Simen Bolkan Nordli

Simen Bolkan Nordli (born 25 December 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Rosenborg.

Simen Bolkan Nordli

Personal information
Full name	Simen Bolkan Nordli
Date of birth	(1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Elverum, Norway
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rosenborg
Number	7
Youth career
	Ottestad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Ottestad	20	(0)
2016–2019	HamKam	82	(24)
2020–2022	Aalesund	87	(17)
2023–2025	Randers	71	(21)
2025–	Rosenborg	1	(0)
International career
2017	Norway U18	2	(2)
2018	Norway U19	8	(1)
2019	Norway U21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025

Personal life

He is a son of former Rosenborg and Hamkam player Leif Nordli, who also coached Ottestad.^[2]

Club career

He played youth football for Ottestad before joining larger neighbours HamKam, eventually going on to represent Norway as a youth and U21 international.^[3]

On 2 January 2020, Aalesunds FK announced the signing of Nordli on a three-year contract.^[4]

Danish club Randers announced on 27 July 2022 that they had signed Nordli on a 3.5 year deal, though he would not join the club officially until January 2023 following the end of the 2022 Eliteserien season.^[5][6] In November 2024, he was named as the Danish Superliga player of the month for October.^[7] He was named as the Superliga Player of the Year for the 2024–25 season on 23 May 2025,^[8] a year in which he scored 14 goals from 31 matches.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 July 2025^[9][1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
HamKam	2016	2. divisjon	12	1	0	0	—		12	1
	2017		15	3	0	0	—		15	3
	2018	1. divisjon	27	7	4	1	—		31	8
	2019		28	13	0	0	—		28	13
	Total		82	24	4	1	0	0	86	25
Aalesunds	2020	Eliteserien	28	4	—		0	0	28	4
	2021	1. divisjon	30	10	3	1	0	0	33	11
	2022	Eliteserien	29	3	3	0	0	0	32	3
	Total		87	17	6	1	0	0	93	18
Randers	2022–23	Danish Superliga	14	2	—		0	0	14	2
	2023–24		26	5	2	1	0	0	28	6
	2024–25		31	14	1	0	0	0	32	14
	Total		71	21	3	1	0	0	74	22
Rosenborg	2025	Eliteserien	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1
Career total			241	61	13	3	1	1	254	66

Honours

Individual

• Danish Superliga Player of the Year: 2024–25^[8]
• Danish Superliga Team of the Year: 2024–25^[10]