Vegard Erlien

Vegard Østraat Erlien (born 26 June 1998) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Tromsø.

Vegard Erlien

Personal information
Full name	Vegard Østraat Erlien
Date of birth	(1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Trondheim, Norway[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder (earlier) Forward
Team information
Current team	Tromsø
Number	15
Youth career
2013–2017	Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Sandnes Ulf	43	(7)
2019–2022	Ranheim	84	(18)
2023–	Tromsø	68	(31)
International career‡
2013	Norway U15	2	(0)
2014	Norway U16	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 November 2019

Career

Erlien started his career at Rosenborg, playing for their youth and second teams, before getting picked up by Sandnes Ulf in 2018.^[2]

After a successful spell at Sandnes Ulf, Erlien returned to Trondheim, this time playing for top-flight club Ranheim. He signed his contract in the summer transfer window of 2019, on a contract that lasted until the end of the 2022 season.^[3]

In September 2022 Erlien signed a pre-contract with Tromsø, starting from 1 January 2023, and lasting until the end of the 2025 season.^[4] He became the top goalscorer internally in Tromsø in 2023, but missed the mid part of the 2024 season after a leg fracture.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 27 July 2025^[6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sandnes Ulf	2018	1. divisjon	26	4	3	0	—		—		29	4
	2019		17	3	2	0	—		—		19	3
	Total		43	7	5	0	—		—		48	7
Ranheim	2019	Eliteserien	10	2	2	0	—		—		12	2
	2020	1. divisjon	23	1	—		—		2[a]	0	25	1
	2021		21	1	3	0	—		—		24	1
	2022		30	14	2	2	—		—		32	16
	Total		84	18	7	2	—		2	0	93	20
Tromsø	2023	Eliteserien	30	15	5	3	—		—		35	18
	2024		23	8	2	2	1[b]	0	—		26	10
	2025		15	8	1	0	—		—		16	8
	Total		68	31	8	5	1	0	—		77	36
Career total			195	56	20	7	1	0	2	0	218	63

1. Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs
2. Appearance in UEFA Conference League