Vegard Lysvoll

Vegard Bergstedt Lysvoll (born 16 August 1989) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker. He played for Svolvær, Lofoten and Start before he joined Tromsdalen ahead of the 2009 season. After scoring 30 goals in the 2011 season, Lysvoll transferred to Tromsø. He spent the second half of the 2012 season on loan with his old club Tromsdalen, before he moved permanently to his old club in 2013.

Vegard Lysvoll

Personal information
Full name	Vegard Bergstedt Lysvoll
Date of birth	16 August 1989
Place of birth	Bodø, Norway
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Tromsdalen
Number	23
Youth career
	Svolvær
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Lofoten
	Start	0	(0)
2009–2011	Tromsdalen	70	(35)
2012–2013	Tromsø	5	(0)
2012	→ Tromsdalen (loan)	11	(2)
2013–	Tromsdalen	178	(83)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2020

Club career

Lysvoll was born in Bodø[1] and grew up in Henningsvær. He moved to Svolvær at the age of 15 and started playing football for Svolvær IL,[2] before he joined the 2. Divisjon side Lofoten. Lysvoll scored two goals in his first match for the club, a pre-season friendly.[3] He later moved to Start together with his twin brother Håvard Lysvoll at the age of 18. After half a year at Start, they moved back north and joined Tromsdalen ahead of the 2009 season. In 2011, he became top scorer in 2. Divisjon with 30 goals when the team won promotion to the 1. Divisjon.[4] That season, Lysvoll also scored the team's record-breaking 100th goal; Tromsdalen finished with a total of 105, a new Norwegian record.[5][6]

Lysvoll was wanted by Bodø/Glimt, but joined Tromsø together with his teammate from Tromsdalen, Ruben Kristiansen.[7] He got his debut in 3–0 defeat against Rosenborg, and made a total of four appearance for Tromsø in the 2012 Tippeligaen.[1] Lysvoll scored the last goal in the 4–0 victory against Tromsdalen in the Third round of the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup, and chose to not celebrate his goal against his old club.[8]

In August 2012 he was loaned out to Tromsdalen to play more regularly.[9] Lysvoll returned to Tromsø for the 2013 season, but did not play much for the first team. When he came on as a substitute against Strømsgodset on 29 June 2013 it was his first appearance that season, and the club told Lysvoll that he could transfer to another club during the summer transfer window if he wanted.[10] After failing to become a regular member in Tromsø's first team, Lysvoll rejoined his former club Tromsdalen in August 2013.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 October 2020[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tromsdalen	2009	Adeccoligaen	18	0	0	0	-		18	0
	2010		26	5	3	4	-		29	9
	2011	Fair Play ligaen	26	30	2	4	-		28	34
	Total		70	35	5	8	-	-	75	43
Tromsø	2012	Tippeligaen	4	0	3	1	2	0	9	1
	2013		1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		5	0	4	1	2	0	11	1
Tromsdalen (loan)	2012	Adeccoligaen	11	2	0	0	-		11	2
	Total		11	2	0	0	-	-	11	2
Tromsdalen	2013	Oddsen-ligaen	11	9	0	0	-		11	9
	2014	1. divisjon	28	14	3	3	-		31	17
	2015	Oddsen-ligaen	26	21	4	3	-		30	24
	2016	PostNord-ligaen	23	10	2	4	-		25	14
	2017	OBOS-ligaen	30	8	1	0	-		31	8
	2018		29	11	2	0	-		31	11
	2019		21	5	1	0	-		22	5
	2020	PostNord-ligaen	10	5	0	0	-		10	5
	Total		178	83	13	10	-	-	191	93
Career total			264	120	22	19	2	0	288	139

References

1. "Vegard Lysvoll". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
2. "Vegard Lysvoll" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
3. "Debuterte med to mål" (in Norwegian). Lofotposten. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
4. Jørgensen, Pål W. (15 November 2011). "- Jeg fikk aldri sjansen i Start" (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
5. Hansen, Knut Arne (15 October 2011). "Skrev fotballhistorie med mål nummer 100" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
6. Skarpaas, Mathias (25 October 2011). "De har scoret 105 mål denne sesongen" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
7. Hansen, Anders Mo; Pellicer, Danny J. (2 November 2011). "TIL snappet toppscorer" (in Norwegian). Avisa Nordland. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
8. "Det oser mål av oss nå" (in Norwegian). Nordlys. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
9. "Går til Tromsdalen". iTromso.no (in Norwegian). 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
10. Robertsen, Rune (1 July 2013). "Lysvoll matchvinner i favorittrollen" (in Norwegian). iTromsø. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
11. Eidissen, Lars (6 August 2013). "Lysvoll returnerer til Tromsdalen" (in Norwegian). 100% Fotball. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
12. "Vegard Lysvoll". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 11 November 2018.