Håvard Nordtveit
Nordtveit in July 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Håvard Nordtveit | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Vats, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder / Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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West Ham United | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2003 | Vats 94 | ||
| 2003–2005 | Skjold | ||
| 2006 | Haugesund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Haugesund | 10 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Salamanca (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Lillestrøm (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → 1. FC Nuremberg (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 152 | (10) |
| 2016– | West Ham United | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Norway U16 | 10 | (1) |
| 2007 | Norway U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Norway U18 | 4 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Norway U19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Norway U21 | 24 | (1) |
| 2011– | Norway | 30 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:36, 3 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:44, 27 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Håvard Nordtveit (born 21 June 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for West Ham United and the Norway national team.
Nordtveit began his career as a youth in Norway with Vats 94 and Skjold. On 20 August 2006 he became the youngest player ever to play for Haugesund, as he was selected for the starting line-up in a 2–0 victory against Sogndal at Haugesund Stadium. He made nine league appearances during the following season for Haugesund in the Norwegian First Division. That season he also appeared in the Norwegian Football Cup, being in the starting line up in the 1–6 victory against Djerv 1919 (1st round), and coming on in the 33rd minute in a 4–0 victory over Løv-Ham scoring one goal (third round). Haugesund went all the way to the final.
Arsène Wenger travelled to Norway on 11 June 2007 to watch an Adeccoligaen match and begin negotiations to sign Nordtveit. The members of the FKH board stated that the club had rejected Arsenal's initial bid. The player himself said that his club was asking for a "supernaturally high" transfer fee. The price being quoted in the Norwegian media was 20 million Norwegian kroner (approximately £1.7 million at the time). A transfer fee was later finalized on 3 July 2007 for £500,000 initially, rising to £2m after 40 first team appearances.
Haugesund captain Kevin Nicol and former Norway coach Nils Johan Semb praised him as the brightest defensive talent in Europe.
He made his Arsenal debut in their first pre-season friendly against Barnet on 14 July 2007. He came on after half-time, replacing Kerrea Gilbert. He was named captain of Arsenal's reserve squad for the first match of the 2007–08 FA Premier Reserve League season; in an interview with Arsenal.com, Nordtveit said he was "honoured" to have been named captain, and that he hoped to continue in that role in the future.
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