Håvard Nordtveit

Norway

Nordtveit began his career as a youth in Norway with Vats 94 (where his father, Øyvind Nordtveit, trained him) and Skjold IL before joining Haugesund. It was announced on 29 June 2006 that he signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping him until 2009. As Nordtveit made a transfer move, both Vats 94 and Skjold received an entitlement share of the money. By August 2006, Nordtveit was called up to the first team for the first time. On 20 August 2006, Nordtveit became the youngest player ever to play for Haugesund, as he was selected for the starting line-up in a 2–0 victory against Sogndal at Haugesund Stadium. This turns out to be his only appearance of the 2006 season. Nordtveit made nine league appearances during the following season for Haugesund in the Norwegian First Division. That season he also appeared in the Norwegian Football Cup, being in the starting line up in the 1–6 victory against Djerv 1919 (1st round), and coming on in the 33rd minute in a 4–0 victory over Løv-Ham scoring one goal (third round). Haugesund went all the way to the final.

Arsenal

Arsène Wenger travelled to Norway on 11 June 2007 to watch an Adeccoligaen match and begin negotiations to sign Nordtveit. The members of the FKH board stated that the club had rejected Arsenal's initial bid. The player himself said that his club was asking for a "supernaturally high" transfer fee. The price being quoted in the Norwegian media was 20 million Norwegian kroner…

Youth career

Having previously played for Norway U16, Nordtveit was called up to the Norway U17 squad for the first time in January 2007. He made his Norway U17 debut against Netherlands U17 on 7 February 2007, as they lost 1–0. Nordtveit was a regular for the Norway U-17 in qualifying and they barely missed out on a place at the 2007 European Championships. After that, Nordtveit was promoted to the Norway U19 squad and made his debut for the U19 side against Italy U19 on 25 April 2007, winning 4–1. Three months later on 25 August 2007, he made his Norway U18 debut, starting the whole game, in a 2–1 win against Turkey U18. Nordtveit was ever-present during the 2009 European Championship qualifying, scoring three times, including a brace against Slovenia. However, Norway, once again, did not make it past the elite qualification stage. After being called up to the U-21 team for the first time, Nordtveit made his debut, starting the whole game, in a 3–0 win against Syria on 23 November 2008. He has been a regular for the U-21 team in the 2011 European Championship qualifying campaign. After being left out of the senior team, Nordtveit was instead called up for the under-21 side where he played an important role in the 5–3 win against France U21 when Norway qualified for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Nordtveit then made three more appearances of the U21 side, including two appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Despite…

Club

As of match played 10 April 2022

International goals

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.

Born and raised in the village of Vats in the district of Haugaland in the far west of Norway, Nordtveit said he grew up idolising Ole Gunnar Solskjær. He has an older brother, Vegard Nordtveit, who was once a footballer before retiring, due to injury. During his time at Lillestrøm, Nordtveit once had his tooth taken out following a clash from Bernt Hulsker and refused to wear fake teeth until deciding to have teeth implants. In the summer of 2014, Nordtveit married his long-term girlfriend, Anna. Together, they have two children, Odin and Elva.