Bjørn Inge Utvik (born 28 February 1996) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in MLS. He has previously played for Haugesund, Sogndal and Sarpsborg 08.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bjørn Inge Utvik | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Avaldsnes, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Haugesund | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Haugesund | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2018 | Sogndal | 93 | (5) |
| 2018–2023 | Sarpsborg 08 | 122 | (7) |
| 2024– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Norway U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Norway U18 | 15 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Norway U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2018 | Norway U21 | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2018 | |||
Career edit
Utvik was born in Avaldsnes[1] and he started his career with FK Haugesund.
Utvik joined Sogndal in 2013. He made his debut for Sogndal in a 3–1 defeat against Strømsgodset.
On 30 January 2024, his purchase by Vancouver Whitecaps Fc was announced.
Career statistics edit
- As of 13 November 2022
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2012 | Haugesund | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Sogndal | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | OBOS-ligaen | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Sarpsborg 08 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 188 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 207 | 10 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "Bjørn Inge Utvik". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
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