Bård Finne

Bård Finne (born 13 February 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for SK Brann and the Norway national team.

Bård Finne
Bård Finne in July 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Brann
Number 11
Youth career
SK Trane
Nymark IL
0000–2012 Brann
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Brann 26 (8)
2014–2016 1. FC Köln 21 (2)
2014–2015 1. FC Köln II 5 (4)
2016–2017 1. FC Heidenheim 21 (3)
2017–2020 Vålerenga 104 (30)
2021 SønderjyskE 17 (0)
2021– Brann 65 (32)
International career‡
2012 Norway U17 11 (4)
2012–2013 Norway U18 20 (7)
2013 Norway U19 8 (2)
2014–2015 Norway U21 8 (1)
2023– Norway 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

Hailing from Bergen, he started his professional career in Brann. Finne has represented Norway from under-15 to under-21 level.

Club career

Brann

Finne was born in Bergen,[1] with parents hailing from Voss. During his childhood, Finne participated in both athletics and cross-country skiing in addition to playing football and became regional champion in cross-country skiing while competing for Voss IL.[2] Finne, who grew up in the area surrounding Brann Stadion,[3] played football for SK Trane until he gave up both athletics and skiing at the age of 12[2] and joined Nymark IL where he played with Andreas Vindheim and Kasper Skaanes until the three joined SK Brann's youth-team together in 2009.[3]

Before he signed a professional contract with Brann, he was eligible to play in Tippeligaen as he was listed on the team's B-list.[4] He was wanted by Dutch club NEC Nijmegen and Ole Gunnar Solskjær's club Molde,[5] but Finne signed a professional contract for Brann in September 2012.[6] He scored his first two goals in Tippeligaen in the match against rivaling club Rosenborg on 23 September 2012. He made five appearances and scored three goals in the 2012 season,[7] after which he gained the nickname "the fox in the box".[8][9]

Finne's first appearance of the 2013 season, came when he replaced Kristoffer Barmen as a substitute against Lillestrøm in April 2013. In the First Round of the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup, Finne scored four goals when Brann won 14–0 against Hovding.[10] In June 2013, Finne rejected Brann's offer for a new contract and stated that he wanted to move abroad either during the summer or when his contract expired after the season.[11] The crowd at Brann Stadion did not like that Finne wanted to leave the club, and booed at him when he replaced Martin Pusic in the home match against Sandnes Ulf on 29 June 2013, but Finne answered by scoring a hat-trick in the 6–1 victory.[12]

Cologne

On 20 August 2013, it was announced that he had signed a 3.5-year contract with the 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln starting in January 2014. He joined the club as a Bosman player as his contract with Brann expired on 31 December 2013.[13] He debuted for 1. FC Köln on 9 February in the 2. Bundesliga tie against SC Paderborn at the RheinEnergie Stadion (final result 0–1) entering the pitch as a substitute for Anthony Ujah in the 46th minute.[14][15]

Heidenheim

He moved to 1. FC Heidenheim on 16 January 2016. Finne played 24 games for the club and scored 3 goals.[16]

Vålerenga

On 24 February 2017, Finne signed a four-year contract with Brann rivals Vålerenga, despite his agent stating that he would never play for another Norwegian club.[17] On 3 April he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win on his competitive debut for Vålerenga against Viking.[18]

SønderjyskE

On 10 October 2020 Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE confirmed, that Finne would join the club from 2021 on a deal until June 2024.[19]

Return to Brann

On 5 August 2021, Finne returned to Norway and signed a deal until June 2025 with his former club SK Brann.[20] He became the top scorer in the 2022 Norwegian First Division with 16 goals, alongside Gift Orban.[21]

International career

Finne first represented Norway when he played two matches for the under-15 team against Sweden U15 in September 2010. The next month he was selected for the squad that met Portugal, France and Netherlands in an under-15 tournament.[22] He played a total of five matches for the under-15 team in 2010. The next year he played 11 matches for the under-16 team, scoring five goals. In 2012, he played 11 matches and scored four goals for the under-17 team in addition to 11 matches and three goals for the under-18 team. He made his debut for the under-19 team in 2013,[23] and scored goals against Netherlands U19[24] and Cyprus U19 in the elite qualification for the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

Career statistics
As of match played 6 June 2023[25][26]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brann 2012 Tippeligaen 7321–94
2013 19536–2211
Total 26857003115
1. FC Köln 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 11100–111
2014–15 Bundesliga 10100–101
2015–16 0010–10
Total 2121000222
1. FC Heidenheim 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 14210–152
2016–17 7120–91
Total 2133000243
Vålerenga 2017 Eliteserien 24431–275
2018 251054–3014
2019 29833–3211
2020 26800–268
Total 104301180011538
SønderjyskE 2020–21 Danish Superliga 17051–221
Total 1705100221
Brann 2021 Eliteserien 15420–174
2022 OBOS-ligaen 2916811–3727
2023 Eliteserien 131137–1618
Total 57311318007049
Career total 2486333240027187
  1. Includes the Norwegian Football Cup and DFB-Pokal

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 September 2023Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Jordan5–06–0Friendly

Honours
Brann
Individual

References
  1. "Bård Finne at altomfotball.no" (in Norwegian).
  2. Flatekvål, Bente-Line S. (27 October 2012). "Slik senket han RBK" (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. Ellingsen, Roy (26 October 2012). "Ekstremt lokal gutt" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. Natlandsmyr, Gorm (31 August 2012). "Her er Branns B-liste" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  5. Aaserud, Mikal (17 April 2013). "Brann-talentet sa nei til Molde etter Solskjær-besøk". VG-nett (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  6. Presthus, Øivind (9 September 2012). "Finne har signert" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  7. Pamer, Anders (16 April 2013). "– United og City følger Branns Bård Finne". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  8. Opheim, Steffen (8 October 2012). "Bergenserne snudde det i sluttminuttene". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  9. Horjen, Henrik (8 October 2012). "Skarsfjord om "ungdomsbølgen": – Blir bedre og bedre". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  10. Bøyum, Mads (18 April 2013). "Skarsfjord hyller firemåls-Finne". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  11. Wathne, Davy (15 June 2013). "Bård Finne til utlandet" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  12. Magnussen, Jostein; Skjellum, Hanne (29 June 2013). "Finne fikk pipekonsert – svarte med hat trick" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  13. Svendsen, Roy Hilmar (20 August 2013). "Bård Finne klar for tyske Köln" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  14. "Heimniederlage gegen Paderborn" (in German). fc-koeln.de. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  15. "Standard-Spezialist Meha sorgt für die Überraschung" (in German). kicker.de. 9 February 2014.
  16. "Finne erhält beim FCH einen Vertrag bis zum 30.06.2018" [Finne signs a contract at FCH until 30 June 2018] (in German). 1. FC Heidenheim. 16 January 2016. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  17. Bredesen, Carina Alice (24 February 2017). "Vålerenga har signert Bård Finne (22)" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  18. Sander Englund Smørdal, Christian Thorkildsen (3 April 2017). "God Finne matchvinner da Vålerenga kjempet seg til seier mot Viking". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  19. Norsk kantspiller til SønderjyskE, soenderjyske.dk, 10 October 2020
  20. FINNE HAR SIGNERT, brann.no, 5 August 2021
  21. "OBOS-ligaen 2022 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  22. Sælensminde, Ellinor Nesbø (18 October 2010). "Bård Finne møter stormaktene". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  23. "Bård Finne's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  24. "Brann vil ha Europa-regler". 26 June 2008.
  25. "Bård Finne". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  26. "Bård Finne at NFF". Fotball.no. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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