Edvard Linnebo Race (born 22 May 1997) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

football defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

who currently plays for

Raufoss Raufoss is the administrative centre of Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about south of the larger town of Gjøvik. The village area is located along the municipal border with the neighboring Gjøvi ...

. He started his youth career in

SK Sprint-Jeløy Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy is a Norwegian football club from Jeløya in Moss. The club was founded in 1926 when both ''Jeløy IF'' and ''SK Sprint'' was formed. The two clubs merged into Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy on 11 October 1940. The women ...

, and also featured for

Moss FK Moss Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club, founded on 28 August 1906. They play in the 2. divisjon, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. They played in the Norwegian top flight between 1937-1939, 1953-1954, ...

before joining Stabæk's junior team while attending the

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. He made his senior debut in the first round of the 2015 Norwegian Football Cup, and then his league debut as an 88th-minute substitute against Bodø/Glimt in November 2015. Race then started his first match in March 2016 against Aalesund. Despite scoring in the last friendly match before the kickoff of the 2017 season, Race was sent to

Kongsvinger Kongsvinger () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Aus ...

in a four-month loan on the last day of the winter transfer window. He returned to Stabæk, but did not play, and ahead of the 2018 season he went on to

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1997 births Living people People from Moss, Norway Norwegian men's footballers Stabæk Fotball players Eliteserien players Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players Norwegian First Division players Raufoss IL players Men's association football defenders SK Sprint-Jeløy players Footballers from Viken (county) {{Norway-footy-defender-stub