academy's best player in 2019, receiving the Keith Tamlin Award at the end of the season.[9][3][10][7] In early 2019, he was selected for Norway's U-19 team.[11][3]
That summer, he signed a three-year contract with Everton's U-21 team.[8][9][10] By January 2020, he had started three Premier League 2 games.[12] He sustained an ACL injury early in the 2020/21 season that required surgery. Nine months later, he pulled his hamstring, requiring another five weeks of rest; he subsequently tore it again, this time seriously enough to require an operation in February 2022. He only played five games in the 2020/21 season.[7][8] Everton extended his contract for a year in 2022 despite him being sidelined for 16 months.[13] He returned to the pitch in January 2023 as a late sub against West Ham United's U-21s.[7] He was released from Everton in June 2023 and signed a two-year contract with the Norwegian club Åsane Fotball.[14] By November 2023, he had played 14 international matches for Norway.[14][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Under-23s star Iversen talks Coldplay, superpowers...and pineapple on pizza!". Everton FC. 4 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021.
- ^ Einar Iversen at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e Espeland, Webjørn S. (28 December 2019). "Everton-proffen" [Everton professor] (in Norwegian). NRK P3.
- ^ a b Langåker, Svein Olav B. (15 October 2017). "Einar frå Stord lever draumen i Everton" [Einar from Stord lives the dream in Everton] (in Norwegian). Framtida Junior. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Coombs, Dan (20 February 2019). "Everton youngster Einar Iversen happy he joined Toffees". HITC. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "16-åring fra Stord signerte for Everton" [16-year-old from Stord signed for Everton] (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Einar Iversen". ToffeeWeb. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Lübeck, Even (8 February 2023). "Den norske Everton-spilleren Einar Iversen er endelig tilbake etter skademareritt: – Det kom noen tårer" [The Norwegian Everton player Einar Iversen is finally back after an injury nightmare: - There were some tears]. EuroSport. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ a b Moen Rye, Jonas; Sveen, Frederik (1 September 2019). "Einar (18) i fotsporene til Rooney: – Han er en arbeidsmaskin" [Einar (18) in Rooney's footsteps: - He is a working machine] (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b Kirkbride, Phil (11 May 2020). "Everton's contract offer 'reflected' how highly club rate young midfielder". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Gullachsen, Åsmund; Bøyum, Mads (12 March 2019). "Lokale overraskelser på U21-landslaget: – Utrolig kult å få beskjeden" [Local surprises at the U21 national team: - Incredibly cool to get the message] (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Carroll, Sam (20 January 2020). "Two Everton youngsters singled out by David Unsworth for future progress". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Cavilla, Tom (10 July 2022). "Everton midfielder handed new contract after 16 months of injury hell". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b Hennie, Kristian (17 November 2023). "enter 22-åring med fortid i Premier League-klubb: – Sett strålende ut" [Picks up 22-year-old with a past in Premier League club: = Look brilliant] (in Norwegian). EuroSport. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- "– Skal du bli god i fotball så må du spela veldig mykje. Men utan å ha det gøy så er du sjanselaus" [- If you want to be good at football, you have to play a lot. But without having fun, you stand no chance] (in Norwegian). Sunnhordland. Retrieved 7 August 2024.(subscription required)
- Bøyum, Mads (11 September 2018). "Her er Hordalands største guttetalenter" [Here are Hordaland's biggest boy talents] (in Norwegian). Afternposten. Retrieved 7 August 2024.(subscription required)
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