Iver Fossum

Iver Tobias Rørvik Fossum (born 15 July 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for KV Kortrijk.

Iver Fossum
Personal information
Full name Iver Tobias Rørvik Fossum[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996
Place of birth Klokkarstua, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 KV Kortrijk
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2011 Huringen IF
2012–2013 Strømsgodset
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Strømsgodset 2 37 (6)
2013–2015 Strømsgodset 60 (14)
2016–2019 Hannover 96 62 (2)
2019–2023 AaB 121 (23)
2023–2024 Midtjylland 4 (0)
2024– KV Kortrijk 4 (0)
International career
2011 Norway U15 4 (1)
2012 Norway U16 14 (5)
2013 Norway U17 13 (3)
2013 Norway U18 3 (0)
2014 Norway U19 2 (1)
2014–2019 Norway U21 28 (1)
2016–2019 Norway 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024

Club career

Strømsgodset

Born and raised in Klokkarstua, Fossum started his career at the local club Huringen IF.[2] After Fossum lost his father in a car accident when he was 14 years old in 2011, the Fossum-family moved to Drammen, to have the opportunity to fulfill their – Iver and his brother Emil Fossum – dreams of becoming professional football players. Soon after, he joined Strømsgodset.[2]

In the same period, Iver Fossum made his debut for Strømsgodset's second team in the Norwegian 2. divisjon. At that time he was still only 14 years old, but seen as one of the country's greatest talents. Rosenborg BK offered him a contract, but Fossum continued in Strømsgodset, where he was promoted to the first team at the age of 16.

Fossum made his debut for Strømsgodset in the 2–1 win against Molde on 28 April 2013.[3] He got his breakthrough in the 2014 season, when he gradually worked his way into the first team, featuring in 26 of the 30 league matches. In the 2015 season, he became the top scorer for his club, which finished second in 2015 Tippeligaen.

Hannover 96

Fossum signed a contract until June 2020 with Hannover 96 on 23 December 2015, in a deal worth 20 million NOK.[4][5]

Denmark

On 16 August 2019, Fossum signed with the Danish Superliga club AaB.[6]

On 27 April 2023, during AaB's battle to avoid relegation, it was confirmed by Fossum that he would not be renewing his contract with AaB upon its expiration, thus becoming a free agent effective from 1 July 2023.[7][8]

On 10 July 2023, Fossum moved to fellow Danish Superliga club Midtjylland on a free transfer, signing a 3-year contract.[9]

KV Kortrijk

During transfer deadline day on 1 February 2024, Fossum was sold to Belgian Pro League side KV Kortrijk, signing a contract until June 2026.[10]

International career

Fossum debuted for the Norway national football team against Portugal on 29 May 2016.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 July 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Strømsgodset 2013 Tippeligaen 40110051
2014 Tippeligaen 2632020303
2015 Tippeligaen 301121603812
Total 601452807316
Hannover 96 2015–16 Bundesliga 9000–90
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 2512000271
2017–18 Bundesliga 1910000191
2018–19 Bundesliga 901000100
Total 6223000652
AaB 2019–20 Danish Superliga 29343–346
2020–21 Danish Superliga 32910–339
2021–22 Danish Superliga 30833–3311
2022–23 Danish Superliga 17120–191
Total 108211060011827
Midtjylland 2023–24 Danish Superliga 0000–00
Career total 230371888025645

International
As of match played on 18 November 2019[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 201630
201700
201890
201921
202000
202100
Total141
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fossum goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Iver Fossum
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
115 November 2019Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Faroe Islands1–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Strømsgodset

Individual

References
  1. "Iver Tobias Rørvik Fossum – Profil". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. Bekreftet: Fossum klar for Hannover, nettavisen.no, 23 December 2015
  3. "Iver Fossum". Alt om Fotball. TV2. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. "Hannover 96: 96 verpflichtet norwegischen U21-Nationalspieler Iver Fossum". hannover96.de.
  5. "Fossum solgt til Hannover 96". Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015.
  6. Andersen, Brian (16 August 2019). "AaB køber norsk landsholdsspiller i Hannover 96". AaB (in Danish). Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  7. Bellaiche, Emil (27 April 2023). "Iver Fossum er færdig i AaB". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  8. "Midtbaneprofil forlader AaB: Vil slutte med overlevelse". Berlingske (in Danish). 27 April 2023.
  9. Fossum, Iver (10 July 2023). "FC MIDTJYLLAND HENTER IVER FOSSUM". FC Midtjylland (in Danish).
  10. "Iver Fossum Komt Naar KVK". KV Kortrijk (in Dutch). 1 February 2024.
  11. Aas, Odd Inge (29 May 2016). "Høgmo slapp ikke til spilleren "alle" ville se". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Mot det fjerde best rangerte laget i Europa slapp landslagssjefen til hele fem debutanter. Anders Trondsen og Veton Berisha fra start, Iver Fossum, Alexander Sørloth og Niklas Gunnarsson fra benken. [Against the fourth best-ranked team in Europe, national team manager [Per-Mathias Høgmo] introduced five debutants. Anders Trondsen and Veton Berisha from the start; Iver Fossum, Alexander Sørloth, and Niklas Gunnarsson from the bench.]
  12. "Iver Fossum statistics". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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