Tor Henning Hamre (born 24 April 1979) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a striker.

Tor Henning Hamre
Personal information
Full name Tor Henning Hamre
Date of birth (1979-04-24) 24 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Kvinesdal 61 (52)
2000–2001 Mandalskameratene 38 (30)
2002–2003 Flora Tallinn 50 (62)
2004 Vålerenga 4 (0)
2004 Vålerenga 2 16 (32)
2005–2006 Mandalskameratene 41 (11)
2006 Herfølge 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 2003, he scored an impressive 39 goals, which saw him win the Meistriliiga top scorer award, and even put him in contention for the ESM Golden Boot.[1] He also scored in 15 consecutive games, tallying 21 goals in that streak, a record in world football before Lionel Messi surpassed him by netting in 21 straight league games during the 2013–14 season.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ World Soccer Archived 2006-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Scoring Streaks". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Josef Martinez approaching world record for league scoring streak". MLS. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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