Henrik Falchener

Henrik Falchener
Falchener with Norway in 2026
Personal information
Full name Henrik Sælebakke Falchener
Date of birth (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 23)
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Viking
Number 25
Youth career
–2016 Flint
2017 Strømsgodset
2018–2021 Sandefjord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Sandefjord 2 18 (1)
2020–2021 Sandefjord 2 (0)
2022–2023 Ørn Horten 41 (3)
2023 Ørn Horten 2 2 (0)
2024 Egersund 29 (1)
2025– Viking 39 (8)
International career‡
2020 Norway U17 4 (1)
2021 Norway U18 3 (0)
2026– Norway 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:00, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2026

Henrik Sælebakke Falchener (born 8 May 2003) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Viking and the Norway national team.

Club career

Falchener with Viking in 2025

Falchener was signed by Viking ahead of the 2025 season, after impressing for Egersund in the 2024 Norwegian First Division. After an impressive 2025 season for both Falchener and Viking, where Falchener scored six goals, most of any centre-back in the league, Viking finished top of the table for the first time in over thirty years.

International career

On 31 March 2026, Falchener made his Norway national team debut in a friendly match against Switzerland. On 21 May 2026, he was named in Norway's 2026 FIFA World Cup squad.

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sandefjord 2 2019 4. divisjon 90——20110
2021 4. divisjon 91——20111
Total 181——40221
Sandefjord 2020 Eliteserien 10———10
2021 Eliteserien 1010——20
Total 2010——30
Ørn Horten 2022 2. divisjon 17210——182
2023 2. divisjon 24120——261
Total 41330——443
Ørn Horten 2 2023 4. divisjon 20———20
Egersund 2024 1. divisjon 29130——321
Viking 2025 Eliteserien 2967030—396
2026 Eliteserien 1022000—122
Total 3989030—518
Career total 13113160304015413
  1. 1 2 Appearances in 4. divisjon promotional play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Viking

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Henrik Falchener Profile". Worldfootball. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 Henrik Falchener at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. 1 2 Herrebrøden, Øyvind (24 November 2025). "Vikings «usannsynlige» gullhelt: Ble vraket fra Strømsgodsets guttelag". VG (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2026. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 Barka, Even Hye Tytlandsvik (30 November 2025). "Banestorming og enorme scener da Viking vant Eliteserien" [Pitch invasion and huge scenes as Viking win the Eliteserien]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Håland, Kirsten (31 March 2026). "Viking-stopperen fikk sin debut med A-landslaget – fotballekspert spår VM-billett". RA Stavanger (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Lokøy, Christian Dehlie (21 May 2026). "Norges VM-tropp er klar – Dønnum og Horn Myhre vraket". NRK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Norway squad announcement". FIFA. 21 May 2026. Archived from the original on 7 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Henrik Falchener Stats". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 29 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Viking Fotball-spilleren har tatt Eliteserien med storm etter overgangen fra Egersund". Facebook (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.