Norwegian top scorers
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List of top goal scorers in the Norwegian Premier League
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Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
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- 1948-49: Arvid Havnås (SandefjordSandefjord BallklubbSandefjord Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Sandefjord, currently playing in Norwegian Fourth Division. Their home matches are played at Storstadion in Sandefjord....
) 12 goals - 1949-50: Reidar Dørum (Ørn-HortenFK Ørn-HortenØrn-Horten, formerly Ørn fotballklubb, abbreviated Ørn FK, popularly known as De brune or Ørnane, was founded on 4 May 1904, and Horten's largest football club. It played in the main series in 1950 - and 60-century...
) 13 goals - 1950-51: John Sveinsson (Lyn) 19 goals
- 1951-52: Jan Tangen (StrømmenStrømmen IFStrømmen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Strømmen. It has sections for football, athletics,-History:The club was founded on 25 September 1911 as Strømmen FK. The name was changed to FK Norrøna in 1914. In 1923 the club merged with Strømmen IL and took the name IL Norrøna...
) 15 goals - 1952-53:
Gunnar Thoresen (Larvik Turn) 15 goals
Per Jacobsen (Odd Grenland) 15 goals - 1953-54: Gunnar Thoresen (Larvik Turn) 15 goals
- 1954-55: Harald HennumHarald HennumHarald Hennum was a Norwegian footballer. Playing for Frigg and Skeid, he was one of Norway's greatest football profiles in the 1950s. He won the Norwegian cup with Skeid four times....
(keid Fotball]|Skeid]) 13 goals - 1955-56: Willy Fossli (Asker) 17 goals
- 1956-57: Per Kristoffersen (Fredrikstad) 15 goals
- 1957-58: Harald HennumHarald HennumHarald Hennum was a Norwegian footballer. Playing for Frigg and Skeid, he was one of Norway's greatest football profiles in the 1950s. He won the Norwegian cup with Skeid four times....
(Skeid) 17 goals - 1958-59: Reidar Sundby (Larvik Turn) 13 goals
- 1959-60: Per Kristoffersen (Fredrikstad) 13 goals
- 1960-61: Per Kristoffersen (Fredrikstad) 15 goals
- 1961-62: Rolf Birger PedersenRolf Birger PedersenRolf Birger "Pesen" Pedersen was a Norwegian footballer and football coach. He grew up near Brann Stadion, and later became one of Brann's most legendary players...
(Brann) 26 goals - 1963: Leif Eriksen (Vålerenga) 16 goals
- 1964: Ole Stavrum (Lyn) 18 goals
- 1965: Harald BergHarald BergHarald Johan «Dutte» Berg is a former Norwegian playmaker and midfielder, nickname "Dutte". He is the brother of Knut Berg and father of Runar Berg, Ørjan Berg and Arild Berg all top players in the Norwegian Premier League....
(Lyn) 19 goals - 1966: Per Kristoffersen (Fredrikstad) 20 goals
- 1967: Odd IversenOdd IversenOdd "Ivers" Iversen is a former Norwegian soccer player.Iversen is one of the greatest Norwegian footballers ever. He was the top goalscorer four times in the Norwegian top division . He also holds the record of most goals scored in one season...
(Rosenborg) 17 goals - 1968: Odd IversenOdd IversenOdd "Ivers" Iversen is a former Norwegian soccer player.Iversen is one of the greatest Norwegian footballers ever. He was the top goalscorer four times in the Norwegian top division . He also holds the record of most goals scored in one season...
(Rosenborg) 30 goals (highest ever) - 1969: Odd IversenOdd IversenOdd "Ivers" Iversen is a former Norwegian soccer player.Iversen is one of the greatest Norwegian footballers ever. He was the top goalscorer four times in the Norwegian top division . He also holds the record of most goals scored in one season...
(Rosenborg) 26 goals - 1970: Steinar PettersenSteinar PettersenSteinar Pettersen is a former football and bandy international from Norway. He played for Strømsgodset IF from 1962 to 1975. 282 matches, scoring 234 goals in football, he played even more and scored likewise for the bandy team. He won 6 caps in football and 25 in bandy...
(Strømsgodset) 16 goals - 1971: Jan FuglsetJan FuglsetJan Fuglset is a former professional football player. Fuglset is known as one of the leading goal-scorers in Norwegian top division with 109 goals from 1967-1982. He is the brother of Tor Fuglset.-Club career:...
(Fredrikstad) 17 goals - 1972: Egil Solberg (MjøndalenMjøndalen IFMjøndalen IF is a Norwegian sports club from Mjøndalen, Buskerud, Norway.-Football:The club have won the Norwegian Cup three times, 1933, 1934 and 1937...
) 16 goals
Johannes Vold (Viking 16 goals - 1973: Stein Karlsen (Hamarkameratene) 17 goals
- 1974: Odd BergOdd BergOdd Sigurd Berg is a Norwegian football coach and former player. As a player he played for Molde FK, and became league top goalscorer with 13 goals in 1974. He later coached Molde, both as an assistant and head coach....
(Molde) 13 goals - 1975: Arne DokkenArne DokkenArne Dokken is a Norwegian former football player and coach. He played as striker for several Norwegian clubs and two Greek clubs and 24 matches for Norway national football team scoring two goals. In eight seasons in the Norwegian Premier League he played 147 matches scoring 64 goals. He was top...
(Strømsgodset) 18 goals - 1976: Jan FuglsetJan FuglsetJan Fuglset is a former professional football player. Fuglset is known as one of the leading goal-scorers in Norwegian top division with 109 goals from 1967-1982. He is the brother of Tor Fuglset.-Club career:...
(Molde) 17 goals - 1977: Trygve JohannessenTrygve JohannessenTrygve Johannessen is a former Norwegian footballer. He is best known for his time at Viking, with whom he won four league titles and one cup between 1974-1982. He scored a total of 181 goals in 312 games for Viking .Johannessen had many youth caps when he moved from Florvåg to Viking in the...
(Viking) 17 goals - 1978: Tom LundTom LundTom Lund is a former Norwegian football coach and striker, he is considered as perhaps Norway's greatest football player of all time....
(Lillestrøm) 17 goals - 1979: Odd IversenOdd IversenOdd "Ivers" Iversen is a former Norwegian soccer player.Iversen is one of the greatest Norwegian footballers ever. He was the top goalscorer four times in the Norwegian top division . He also holds the record of most goals scored in one season...
(Vålerenga) 16 goals - 1980: Arne DokkenArne DokkenArne Dokken is a Norwegian former football player and coach. He played as striker for several Norwegian clubs and two Greek clubs and 24 matches for Norway national football team scoring two goals. In eight seasons in the Norwegian Premier League he played 147 matches scoring 64 goals. He was top...
(Lillestrøm) 14 goals - 1981: Pål JacobsenPål JacobsenPål Jacobsen is a Norwegian football coach and former player.His debut for Ham-Kam came at an age of 16 years and 358 days, and he is among the youngest players ever in the Norwegian top division. In 1981 Jacobsen, scoring 16 goals, became top goalscorer in the Norwegian Premier League. At this...
(Vålerenga) 16 goals - 1982: Tor Arne Granerud (Hamarkameratene) 11 goals Trygve JohannessenTrygve JohannessenTrygve Johannessen is a former Norwegian footballer. He is best known for his time at Viking, with whom he won four league titles and one cup between 1974-1982. He scored a total of 181 goals in 312 games for Viking .Johannessen had many youth caps when he moved from Florvåg to Viking in the...
(Viking) 11 goals (lowest ever) - 1983: Olav Nysæter (Kongsvinger) 14 goals
- 1984: Sverre BrandhaugSverre BrandhaugSverre Brandhaug is a retired football player from Norway, who played as a central midfield from 1981 to 1991 for Rosenborg BK in the Norwegian Premier League. He also played for Trondheims-Ørn SK and Strindheim IL. Brandhaug played 35 times for Norway and scored 2 goals.-References:...
(Rosenborg) 13 goals - 1985: Jørn AndersenJørn AndersenJørn Andersen is a Norwegian former professional footballer, currently in charge of German 2nd division club Karlsruher SC.-Norway:...
(Vålerenga) 23 goals - 1986: Arve Seland (Start) 12 goals
- 1987: Jan Kristian FjærestadJan Kristian FjærestadJan Kristian Fjærestad is a retired Norwegian football striker. He played for Moss F.K., and became the Norwegian Premier League's top goalscorer with 18 goals in 1987, the season Moss won the league title....
(Moss) 18 goals - 1988: Jan Åge FjørtoftJan Åge FjørtoftJan Aage Fjørtoft is a former Norwegian footballer. A powerful centre forward with netting ability , he played professionally in Norway, Austria, England and Germany...
(Lillestrøm) 14 goals - 1989: Jahn Ivar "Mini" JakobsenMini JakobsenJahn Ivar Jakobsen, nicknamed Mini, is a former Norwegian football player who has played for, amongst others, Bodø/Glimt and Rosenborg....
(Rosenborg) 18 goals - 1990: Tore André DahlumTore André DahlumTore André "Totto" Dahlum is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a striker. During his playing career, he had three spells at Start and two spells at Rosenborg. He also played briefly in Denmark, Greece and Belgium....
(Start) 20 goals - 1991: Karl Petter LøkenKarl Petter LøkenKarl Petter "Kalle" Løken is a Norwegian former football player. He played 243 matches in Norwegian Premier League, most of them for Rosenborg BK, Trondheim, earning seven league titles and four cup championships. Løken was capped 36 times for Norway national football team...
(Rosenborg) 12 goals - 1992: Kjell Roar KaasaKjell Roar KaasaKjell Roar Kaasa is a retired Norwegian football striker.Kaasa's many clubs include Drangedal, Kjosen, Bøler, Skeid, Kongsvinger, Lyn, Rosenborg, Stabæk, Vålerenga, Follo and Manglerud Star. Kaasa was a good goal-scorer in the Norwegian Premier League...
(Kongsvinger) 17 goals - 1993: Mons Ivar MjeldeMons Ivar MjeldeMons Ivar Mjelde is a former footballer and is currently head coach for the Norwegian Tippeliga club Start.- Player :...
(Lillestrøm) 19 goals - 1994: Harald Martin BrattbakkHarald Martin BrattbakkHarald Martin Brattbakk is a Norwegian former football player, now working as a pilot. He was the all time top scorer in the Norwegian top division with 166 goals in 255 matches, before being surpassed by Sigurd Rushfeldt in 2011.-Club career:He has played for Kolstad, Rosenborg BK, Celtic, F.C...
(Rosenborg) 17 goals - 1995: Harald Martin BrattbakkHarald Martin BrattbakkHarald Martin Brattbakk is a Norwegian former football player, now working as a pilot. He was the all time top scorer in the Norwegian top division with 166 goals in 255 matches, before being surpassed by Sigurd Rushfeldt in 2011.-Club career:He has played for Kolstad, Rosenborg BK, Celtic, F.C...
(Rosenborg) 26 goals - 1996: Harald Martin BrattbakkHarald Martin BrattbakkHarald Martin Brattbakk is a Norwegian former football player, now working as a pilot. He was the all time top scorer in the Norwegian top division with 166 goals in 255 matches, before being surpassed by Sigurd Rushfeldt in 2011.-Club career:He has played for Kolstad, Rosenborg BK, Celtic, F.C...
(Rosenborg) 28 goals - 1997: Sigurd RushfeldtSigurd RushfeldtSigurd Rushfeldt is a current Norwegian football coach for Tromsø IL and retired football player. During his career, he played for IL Norild, Tromsø IL, Birmingham City F.C., Rosenborg BK, Racing de Santander, and FK Austria Wien. He is well known for his strength and for being a prolific goalscorer...
(Rosenborg) 25 goals - 1998: Sigurd RushfeldtSigurd RushfeldtSigurd Rushfeldt is a current Norwegian football coach for Tromsø IL and retired football player. During his career, he played for IL Norild, Tromsø IL, Birmingham City F.C., Rosenborg BK, Racing de Santander, and FK Austria Wien. He is well known for his strength and for being a prolific goalscorer...
(Rosenborg) 27 goals - 1999: Rune LangeRune LangeRune Lange is a retired Norwegian football striker.-Career:Lange hails from the city of Tromsø and joined the club Fløya at the age of five. As a 17-year-old, he became top scorer in the Third Division with 33 goals in 22 matches, and then moved on to play for Tromsdalen in the First Division...
(Tromsø) 23 goals - 2000: Thorstein HelstadThorstein HelstadThorstein Helstad is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for French Ligue 2 club Monaco and the Norwegian national team.- Career :...
(Brann) 18 goals - 2001: Thorstein HelstadThorstein HelstadThorstein Helstad is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for French Ligue 2 club Monaco and the Norwegian national team.- Career :...
(Brann) 17 goals Frode JohnsenFrode JohnsenFrode Johnsen is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Odd Grenland. He can play in several positions, but preferably as a striker or midfielder. Johnsen is 188 cm tall, and is a good header of the ball...
(Rosenborg) 17 goals
Clayton ZaneClayton ZaneClayton Zane is a retired Australian international football player. His last club was R.S.C. Anderlecht, but he ended his career in late 2005 after being injured for two years.-Club career:...
(Lillestrøm) 17 goals - 2002: Harald Martin BrattbakkHarald Martin BrattbakkHarald Martin Brattbakk is a Norwegian former football player, now working as a pilot. He was the all time top scorer in the Norwegian top division with 166 goals in 255 matches, before being surpassed by Sigurd Rushfeldt in 2011.-Club career:He has played for Kolstad, Rosenborg BK, Celtic, F.C...
(Rosenborg) 17 goals - 2003: Harald Martin BrattbakkHarald Martin BrattbakkHarald Martin Brattbakk is a Norwegian former football player, now working as a pilot. He was the all time top scorer in the Norwegian top division with 166 goals in 255 matches, before being surpassed by Sigurd Rushfeldt in 2011.-Club career:He has played for Kolstad, Rosenborg BK, Celtic, F.C...
(Rosenborg) 17 goals - 2004: Frode JohnsenFrode JohnsenFrode Johnsen is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Odd Grenland. He can play in several positions, but preferably as a striker or midfielder. Johnsen is 188 cm tall, and is a good header of the ball...
(Rosenborg) 19 goals - 2005: Ole Martin ÅrstOle Martin ÅrstOle Martin Årst is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a striker for IK Start of the Norwegian Premier League.-Club career:...
(Tromsø) 16 goals - 2006:
Daniel NannskogDaniel NannskogDaniel Paul Gustav Nannskog is a Swedish former football player. He played as a striker, and last played for Stabæk IF in the Norwegian Premier League. Nannskog was known as a hard working, determined player who worked for the team by not only scoring goals but creating them as well. He announced...
(Stabæk) 19 goals - 2007: Thorstein HelstadThorstein HelstadThorstein Helstad is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for French Ligue 2 club Monaco and the Norwegian national team.- Career :...
(Brann) 22 goals - 2008: Daniel NannskogDaniel NannskogDaniel Paul Gustav Nannskog is a Swedish former football player. He played as a striker, and last played for Stabæk IF in the Norwegian Premier League. Nannskog was known as a hard working, determined player who worked for the team by not only scoring goals but creating them as well. He announced...
(Stabæk) 16 goals - 2009: Rade PricaRade PricaRade Stanislav Prica is a Swedish footballer currently playing for Rosenborg BK of Norway.Prica is the only player who has won league championships in the three Scandinavian countries - Sweden, Denmark and Norway.- Club career :...
(Rosenborg) 17 goals - 20102010 Norwegian Premier LeagueThe 2010 Norwegian Premier League season is the sixty-sixth season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition, which is also named Tippeligaen for sponsorship reasons, began on 14 March and is scheduled to end on 7 November...
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Baye Djiby FallBaye Djiby FallBaye Djiby Fall is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Odense Boldklub on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow.- Career :...
(Molde) 16 goals - 20112011 Norwegian Premier LeagueThe 2011 Norwegian Premier League season was the sixty-seventh season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition, which is also named Tippeligaen for sponsorship reasons, began on 20 March 2011 and ended on 27 November 2011...
: Mostafa AbdellaoueMostafa AbdellaoueMostafa "Mos" Abdellaoue is a Norwegian football forward of Moroccan descent. Abdellaoue currently plays for Norwegian Premier League side Tromsø, on loan from Vålerenga...
(Tromsø) 17 goals
All time top scorers
- Sigurd RushfeldtSigurd RushfeldtSigurd Rushfeldt is a current Norwegian football coach for Tromsø IL and retired football player. During his career, he played for IL Norild, Tromsø IL, Birmingham City F.C., Rosenborg BK, Racing de Santander, and FK Austria Wien. He is well known for his strength and for being a prolific goalscorer...
, 172 goals - Harald Martin BrattbakkHarald Martin BrattbakkHarald Martin Brattbakk is a Norwegian former football player, now working as a pilot. He was the all time top scorer in the Norwegian top division with 166 goals in 255 matches, before being surpassed by Sigurd Rushfeldt in 2011.-Club career:He has played for Kolstad, Rosenborg BK, Celtic, F.C...
, 166 - Petter BelsvikPetter BelsvikPetter Belsvik is a Norwegian football coach and former player. With 159 goals in the Norwegian Premier League he ranks third in the all-time statistics, behind Harald Brattbakk. He has never appeared for the Norwegian national team....
, 159 - Odd IversenOdd IversenOdd "Ivers" Iversen is a former Norwegian soccer player.Iversen is one of the greatest Norwegian footballers ever. He was the top goalscorer four times in the Norwegian top division . He also holds the record of most goals scored in one season...
, 158 - Per Kristoffersen, 145
- Jostein FloJostein FloJostein Flo is a Norwegian former football player, famous for his physical playing style and aerial dominance.-Biography:...
, 114 - Jan FuglsetJan FuglsetJan Fuglset is a former professional football player. Fuglset is known as one of the leading goal-scorers in Norwegian top division with 109 goals from 1967-1982. He is the brother of Tor Fuglset.-Club career:...
, 109 - Thorstein HelstadThorstein HelstadThorstein Helstad is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for French Ligue 2 club Monaco and the Norwegian national team.- Career :...
*, 108 - Arne Pedersen, 107
- Svein MathisenSvein MathisenSvein Erling "Matta" Mathisen was a footballer from Norway. With the exception of a short spell with Scottish club Hibernian in 1978, "Matta" played for IK Start throughout his career, where he won the Norwegian league title in 1978 and 1980...
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