| Birger Meling | |
| Full Name: | Birger Solberg Meling |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Stavanger, Norway |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Copenhagen |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Viking |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Middlesbrough |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Stabæk |
| Caps1: | 59 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Rosenborg |
| Caps2: | 79 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Nîmes |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Rennes |
| Caps4: | 59 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Copenhagen |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam2: | Norway |
| Nationalcaps2: | 39 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 5 January 2024 |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Upright: | 0.8 |
Birger Solberg Meling (born 17 December 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen, and the Norway national football team.
After playing youth football for Viking and Middlesbrough,[1] Meling joined Stabæk before the 2014 season. He made his senior league debut in September 2014 in a 3–0 defeat against Aalesund.[2] In February 2017, he signed for Rosenborg.[3]
In July 2020, Meling joined Nîmes on a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Rosenborg was less than €1 million.[4] On his Ligue 1 debut on the season's first matchday, he contributed an assist and a goal in Nîmes's 4–0 win against Brest.[5]
On 14 August 2023, Meling signed a contract with the Danish champions Copenhagen until the summer of 2027.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stabæk | 2014 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Eliteserien | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | Eliteserien | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
| Total | 59 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 6 | |||
| Rosenborg | 2017 | Eliteserien | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 46 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | — | 44 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 37 | 1 | — | 129 | 4 | ||||
| Nîmes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Rennes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 59 | 0 | ||||
| Copenhagen | 2023–24 | Superliga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 235 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 318 | 13 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | ||
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