Egil Selvik
Norwegian footballer (born 1997)
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Egil Selvik (born 30 July 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Watford and the Norway national team.[1]
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Selvik with Norway in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandnes, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Ganddal IL | ||
| 2014–2016 | Sandnes Ulf | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Sandnes Ulf | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Nest-Sotra (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Odd | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Haugesund | 117 | (0) |
| 2025 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Watford | 56 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Norway | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2026 | |||
Club career
On 25 November 2024, Selvik was sent off for receiving both red and yellow cards in a 5–1 league victory against FK Haugesund.[2] In his last match for FK Haugesund on 8 December, he kept a clean sheet to seal Haugesund to a 2–0 league victory against FK Moss.[3]
On 10 January 2025, Selvik moved abroad to Italy, signing a contract with Udinese.[4] However, Selvik was only at Udinese for a matter of weeks before moving on to EFL Championship club Watford for an undisclosed fee on 31 January.[5][6]
International career
Selvik debuted for the Norwegian senior squad on 7 September 2023 in a friendly match against Jordan.[7]
On 21 May 2026, Selvik was included in the 26-man squad selected by Norway national team manager Ståle Solbakken for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 March 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sandnes Ulf | 2017 | 1. divisjon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Nest-Sotra (loan) | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Odd | 2019 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Haugesund | 2021 | Eliteserien | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Total | 117 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 0 | ||
| Watford | 2024–25 | Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Championship | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 199 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 207 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Eliteserien play-offs
International
- As of 26 June 2026[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
