Espen Schjerven

Espen Schjerven (born 8 May 1983 in Norway) is a Norwegian retired footballer.^[1] Besides Norway, he has played in New Zealand.^[2]

Espen Schjerven

Personal information
Date of birth	8 May 1983
Place of birth	Norway
Position(s)	Midfielder, Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
-2003	Lyn Fotball	4	(0)
2003-2004	Football Kingz FC	14	(1)
2004-2006	Manglerud Star Toppfotball	18+	(6+)
2007	Korsvoll IL
	Korsvoll IL C
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Schjerven started his career with Lyn Fotball.^[3]

After helping Lyn Fotball finish 3rd in 2002, Schjerven signed for Football Kingz in New Zealand.^[4][5] After that, he signed for Manglerud Star Toppfotball.^[6][7][8]

In 2006, he went to Poland for medical studies after playing in the Norwegian second and third divisions.^[9][10]

In 2008, at the age of 25, he started playing for the C team of Norwegian lower league side Korsvoll IL, scoring 3 goals on debut against IL Jardar's 2nd team.^[11] Despite receiving offers from teams in higher divisions, Schjerven stayed put with the Korsvoll IL C team due to the possibility of breaking goal records.^[11]