Hugo Vetlesen
Norwegian footballer (born 2000)
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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.
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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]
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Vetlesen with Club Brugge in 2025 | |||
| 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 | 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 | 79 | (7) |
| 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) |
| 2018–2022 | Norway U-21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Norway | 6 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2024 | |||
Career
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
Club
- As of match played 1 March 2026[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 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16[e] | 2 | – | 56 | 7 | |
| 2024–25 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 79 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 249 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 66 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 352 | 50 | ||
- 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
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
International
- As of 11 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
- 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
Bodø/Glimt
- Eliteserien: 2020, 2021, 2023
Club Brugge
Individual
- Eliteserien Young Player of the Month: November 2021[9]
- Eliteserien Player of the Year: 2022