Lars-Jørgen Salvesen

Lars-Jørgen Salvesen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Kristiansand, Norway
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Viking
Number	9
Youth career
	Vigør
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Vigør	19	(15)
2014–2018	Start	56	(7)
2018	Ullensaker/Kisa	11	(8)
2019	Sarpsborg 08	13	(2)
2019–2022	Strømsgodset	58	(22)
2022–2023	Bodø/Glimt	13	(2)
2023–	Viking	56	(22)
International career
2015	Norway U19	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024

Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (born 19 February 1996) is a Norwegian football striker who plays for Viking FK.

Career

He started his career in FK Vigør, and played for the senior team in the 2013 Norwegian Third Division before joining IK Start.^[1] He then made his Tippeligaen debut in August 2014 as a last-minute substitute against Sogndal. In August 2018 Salvesen joined Ullensaker/Kisa on a 1.5 years contract.^[2]

Salvesen signed with Sarpsborg on 17 January 2019 for three years.^[3] Salvesen signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Bodø/Glimt on 27 July 2022.^[4]

On 7 March 2023, he signed a four-year contract with Viking.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 December 2024^[6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vigør	2013	3. divisjon	19	15	0	0	—		—		19	15
Start	2014	Eliteserien	3	1	0	0	—		—		3	1
	2015	Eliteserien	22	2	2	0	—		—		24	2
	2016	Eliteserien	26	4	2	2	—		—		28	6
	2017	1. divisjon	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2018	Eliteserien	4	0	3	2	—		—		7	2
	Total		56	7	7	4	—		—		63	11
Ullensaker/Kisa	2018	1. divisjon	11	8	0	0	—		1[a]	0	12	8
Sarpsborg 08	2019	Eliteserien	13	2	3	2	—		—		16	4
Strømsgodset	2019	Eliteserien	13	7	0	0	—		—		13	7
	2020	Eliteserien	30	10	—		—		—		30	10
	2021	Eliteserien	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2022	Eliteserien	15	5	4	2	—		—		19	7
	Total		58	22	4	2	—		—		62	24
Bodø/Glimt	2022	Eliteserien	13	2	0	0	10[b]	1	—		23	3
	2023	Eliteserien	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	—		1	0
	Total		13	2	0	0	11	1	—		24	3
Viking	2023	Eliteserien	29	10	6	2	—		—		35	12
	2024	Eliteserien	27	12	3	5	—		—		30	17
	Total		56	22	9	7	0	0	0	0	65	29
Career total			226	78	23	15	11	1	1	0	261	94

1. Appearance in promotion play-offs
2. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

1. Sandvik, Arild (22 January 2014). "Vigørtalent klar for Start". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). p. 41.
2. "Salvesen klar for Ull/Kisa Fotball". ullkisafotball.no (in Norwegian). Ullensaker/Kisa IL. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
3. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen klar for Sarpsborg 08, sarpsborg08.no, 17 January 2019
4. Nå er han Glimt-spiller: – Gleder meg til å ha de på mitt lag, glimt.no, 27 July 2022
5. "Nysignering: Lars-Jørgen Salvesen". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
6. "Viking 2 -1 Tromsø" (in Norwegian). VG. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
7. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

External links

• Lars-Jørgen Salvesen at Soccerway