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 | 97 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Norway U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Norway U18 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | Norway U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Norway | 39 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||
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]
Lens
On 20 December 2021, Berg signed for Ligue 1 side Lens on a contract until 2026. The transfer fee paid to Bodø/Glimt was reportedly of €4.5 million.[2]
Return to Bodø/Glimt
On 29 August 2022, Berg returned to Bodø/Glimt and signed a five-year contract.[3]
International career
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]
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 22 March 2026[4]
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[g] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 97 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 56 | 6 | 169 | 27 | ||
| Career total | 251 | 26 | 34 | 7 | 72 | 10 | 357 | 43 | ||
- 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 17 November 2025[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 0 | |
Honours
Bodø/Glimt
- Eliteserien: 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Individual
- Eliteserien Player of the Year: 2021,[6] 2025[7]
- UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2024–25[8]
- Eliteserien Player of the Month: June/July 2025[9]
