| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vegard Østraat Erlien | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Trondheim, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tromsø | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Byåsen | |||
| –2017 | Rosenborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Rosenborg 2 | 61 | (15) |
| 2018–2019 | Sandnes Ulf | 43 | (7) |
| 2019–2021 | Ranheim 2 | 5 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Ranheim | 84 | (18) |
| 2023–2025 | Tromsø | 81 | (32) |
| 2026 | Valladolid | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | Tromsø | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Norway U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Norway U16 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 November 2019 | |||
Vegard Østraat Erlien (born 26 June 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tromsø.
Erlien started his career at Byåsen before moving to Rosenborg, playing for their youth and second team. He was then picked up by Sandnes Ulf in 2018.
After a successful spell at Sandnes Ulf, Erlien returned to Trondheim, this time playing for top-flight club Ranheim. He signed his contract in the summer transfer window of 2019, on a contract that lasted until the end of the 2022 season.
In September 2022 Erlien signed a pre-contract with Tromsø, starting from 1 January 2023, and lasting until the end of the 2025 season. He became the top goalscorer internally at Tromsø in 2023, but missed the mid part of the 2024 season after a leg fracture.
On 28 December 2025, Real Valladolid announced that they had signed Erlien on a two-and-a-half year deal after his contract with Tromsø had expired after the 2025 season. The following 1 September, after 11 goalless matches, he terminated his link with theh club.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosenborg 2 | 2014 | 2. divisjon | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 3. divisjon | 23 | 7 | — | — | — | 23 | 7 | ||||
| 2016 | 2. divisjon | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | ||||
| 2017 | 3. divisjon | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 15 | — | — | — | 61 | 15 | |||||
| Sandnes Ulf | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | 1. divisjon | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| Total | 43 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 7 | ||||
| Ranheim 2 | 2019 | 3. divisjon | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 3. divisjon | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | |||||
| Ranheim | 2019 | Eliteserien | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 1. divisjon | 23 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 1. divisjon | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 1. divisjon | 30 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 16 | |||
| Total | 84 | 18 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 93 | 20 | |||
| Tromsø | 2023 | Eliteserien | 30 | 15 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 35 | 18 | ||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 10 | ||
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 9 | |||
| Total | 81 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 91 | 37 | |||
| Real Valladolid | 2025–26 | Segunda División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2026–27 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Tromsø | 2026 | Eliteserien | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 288 | 77 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 313 | 85 | ||