Alexander Groven (né Hassum; born 2 January 1992) is a Norwegian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categ ...

for

Hønefoss BK Hønefoss Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hønefoss, founded in 1895. The club was a part of the multi-sports club L/F Hønefoss, which folded in 2008. After 11 years in 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football, Hønefoss ...

Career

He started his career in

Frigg Oslo FK Frigg Oslo Fotballklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Majorstua in Oslo. It has sections for association football and bandy. History It was founded on 17 May 1904 as ''SK Frigg'', named after Frigg of Norse mythology. It was merged on 21 ...

. He later joined Lyn Oslo's junior team. He made his senior debut on 4 October 2009 against

Lillestrøm Lillestrøm is a municipality in Akershus county. It is located in the traditional district of Romerike. With a population of 85,757 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated municipality in Viken. It was founded on 1 January 2020 as a merger ...

, as a substitute in the 82nd minute. In July 2015 Groven sign a deal with

Tippeligaen Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ...

side

Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian professional football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. ...

. Ahead of the 2020 season, Groven returned to

for the third time, after a year in Iceland.ALEXANDER GROVEN: - HØNEFOSS BK ER KLUBBEN I MITT HJERTE
honefossbk.no, 8 November 2019

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* * 1992 births Living people Footballers from Oslo Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Frigg Oslo FK players Lyn Fotball players Hønefoss BK players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian Second Division players Men's association football defenders Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland {{Norway-footy-defender-stub