Torgeir Børven (born 3 December 1991) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Odd. He has previously played for

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, Brann,

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, Odd and Rosenborg, and has represented his country at under-21 level.

Club career

Børven was born in

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, where he also grew up but moved to

Skien Skien () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsjø area and Bø. The administrative ...

in 2007 to begin at elite sports high school in Telemark and play for Odd Grenland, which has a partnership with the school. He distinguished himself as a prolific goalscorer, and scored eight goals in one reserve match. Børven got his first-team debut and scored his first goal against Vestfossen in the 2009 Norwegian Football Cup. Børven made his league debut away to against Brann on 28 September 2009, where he scored one goal and had one assist. In 2010, his first full season as a member of Odd Grenland's first team, he scored eight goals in the Norwegian Premier League, including four goals in Odd's 5–0 win against

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on 26 September 2010. Odd Grenland wanted to sell Børven ahead of the 2012 season due to economic difficulties, and made an agreement with Aalesund on a transfer for Børven. Børven however, did not want to move to Aalesund and rejected their offer. After scoring eight goals for Odd Grenland in the 2012 season, Børven signed a -year contract with

on 17 August 2012. He scored a total of 24 goals in 63 matches for Odd Grenland in Tippeligaen.

International career

On 17 November 2010, Børven made his debut for the Norway under-21 national team, in a 2–1 win against the

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. He scored his first goal for the U21 team against Azerbaijan on 6 October 2011.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Individual

* Eliteserien Top goalscorer:

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References

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Voetbal International profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Borven, Torgeir 1991 births Living people People from Kvam Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Norway men's under-21 international footballers Odds BK players Vålerenga Fotball players Jong FC Twente players FC Twente players SK Brann players MKE Ankaragücü footballers Eliteserien players Eredivisie players Süper Lig players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Footballers from Vestland