Magnus Lekven (born 13 January 1988) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is a former Norwegian international.
Club career Lekven was born in Porsgrunn, and started his career for Odd Grenland where he made his debut when he was 17 years old against Vålerenga.
On 22 August 2012 Lekven signed a deal with Esbjerg fB from 1 January 2013, but a week later the two clubs agreed on a transfer that made it possible for Lekven to move to the Danish club before his contract with Odd Grenland expired.
He played an important part in Esbjerg's good spring season form, that saw them finishing 4th in the Danish Superliga and winning the Danish Cup. In the Danish Cup final Lekven was named the Cup Fighter."Bold.dk - Norsk EfB'er årets pokalfighter
International career Lekven has several national youth matches, and has represented Norway at every level from U16 to U23. Lekven made his debut for the senior national team when he replaced Ruben Yttergård Jenssen as a substitute in the 85th minute in a 1-1 friendly draw against Denmark on 15 January 2012.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupIncludes the Norwegian Football Cup and Danish CupContinentalAll appearances in the UEFA Europa LeagueOtherAppearance in the Eliteserien play-offsTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOdd Grenland2005Tippeligaen1000––1020066000–106020077010–00802008Adeccoligaen14110––1512009Tippeligaen29151––342201029050––340201130030––330201212020––140Total128217100101463Esbjerg fB2012–13Superliga23140––2712013–142300070–3002014–152713040–3412015–1627200––2722016–172000–0020Total102470110001204Vålerenga2016Tippeligaen10000––1002017Eliteserien26200––262201820120––221201930010––310202028000––280Total11433000001173Odd2021Eliteserien25020––27020225000––50Total300200000320Career total37592911101041610
Honours Esbjerg fB Danish Cup: 2012–13
References
External links Magnus Lekven on Esbjerg fB