Magnus Wolff Eikrem
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Eikrem with Norway U21 in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Molde, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Malmö FF | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Molde | ||
| 2006–2009 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Molde | 68 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Heerenveen | 13 | (2) |
| 2014 | Cardiff City | 9 | (0) |
| 2015– | Malmö FF | 54 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Norway U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Norway U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Norway U21 | 12 | (2) |
| 2012– | Norway | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 September 2016 |
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Magnus Wolff Eikrem (born 8 August 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who currently is playing for Allsvenskan side Malmö FF. His regular playing position is in attacking midfield, though he can play anywhere across the midfield. Eikrem was born in Molde in the Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal, and began his football career with his local club, Molde FK, before joining Manchester United at the age of 16 in 2006. Eikrem transferred back to Molde in January 2011, where Ole Gunnar Solskjær had become the new manager. Solskjær had also been Eikrem's manager at the Manchester United reserve team. He joined Dutch club Heerenveen in June 2013, but only stayed for just over six months before making the move to Cardiff City in January 2014. Eikrem departed Cardiff City on 19 December 2014 after playing a total of only 173 minutes for Cardiff in 11 months.
Born in Molde, Eikrem began his football career as a 12-year-old with his local club, Molde FK. He was picked up after he attended one of Ole Gunnar Solskjær's soccer schools in Norway, despite the schools being for youngsters aged 14–16. Nevertheless, he impressed the coaches so much that they allowed him to attend, and he was signed by Manchester United on his 16th birthday.
Eikrem was a regular starter for the United under-18 side in the 2006–07 season, and helped the team to the final of the FA Youth Cup, where they lost to Liverpool 4–3 on penalties after the two-legged match finished 2–2 on aggregate. Eikrem was one of two United players to miss a penalty in the shoot-out, the other being captain Sam Hewson. Eikrem also captained the Manchester United youth team to the final of the 2007 Milk Cup but United lost in stoppage time to Brazilian side Fluminense. A few days later, he played in his first game for the Manchester United first team, coming on as a substitute for Ryan Giggs in a 4–0 pre-season friendly win away to Dunfermline Athletic.
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