Patrick Berg
Norwegian footballer (born 1997)
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Patrick Berg (born 24 November 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt and the Norway national team.
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Berg with Norway in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bodø, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bodø/Glimt | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2022 | Bodø/Glimt | 137 | (8) |
| 2022 | Lens | 17 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bodø/Glimt | 107 | (19) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Norway U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Norway U18 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | Norway U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Norway | 44 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Bodø/Glimt
Berg was born in Bodø.[1] He made his senior debut for Bodø/Glimt on 12 July 2014 in a 3–0 loss to Odd.[citation needed]
Berg was appointed captain of the first team during the 2020 season.[2] That year, he took part in his club’s historic triumph, with FK Bodø/Glimt winning the Norwegian league championship for the first time in its history.[3]
He was crowned Norwegian champion again in 2021.[4]
Lens
On December 20, 2021, Berg officially joined Lens. He signed a contract running until June 2026, and the transfer fee paid to Bodø/Glimt was estimated at €4.5 million.[5] The transfer became effective on January 1, 2022.
He made his debut in a Lens shirt on January 4, 2022, in the Coupe de France derby against Lille, coming on in the 75th minute in place of Kevin Danso. The match ended 2–2, with Lens winning on penalties. He came very close to providing an assist to his teammate Ibrahima Baldé in the 90th minute.
He made his first start on February 5, 2022, against Lorient, following the suspension of Cheick Doucouré, in a 2–0 defeat. He then went on to make a series of substitute appearances. On April 16, 2022, he started against Lille in a 2–1 victory, delivering a highly convincing performance. He finished the season having mostly accumulated brief appearances with the Lens first team, marking a half-season of adaptation, as Franck Haise is known for taking considerable time to integrate players who have never played in Ligue 1.
However, things did not go as planned for Berg, who had been expected to succeed Doucouré following his transfer to Crystal Palace in the summer of 2022. The arrival of Ghanaian midfielder Salis Abdul Samed, newly signed from Clermont to strengthen the midfield, further clouded his future at Lens.[6] Berg therefore began the 2022–2023 season on the bench, continuing to make substitute appearances, but increasingly in the final minutes of matches.
Return to Bodø/Glimt
On 29 August 2022, after only six months in France, Berg decided to return to Norway and rejoin his boyhood club, Bodø/Glimt.[7][8] On 3 September 2023, Berg scored twice in a league match against Hamarkameratene. Despite his brace, neither side was able to secure victory, with the match ending in a 4–4 draw.
Berg won the Norwegian league title for a third time as Bodø/Glimt were once again crowned champions at the end of the 2023 season.[9]
International career
In August 2020, Berg received his first call-up to the Norway national team for UEFA Nations League matches against Austria and Northern Ireland.[10] However, he remained an unused substitute in both matches. He was called up again in November 2020, but after testing positive for COVID-19 despite being asymptomatic, he was placed in quarantine and was ultimately unable to make his senior international debut during that international break.[11]
On 24 March 2021, Berg made his international debut for the Norway national team in a World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar, making him Norway's first ever third-generation international footballer.[citation needed]
On 21 May 2026, Berg was included in the 26-man squad selected by Norway national team manager Ståle Solbakken for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[12]
Personal life
Berg comes from a football family; his father Ørjan Berg, his grandfather Harald Berg, his uncles Arild and Runar Berg, and his great uncle Knut Berg have all played for Bodø/Glimt. Harald, Ørjan, and Runar have also played for the national team.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2014 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | Norwegian First Division | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13[c] | 3 | 41 | 7 | ||
| Total | 137 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 169 | 16 | ||
| Lens | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2022 | Eliteserien | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2023 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14[e] | 4 | 53 | 9 | ||
| 2024 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21[f] | 2 | 52 | 11 | ||
| 2025 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8[g] | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6[g] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 107 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 56 | 6 | 181 | 28 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 27 | 36 | 7 | 72 | 10 | 369 | 44 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Coupe de France
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, fifteen appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 17 June 2026[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 0 | |
Honours
Bodø/Glimt
Individual
- Eliteserien Player of the Year: 2021,[15] 2025[16]
- UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2024–25[17]
- Eliteserien Player of the Month: June/July 2025[18]
