Ørjan Hopen

Ørjan Hopen
Personal information
Full name Ørjan Hopen
Date of birth (1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Sogndal, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Raumnes & Årnes (player-manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Sogndal 68 (9)
2013 → Bryne (loan) 8 (1)
2014 → Nest-Sotra (loan) 13 (2)
2015–2016 Levanger 52 (10)
2017 Skeid 13 (2)
2018–2022 Funnefoss/Vormsund IL 50 (16)
2023 Bøn
2024– Raumnes & Årnes
Managerial career
2023 Bøn (player-manager)
2023 Eidsvold Turn (assistant)
2024– Raumnes & Årnes (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Ørjan Hopen (born 19 March 1992) is a Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for Raumnes & Årnes IL.

Personal life

He is the son of former Sogndal player Arild Hopen.

Club career

He was brought up in the Sogndal system and signed his first professional contract in 2008. He scored his first competitive goal for Sogndal in his first competitive match against Smørås IL when he came on as a substitute in the 74th minute and scoring his goal at the 83rd minute mark in the First Round of the 2009 Norwegian Football Cup. He made his debut in Tippeligaen against Strømsgodset with another sub appearance in the first round of the 2011 season on 20 March 2011.

After a couple of years in second-tier Levanger he left ahead of the 2017 season.[1] After three months as a free agent he signed for third-tier Skeid.[2]

Ahead of the 2018 season he joined Funnefoss/Vormsund IL in the Norwegian Fourth Division.[3] He stayed here until the 2022 season was over, and was subsequently announced as player-manager of Fifth Division team Bøn FK and assistant manager of ambitious Third Division team Eidsvold Turn.[4] In 2024 he moved on to Raumnes & Årnes IL, having taken up residence in Fjellfoten.[5]

Career statistics

Season Club Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2009 Sogndal 1. divisjon 0 0 2 1 2 1
2010 14 0 1 0 15 0
2011 Eliteserien 20 6 2 0 22 6
2012 26 2 1 0 27 2
2013 2 0 1 0 3 0
2013 Bryne 1. divisjon 8 1 0 0 8 1
2014 Sogndal Eliteserien 6 1 2 1 8 2
2014 Nest-Sotra 1. divisjon 13 2 0 0 13 2
2015 Levanger 26 5 3 0 29 5
2016 26 5 0 0 26 5
2017 Skeid 2. divisjon 7 1 2 0 9 1
Career Total 148 23 14 2 162 25

Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ Hopen forlater Levanger‚ innherred.no, 3 January 2017
  2. ^ "Til Skeid". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 31 March 2017.
  3. ^ Ørjan Hopen klar for 4. divisjonsklubb‚ sognavis.no, 7 November 2017
  4. ^ Holterhuset, Martin (6 March 2023). "Ørjan (30) får sjansen i ny rolle: – Det blir veldig spennende". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Hopen klar for R&Å". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 26 February 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Ørjan Hopen". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.


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