Vegard Forren

Molde

Forren was first discovered by Molde FK when they met KIL/Hemne in the first round of the Norwegian Football Cup. KIL/Hemne surprisingly won the match 3–1, with Forren and two other young players impressing highly. They were afterwards invited to trial for Molde in a junior tournament. Shortly after Forren signed a five-year deal with Molde. On 26 August 2007, Forren made his Molde debut as a 59th-minute substitute in the club's 12–1 win against Mandalskameratene. He got seven league games in the 2007 season and helped the team promote to the 2008 Tippeligaen. He took the Tippeligaen by storm and European clubs as A.C. Milan, Newcastle, Liverpool and Hoffenheim, have watched him playing for Molde. But Forren stated that he wanted to stay in Molde for a while, even though his dream was to eventually play in a bigger European league. He said that he was still young and had a long career in front of him. He was also linked with Lazio and F.C. Copenhagen. After winning the Tippeligaen with Molde in 2011, Molde rejected two offers from Club Brugge in December 2011. Forren then won the Norwegian league with Molde in 2012 for the second time in a row and VG and Aftenposten, along with broadcaster TV2, named Forren as the top defender in the Tippeligaen.

Southampton

On 18 January 2013, Forren signed for Premier League side Southampton on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. His first game was for the club's under-21 side on 4 March against…

Forren made his debut for Norway U21 in the match against Ukraine U21 on 26 March 2008. He played a total of 14 matches for the under-21 team, scoring three goals, and was later capped twice for the under-23 team. Forren made his debut for Norway in the 2012 King's Cup match against Thailand on 18 January 2012. He also played against South Korea a few days later, but had to wait to October 2012 for his first competitive match when he started the match against Switzerland, and played five consecutive matches alongside Brede Hangeland in Norway's central defence, until he was left out of the Norwegian squad for the match against Albania in June 2013 due to lack of playing time in Southampton.

Club

As of match played 2 August 2026

International

As of match played 11 November 2016

Molde

Tippeligaen/Eliteserien: 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019 Norwegian Cup: 2013, 2014 Individual

Tippeligaen Defender of the Year: 2012