Kamran Ali Iqbal (born 20 February 1995) 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 the ...

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 ...

of Pakistani descent who currently plays for Heming. He started his youth career in

Rommen SK Rommen Sportsklubb was a Norwegian sports club from Stovner borough, Oslo. It had sections for association football and team handball. The club was founded on 24 November 1997 as a merger between ''Smedstua IL'' and Stovnerkameratene BK. It co ...

, and later joined

Vålerenga Fotball Vålerenga Fotball () is a Norwegian association football club from Oslo and a part of the multi-sport club Vålerengens IF. Founded in 1913, the club is named after the neighbourhood of Vålerenga. Vålerenga's home ground is Intility Arena ...

. He made his first-team debut in the first round of the

2013 Norwegian Football Cup The 2013 Norwegian Football Cup was the 108th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. It began with qualification matches in March 2013. The first round was played 17 April 2013 and the tournament ended with the final on 24 N ...

. He made his

Norwegian Premier League Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion ...

debut in March 2014 against Molde. In 2015, he played for Nest-Sotra and

Lørenskog is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus in Viken (county), Viken Counties of Norway, county, Norway. A suburb of Oslo, it is part of the Oslo urban area and the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Romerike. The administrati ...

, before joining

Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral ...

ahead of the 2016 season. After two years he went on to

Grorud Grorud is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The borough contains the Ammerud, Grorud, Kalbakken, Rødtvet, Nordtvet and Romsås areas. To the north of the borough is the forest of Lillomarka. The borough is the smallest in Oslo, with fewer ...

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1995 births Living people Footballers from Oslo Norwegian men's footballers Norwegian people of Pakistani descent Vålerenga Fotball players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian Second Division players Nest-Sotra Fotball players Bærum SK players Grorud IL players Men's association football defenders {{Norway-footy-defender-stub