Patrick Berg

Patrick Berg
Berg with Norway in 2026
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Bodø, Norway
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bodø/Glimt
Number 7
Youth career
Bodø/Glimt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2022 Bodø/Glimt 137 (8)
2022 Lens 17 (0)
2022– Bodø/Glimt 118 (20)
International career‡
2014 Norway U17 8 (0)
2015 Norway U18 9 (0)
2016 Norway U19 3 (0)
2021– Norway 52 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 October 2026

Patrick Berg (24 November 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt and the Norway national team.

Club career

Bodø/Glimt

Berg was born in Bodø. He made his senior debut for Bodø/Glimt on 12 July 2014 in a 3–0 loss to Odd.[citation needed]

Berg was appointed captain of the first team during the 2020 season. That year, he took part in his club's historic triumph, with FK Bodø/Glimt winning the Norwegian league championship for the first time in its history.

He was crowned Norwegian champion again in 2021.

Lens

On 20 December 2021, Berg officially joined Lens. He signed a contract running until June 2026, and the transfer fee paid to Bodø/Glimt was estimated at €4.5 million. The transfer became effective on 1 January 2022.

He made his debut in a Lens shirt on 4 January 2022, in the Coupe de France derby against Lille, coming on in the 75th minute in place of Kevin Danso. The match ended 2–2, with Lens winning on penalties. He came very close to providing an assist to his teammate Ibrahima Baldé in the 90th minute.

He made his first start on 5 February 2022, against Lorient, following the suspension of Cheick Doucouré, in a 2–0 defeat. He then went on to make a series of substitute appearances. On 16 April 2022, he started against Lille in a 2–1 victory, delivering a highly convincing performance. He finished the season having mostly accumulated brief appearances with the Lens first team, marking a half-season of adaptation, as Franck Haise is known for taking considerable time to integrate players who have never played in Ligue 1.

However, things did not go as planned for Berg, who had been expected to succeed Doucouré following his transfer to Crystal Palace in the summer of 2022. The arrival of Ghanaian midfielder Salis Abdul Samed, newly signed from Clermont to strengthen the midfield, further clouded his future at Lens. Berg therefore began the 2022–2023 season on the bench, continuing to make substitute appearances, but increasingly in the final minutes of matches.

Return to Bodø/Glimt

On 29 August 2022, after only six months in France, Berg decided to return to Norway and rejoin his boyhood club, Bodø/Glimt. On 3 September 2023, Berg scored twice in a league match against Hamarkameratene. Despite his brace, neither side was able to secure victory, with the match ending in a 4–4 draw.

Berg won the Norwegian league title for a third time as Bodø/Glimt were once again crowned champions at the end of the 2023 season. He played a key role in Bodø/Glimt's historic European campaigns, contributing to the club's run to the semi-finals of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League, and helping them reach the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 in the 2025–26 campaign.

International career

In August 2020, Berg received his first call-up to the Norway national team for UEFA Nations League matches against Austria and Northern Ireland. However, he remained an unused substitute in both matches. He was called up again in November 2020, but after testing positive for COVID-19 despite being asymptomatic, he was placed in quarantine and was ultimately unable to make his senior international debut during that international break.

On 24 March 2021, Berg made his international debut for the Norway national team in a World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar, making him Norway's first ever third-generation international footballer.[citation needed]

On 21 May 2026, Berg was included in the 26-man squad selected by Norway national team manager Ståle Solbakken for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He started the tournament on the bench, but soon became the preferred choice as a defensive midfielder. He played 4 out of the team’s 6 games as a starter.

Personal life

Berg comes from a football family; his father Ørjan Berg, his grandfather Harald Berg, his uncles Arild and Runar Berg, and his great uncle Knut Berg have all played for Bodø/Glimt. Harald, Ørjan, and Runar have also played for the national team. Following his appearances in the 2026 FIFA World Cup he has been jokingly called "Patrick Jane" due to his resemblance to actor Simon Baker who played Jane in the show The Mentalist.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bodø/Glimt 2014 Eliteserien 1010—20
2015 415
2016 18141222
2017 Norwegian First Division 17020190
2018 Eliteserien 19052242
2019 24010250
2020 284031315
2021 26321133417
Total 137816416416916
Lens 2021–22 Ligue 1 14020—160
2022–23 303
Total 17020—190
Bodø/Glimt 2022 Eliteserien 101070171
2023 30392144539
2024 299202125211
2025 2853180396
2026 21240121373
Total 1182018362719830
Career total 27228367781138646
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, fifteen appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  7. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 4 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 202190
20225
20238
20248
20259
202613
Total520

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Patrick Berg". altomfotball.no. TV2. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Patrick (22) kan klare det ingen i familien har klart". www.tv2.no (in Norwegian). 24 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Gratulerer Med Seriegull, Bodø/Glimt!". www.eliteserien.no (in Norwegian). 22 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Gratulerer Med Seriegull, Bodø/Glimt!". www.eliteserien.no (in Norwegian). 13 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Patrick Berg signe à Lens jusqu'en 2026 (officiel)" (in French). lequipe.fr. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Quel avenir pour Patrick Berg ?". www.lensois.com (in French). 15 August 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Patrick Berg Kommer Hjen: – Mer Motivert Enn Noen Gang" (in Norwegian). Bodø/Glimt. 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Patrick Berg (Lens) rentre en Norvège et retourne à Bodo Glimt". www.lequipe.fr (in French). 29 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "BodøØ/Glimt Er Seriemestere: − Har Blitt en Fotballstormakt". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). 12 November 2023. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Frandsen, Svend Bertil (10 July 2026). "Patrick Berg: The midfield mastermind driving Norway's World Cup dream". Tribal Football.
  11. ↑ "Her er Norges tropp mot Østerrike og Nord-Irland". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). 24 August 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Trois nouveaux internationaux norvégiens positifs au coronavirus". lequipe.fr. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Norway squad announcement". FIFA. 21 May 2026. Archived from the original on 7 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Fans Cannot Tell Norway Star Patrick Berg Apart From The Mentalist Character Patrick Jane". 7 July 2026. Archived from the original on 11 July 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Patrick Berg". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Patrick Berg". football (in Norwegian). NFF. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "Prisvinnere Fotballfesten 2021" (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 October 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  18. ↑ Hansen Rognstad, Vemund; Myklebust Haugen, Espen (1 December 2025). "Patrick Berg er årets spiller i Eliteserien" (in Norwegian). TV2. Archived from the original on 3 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  19. ↑ "2024/25 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season". UEFA. 22 May 2025. Archived from the original on 10 March 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  20. ↑ "Se hvilken Glimt-profil som tok hjem månedens spiller for juni/juli i Eliteserien". Facebook (in Norwegian). FK Bodø/Glimt. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.