Runar Robinsønn Norheim (born 14 February 2005) is a Norwegian

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who plays as a

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for

Tromsø Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø. Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality is the 21s ...

Club career

Norheim joined

in 2020, and was integrated into the first team, making his debut the same year. In doing so, he became the youngest Tromsø player ever. In May 2022, he scored a hat-trick in an 8–0

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win against Ishavsbyen. He signed a contract extension with Tromsø in September 2022, running through to 2024. In the same month, he was named by English newspaper ''

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'' as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.

Career statistics

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References

2005 births Living people People from Lenvik Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Tromsø IL players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Norwegian Third Division players {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub