2021 Vålerenga Fotball season explained

Club:	Vålerenga
Season:	2021
Chairman:	Thomas Baardseng
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Dag-Eilev Fagermo
Stadium:	Intility Arena
League:	Eliteserien
League Result:	7th
Cup1:	Norwegian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2:	Europa Conference League
Cup2 Result:	Second qualifying round
League Topscorer:	Henrik Udahl Aron Dønnum (6 each)
Season Topscorer:	Henrik Udahl (7)
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Prevseason:	2020
Nextseason:	2022

The 2021 season was Vålerenga Fotball's 108th season in existence and the club's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Norwegian football. In addition to the domestic league, Vålerenga Fotball participated in this season's edition of the Norwegian Football Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

Out on loan

Transfers

Winter

See main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2020–21. In:^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [3] [3]} Out:^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]}

Summer

See main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2021. In:^{[17] [18] [19] [20] [21]} Out:^{[22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]}

Competitions

Eliteserien

See main article: 2021 Eliteserien.

Table

Norwegian Cup

See main article: 2021 Norwegian Football Cup.

UEFA Europa Conference League

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Second qualifying round

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="14"|Players away from Vålerenga on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who left Vålerenga during the season|}

Goal scorers

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1	FW		14	Henrik Udahl	6	1	0	7
2	MF		10	Aron Dønnum	6	0	0	6
3	FW		9	Viðar Kjartansson	5	0	0	5
	MF		8	Henrik Bjørdal	4	1	0	5
	MF		17	Tobias Christensen	3	2	0	5
6	DF		2	Christian Borchgrevink	3	0	0	3
	DF		4	Jonatan Tollås	3	0	0	3
	FW		11	Amor Layouni	3	0	0	3
	MF		15	Odin Holm	3	0	0	3
	MF		7	Fredrik Jensen	2	1	0	3
	FW		19	Seedy Jatta	2	1	0	3
				Own goal	2	0	1	3
13	FW		26	Osame Sahraoui	2	0	0	2
14	DF		5	Leonard Zuta	1	0	0	1
	MF		6	Nicolaj Thomsen	1	0	0	1
	DF		3	Brage Skaret	0	1	0	1
	FW		22	Ivan Näsberg	0	0	1	1
				TOTALS	46	7	2	55

Clean sheets

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1	GK		1	Kjetil Haug	3	1	1	5
2	GK		13	Kristoffer Klaesson	2	0	0	2
3	GK		21	Mathias Dyngeland	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	6	1	1	8

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Eliteserien		Norwegian Cup		UEFA Europa Conference League		Total
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2		DF	Christian Borchgrevink	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
3		DF	Brage Skaret	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Jonatan Tollås	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
5		DF	Leonard Zuta	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7		MF	Fredrik Jensen	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Henrik Bjørdal	3	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
10		MF	Albin Mörfelt	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		FW	Amor Layouni	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
15		MF	Odin Holm	2	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
17		MF	Tobias Christensen	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
22		DF	Ivan Näsberg	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26		MF	Osame Sahraoui	2	0	2	1	1	0	5	1
Players who left Vålerenga during the season:
10		MF	Aron Dønnum	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13		GK	Kristoffer Klaesson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25		DF	Sam Adekugbe	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
			TOTALS	34	0	6	1	5	0	45	1

Notes and References

1. News: - Det kommer bli kaos på kanten. 25 January 2021. Vålerenga Fotball. Norwegian. 29 January 2021.
2. News: Udahl er solgt til Vålerenga. 15 February 2021. Åsane Fotball. Norwegian. 17 February 2021.
3. News: Han er vår nye nummer 10!. 18 February 2021. Vålerenga Fotball. Norwegian. 20 February 2021.
4. News: Christensen klar for Vålerenga. 4 March 2021. Molde FK. Norwegian. 6 March 2021.
5. News: Vi takker lånesoldatene for innsatsen. 15 December 2020. Ull/Kisa. Norwegian. 15 December 2020.
6. News: Johan Lædre Bjørdal (34) legger opp: − Veldig spesielt. 4 May 2021. VG. Baardsen, Joakim. Norwegian. 6 May 2021.
7. News: Vålerenga har solgt Felipe Carvahlo. 17 January 2021. Vålerenga. Norwegian. 17 January 2021.
8. News: Shala valgte Stabæk. 5 March 2021. Stabæk Fotball. Norwegian. 6 March 2021.
9. News: Lekven er tilbake. 15 January 2021. Odds BK. Norwegian. 16 January 2021.
10. News: Vilhjálmsson vender tilbake til Island – blir i Vålerenga ut sesongen. 25 September 2020. Dagsavisen. Norwegian. 6 March 2021.
11. News: Finne klar for klubb i Danmark. 10 October 2020. TV 2. Norwegian. 23 November 2020.
12. News: Camara lånes ut. Simonsen. Caroline. 27 January 2021. Eurosport. Norwegian. 27 January 2021.
13. News: Klar for ny Eliteserie-klubb: – Revansjesugen etter oppholdet i VIF. Blaker. Espen. 18 March 2021. Eurosport. Norwegian. 20 March 2021.
14. News: Vålerenga-spiller terminerer kontrakten: Fortsetter karrieren i USA. Biørnstad. Carl Henning. 18 December 2020. Eurosport. Norwegian. 19 December 2020.
15. News: Årets første trening. 21 January 2021. Strømmen IF. Norwegian. 29 January 2021.
16. News: Vålerenga og Brede Sandmoen går hvert til sitt. 5 March 2021. Vålerenga Fotball. Norwegian. 6 March 2021.
17. Web site: Leonard Zuta klar for Vålerenga. ww.vif-fotball.no. Vålerenga Fotball. 30 July 2021. Norwegian. 30 July 2021.
18. Web site: Dansk landslagsspiller klar for Vålerenga. ww.vif-fotball.no. Vålerenga Fotball. 7 August 2021. Norwegian. 5 August 2021.
19. News: Albin Mörfelt er på plass!. 6 July 2021. Vålerenga Fotball. no. 9 July 2021.
20. Web site: Mathias Dyngeland klar for Vålerenga. ww.vif-fotball.no. Vålerenga Fotball. 28 August 2021. Norwegian. 27 August 2021.
21. News: Fra Sagene til Eliteserien. Haga. Kristin Tufte. 5 July 2021. Sagene Avis. no. 23 July 2021.
22. News: Velkommen tilbake, Sakarias!. 28 June 2021. Tromsø IL. no. 2 July 2021.
23. News: Bekreftet: Dønnum klar for ny klubb. Hopen. Andreas. 23 July 2021. Eurosport. no. 23 July 2021.
24. Web site: Kristoffer Klaesson solgt til Leeds United. ww.vif-fotball.no. Vålerenga Fotball. 31 July 2021. Norwegian. 31 July 2021.
25. News: Har skrevet kontrakt ut 2024. 15 May 2021. SK Brann. Norwegian. 27 May 2021.
26. Web site: Adekugbe solgt til tyrkisk fotball. www.vif-fotball.no. Vålerenga Fotball. 20 June 2021. Norwegian. 18 June 2021.
27. Web site: Nouri takker for seg. www.vif-fotball.no. Vålerenga Fotball. 20 June 2021. Norwegian. 19 June 2021.
28. News: Klar for ny klubb: – Veldig gira på å spille fotball igjen. Biørnstad. Carl Henning. 21 September 2021. Eurosport. no. 27 September 2021.