Patrick Berg

Patrick Berg
	Berg with Bodø/Glimt
Personal information
Date of birth	24 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Bodø, Norway
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bodø/Glimt
Number	7
Youth career
	Bodø/Glimt
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2021	Bodø/Glimt
2022	Lens
2022–	Bodø/Glimt
International career‡
2014	Norway U17
2015	Norway U18
2016	Norway U19
2021–	Norway
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024

Patrick Berg (born 24 November 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt and the Norway national team.

Club career

Bodø/Glimt

Berg was born in Bodø.^[1] He made his senior debut for Bodø/Glimt on 12 July 2014 in a 3–0 loss to Odd.^{[citation needed]}

Lens

On 20 December 2021, Berg signed for Ligue 1 side Lens on a contract until 2026. The transfer fee paid to Bodø/Glimt was reportedly of €4.5 million.^[2]

Return to Bodø/Glimt

On 29 August 2022, Berg returned to Bodø/Glimt and signed a five-year contract.^[3]

International career

On 24 March 2021, Berg made his international debut for the Norway national team, in a World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar, making him Norway's first ever third-generation international footballer.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Berg comes from a football family; his father Ørjan Berg, his grandfather Harald Berg, his uncles Arild and Runar Berg, and his great uncle Knut Berg have all played for Bodø/Glimt.^{[citation needed]} Harald, Ørjan and Runar have also played for the national team.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 September 2024^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bodø/Glimt	2014	Eliteserien	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	2015		4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
	2016		18	1	4	1	—		—		22	2
	2017	First Division	17	0	2	0	—		—		19	0
	2018	Eliteserien	19	0	5	2	—		—		24	2
	2019		24	0	1	0	—		—		25	0
	2020		28	4	0	0	3	1	—		31	5
	2021		26	3	2	1	13	4	—		41	8
	Total		137	8	16	4	16	5	—		169	17
Lens	2021–22	Ligue 1	14	0	2	0	—		—		16	0
	2022–23	Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		17	0	2	0	0	0	—		19	0
Bodø/Glimt	2022	Eliteserien	10	1	0	0	5	0	—		15	1
	2023		30	3	9	2	13	3	—		52	8
	2024		23	6	2	0	9	1	—		34	7
	Total		63	10	11	2	27	4	—		101	16
Career total			217	18	28	6	43	9	0	0	289	33

International

As of 11 October 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Norway	2021	9
	2022	5
	2023	8
	2024	6
Total		28

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

Eliteserien: 2020, 2021, 2023

Individual

Eliteserien Player of the Year: 2021

References

^ "Patrick Berg". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^ "Patrick Berg signe à Lens jusqu'en 2026 (officiel)" (in French). lequipe.fr. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "PATRICK BERG KOMMER HJEM: – MER MOTIVERT ENN NOEN GANG" (in Norwegian). Bodø/Glimt. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Patrick Berg". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "Patrick Berg". football (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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[1] "Patrick Berg". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

[2] "Patrick Berg signe à Lens jusqu'en 2026 (officiel)" (in French). lequipe.fr. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[3] "PATRICK BERG KOMMER HJEM: – MER MOTIVERT ENN NOEN GANG" (in Norwegian). Bodø/Glimt. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[4] "Patrick Berg". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[5] "Patrick Berg". football (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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