Erik Botheim
Erik Botheim (born 10 January 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Salernitana.
.jpg.webp) Botheim during the 2021 season for Bodø/Glimt | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Salernitana | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Lyn | ||
| 2016–2019 | Rosenborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Lyn | 18 | (4) |
| 2017–2021 | Rosenborg | 19 | (4) |
| 2020 | → Stabæk (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2021 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | (15) |
| 2022 | Krasnodar | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Salernitana | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Norway U15 | 4 | (1) |
| 2016 | Norway U16 | 19 | (5) |
| 2017 | Norway U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2018 | Norway U18 | 9 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Norway U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Norway U21 | 17 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023 | |||
Career
Erik Botheim started his career at Lyn and made his senior debut at 15 years old in June 2015, when he came off the bench against Ullern in a match that ended 2–2. He scored his first senior goal in October 2015, when he scored in Lyn's 9–2 win over Holmen.[2]
In July 2016, Botheim signed for Rosenborg.[3] He made his debut for Rosenborg on 26 April 2017 in the first round of the Norwegian Football Cup, when he started away to Strindheim in a match that ended with a 2–0 win.[4] Later that season, on 17 September 2017, he got his league debut for Rosenborg against Vålerenga, coming on for Anders Trondsen after 81 minutes in a game Rosenborg won 3–0.[5] He scored his first Eliteserien goal against Tromsø on 7 July 2018. A year later, on 10 August 2019, Botheim scored his first hattrick, again scoring against Tromsø. [6] On 15 February 2021, Botheim agreed a mutual termination of his contract. He joined FK Bodø/Glimt. On 21 October 2021, Botheim scored two goals in Bodo/Glimt's 6–1 drubbing of José Mourinho's Roma in the UEFA Europa Conference League.
On 22 December 2021, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian club Krasnodar.[7] On 3 March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Krasnodar announced that his contract was suspended and he would not train with the team, but the contract was not terminated and remained valid.[8] On 18 May 2022, his contract with Krasnodar was terminated.[9]
On 7 July 2022, Botheim signed a contract until 2026 with Salernitana in Italy.[10]
Personal life
In 2016 the music video for "Kygo jo" was uploaded to YouTube by Flow Kingz, a group consisting of Botheim and his Norway U18 teammates Erik Tobias Sandberg and Erling Haaland. The video had by 2022 surpassed 8.8 million views and 275,000 likes.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 June 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyn | 2015 | 2. divisjon | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 3. divisjon | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 4 | |||
| Total | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2017 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 12 | 5 | |||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 9 | ||
| Stabæk (loan) | 2020 | Eliteserien | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2021 | Eliteserien | 30 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | – | 46 | 23 | |
| Salernitana | 2022–23 | Serie A | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 37 | ||
References
- Erik Botheim at WorldFootball.net
- "Erik Botheim som Lynspiller". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- "Bakenga klar for RBK: – Jeg er tilbake som en bedre spiller". Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- "Botheim starter mot Strindheim". Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- "Slo tilbake med Bendtner-dobbel". Rosenborg. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- "Direktesenter – NTB". Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- "ЭРИК БУТХЕЙМ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "КРАСНОДАРА"" (in Russian). Krasnodar. 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ""КРАСНОДАР" ПРИОСТАНОВИЛ КОНТРАКТЫ С НЕСКОЛЬКИМИ ИГРОКАМИ" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- "Agenten: Erik Botheim har brutt kontrakten med Krasnodar". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "ERIK BOTHEIM È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA" (in Italian). Salernitana. 7 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- Falk, Av Jonathan. "Millioner har sett Haaland-hiten: – På sin plass". VG Nett (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- "Erik Botheim". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- "NMG16-finale: Rosenborg vant 2–0 mot Start". Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- Fotballforbund, Norges. "Odd – Rosenborg – 23.11.2019 11.00". fotball.no – Norges Fotballforbund. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2019.