Vegard Forren
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| Full name | Vegard Forren | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kyrksæterøra, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| KIL/Hemne | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | Molde | 146 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Southampton | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Molde | 92 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Norway U21 | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Norway U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Norway | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2016 |
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Vegard Forren (born 16 February 1988) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a centre back for Brighton & Hove Albion. He has been capped while playing for Norway.
Born in Kyrksæterøra, Forren was originally a youth player at local club KIL/Hemne, before starting his professional career with Molde in 2007. After making over 150 appearances for Molde, he joined Southampton in January 2013 for a fee in the region of £4 million, but ended up not playing a single game. He returned to Molde in July 2013 for an undisclosed fee. Forren plays primarily as a centre back.
Forren was discovered by Molde FK when they met KIL/Hemne in the first round of the Norwegian football cup. KIL/Hemne surprisingly won the match 3–1, with Forren and two other young players impressing highly. They were afterwards invited to trial for Molde in a junior tournament. Shortly after Forren signed a 5-year deal with Molde. He took the Tippeligaen with storm and European clubs as A.C. Milan, Newcastle,Liverpool and Hoffenheim, have watched him playing for Molde FK. But Forren said that he will stay in Molde FK for a while, even though his dream is to play in a bigger European league one time. He said that he was still young and have a long career in front of him. He was also linked with Lazio and F.C. Copenhagen.
After winning the Tippeligaen with Molde in 2011, Molde rejected two offers from Club Brugge in December 2011. Forren then won the Norwegian league with Molde in 2012 for the second time in the row and; VG and Aftenposten, along with broadcaster TV2, named Forren as the top defender in the Tippeligaen.
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