Hugo Vegard Vetlesen (born 29 February 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Norway national team.
 Vetlesen in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Vegard Vetlesen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 February 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Stabæk | 93 | (5) |
| 2020–2023 | Bodø/Glimt | 75 | (25) |
| 2023– | Club Brugge | 30 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Norway U-16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Norway U-18 | 9 | (1) |
| 2018 | Norway U-19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | Norway U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Norway U-21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Norway | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024 | |||
Career edit
On 5 October 2020, Vetlesen left Stabæk to sign for Bodø/Glimt until the end of 2023.[4][5] On 7 April 2022, Vetlesen headed in the game-winning goal in a shock 2–1 victory over Serie A side Roma in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa Conference League.[6]
On 3 July 2023, Vetlesen signed for Club Brugge until 2027 in a deal worth a reported €7,750,000.[7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 11 April 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stabæk | 2017 | Eliteserien | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | 19 | 4 | – | – | – | 19 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 93 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 6 | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2020 | Eliteserien | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19[c] | 3 | – | 49 | 8 | |||
| 2022 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 15[d] | 3 | – | 50 | 19 | |||
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 4 | |||
| Total | 75 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 32 | ||
| Club Brugge | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13[e] | 2 | – | 46 | 5 | |
| Career total | 188 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 273 | 43 | ||
- ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Belgian Cup
- ^ Appearance in Eliteserien relegation play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seventeen appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International edit
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vetlesen goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2023 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Jordan |
6–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
Honours edit
Bodø/Glimt
- Eliteserien: 2020, 2021, 2023
Individual
- Eliteserien Player of the Year: 2022
References edit
- ^ "Hugo Vegard Vetlesen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Norway" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Hugo Vetlesen". Club Brugge KV. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "VETLESEN DRAR NORDOVER". stabak.no (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "HUGO VETLESEN HAR SIGNERT FOR KLUBBEN" (in Norwegian). FK Bodø/Glimt. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "European roundup: Torres salvages first leg draw for Barcelona in Frankfurt". The Guardian. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Hugo Vetlesen joins Club Brugge". 3 July 2023.
- ^ Hugo Vetlesen at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
External links edit
- Hugo Vetlesen at the Club Brugge KV website