Hugo Vetlesen

On 5 October 2020, Vetlesen left Stabæk to sign for Bodø/Glimt until the end of 2023. On 7 April 2022, Vetlesen headed in the game-winning goal in a shock 2–1 victory over Serie A side Roma in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa Conference League. On 3 July 2023, Vetlesen signed for Club Brugge until 2027 in a deal worth a reported €7,750,000.

Vetlesen is eligible to play for Belgium through birth along with Norway and France through parentage.

2016–2022: Youth level

Vetlesen has represented Norway at U16, U-18, U-19 and, most recently, U-21 level. With the U-18 team, he scored a goal in a friendly against Finland in November 2017, which ended in a 4–0 victory. With the U19 team, he scored two goals in March 2018, against the Netherlands in a 1–6 defeat and then against Germany in a 2–5 victory. These two matches were part of the qualifying round for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Vetlesen also provided three assists during those qualifiers. He was subsequently called up to take part in the final phase of the European Championship in that age group, held in Finland. He played four matches in that tournament, recording two wins, one draw and one defeat. He then went on to represent the Norway under-20 team at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. At the tournament, held in Poland, he played two matches—against Uruguay and New Zealand—both of which ended in defeat. With the Norway under-21 team, he received his first call-up from manager Leif Gunnar Smerud on 28 August 2018, ahead of the match against Azerbaijan, which counted towards 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. He made his debut for the Under-21s on 11 September, coming on as a substitute for Dennis Johnsen during the 3–1 victory over Azerbaijan. A year later, on 10 September 2019, he captained the Under-21s for the…

Club

As of match played 8 September 2026

International

As of 11 October 2024

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vetlesen goal.

Vetlesen was born on 29 February 2000 in Braine-l'Alleud, Wallonia, to a Norwegian father and a French mother. His father, Johan Vetlesen, played in the Norwegian second division and was selected on several occasions for Norway's youth national teams. His mother is from La Rochelle.