Veton Berisha

Veton Berisha

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Berisha was born in Egersund, and started his career in the local club Egersunds IK. He was considered one of the biggest Norwegian talents at his age and, like his brother Valon, Veton was on a trial with Manchester City before he signed for Viking in May 2009, but did not join the club until the summer of 2010. He made his debut for Egersunds' first-team in 2009 against Hundvåg, and in total he played 21 matches for the Third Division side. After joining Viking, Berisha trained with the first team in the pre-season ahead of the 2011 season, and made his debut for the club when he replaced Erik Nevland after 60 minutes in the first round of the 2011 Norwegian Cup against his old club Egersund. Berisha got his first minutes of playing-time in Tippeligaen in the 1–3 loss against Tromsø on 19 May 2011, and started his first match for Viking when Brann was beaten 3–0 on 17 June 2011. On 19 June 2011, Berisha and his brother Valon became the first brothers to start a match for Viking in 22 years since Jan and Egil Fjetland played against Molde in the 1989 Norwegian Cup final. After the match, Viking's manager Åge Hareide said that "It's fun to start the game with two brothers, I only wish they could pass the ball to others than themselves, as it would create a lot more chances for us, but since they are brothers I guess we can forgive them. In the match against Aalesund on 17 July 2011, Berisha got his first league-goal when he scored the match-winning goal 12 minutes after he…

International career

Having played one match for Norway U15 in 2009, Berisha played nine matches for Norway U16 the next year where he scored three goals. In 2011, Berisha also scored three goals in nine matches while representing his country, this time for the under-17 team. He made 14 appearances and scored eight goals for Norway U18 before representing the under-19 team twice in 2013, scoring one goal. Between 2013 and 2016, Berisha played 17 matches and scored two goals for the under-21 team. On 29 May 2016, Berisha debuted for the Norwegian senior squad in a friendly match against Portugal. He scored his first goal for Norway on 5 June 2016 against Belgium. Like his brother Valon, he was approached by Kosovo when the country became FIFA members in May 2016. Veton Berisha decided to keep representing Norway.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 May 2026

International

As of match played 12 June 2022

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

Club
Viking FK (2010–2015)
Club
Egersunds IK (2009–2010)
Club
SpVgg Greuther Fürth (2015–)
Club
Norway national under-21 association football team (2013–)
Club
Norway men's national association football team (2015–)
Club
Norway national under-15 association football team (2009–2009)
Club
Norway national under-16 association football team (2010–2010)
Club
Norway national under-17 association football team (2011–2011)
Club
Norway national under-18 association football team (2011–2012)
Club
Norway national under-19 association football team (2013–2013)
Club
Hammarby Fotboll
League
2. Bundesliga
National team
Norway

Legacy

Honours

Molde

Norwegian Cup: 2023 Viking

Eliteserien: 2025 Individual

Eliteserien Player of the Month: May 2022

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Norwegian footballer

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Veton Berisha is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Viking. His parents are from Kosovo and he is the younger brother of Valon Berisha. Berisha has represented Norway at every level from under-15 to full international level.

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