Torbjørn Heggem
Norway
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Age
27
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About Torbjørn Heggem
Torbjørn Heggem is a confirmed defender in Norway's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Ståle Solbakken's final 26. The Bologna defender is 27 at kick-off and brings 14 senior caps into the squad.
Norway were drawn in Group I alongside France, Senegal and Iraq. They open against Iraq at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 16 June, then face Senegal at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 22 June and France at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 26 June. Norway reached the finals by winning UEFA Group I, qualifying on 16 November 2025, with Heggem among the defenders in the 26.
Norway were drawn in Group I alongside France, Senegal and Iraq. They open against Iraq at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 16 June, then face Senegal at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 22 June and France at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 26 June. Norway reached the finals by winning UEFA Group I, qualifying on 16 November 2025, with Heggem among the defenders in the 26.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Heggem is a defender for Bologna, and for Norway he has won 14 senior caps. A defender sits at the back, defending the goal and dealing with opposition attacks, and that is the position Heggem fills for his country.
At 27 he is named in Norway's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, listed among the defenders. Heggem travels to the finals as one of the defenders in Ståle Solbakken's squad for Norway.
At 27 he is named in Norway's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, listed among the defenders. Heggem travels to the finals as one of the defenders in Ståle Solbakken's squad for Norway.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Torbjørn Heggem's first. Named in Norway's final 26, the defender reaches a senior World Cup for the first time, with no previous senior World Cup appearances. His international career so far runs to 14 caps for Norway, all of them before this first World Cup appearance.
Heggem heads to the finals as a defender in Solbakken's squad, his place in the 26 confirmed for Norway's group-stage campaign.
Heggem heads to the finals as a defender in Solbakken's squad, his place in the 26 confirmed for Norway's group-stage campaign.
National Team
Norway
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Heggem gives Norway a defender for the back line, the Bologna man who brings 14 senior caps into Ståle Solbakken's squad for the finals. Norway are a £17m group in Tier 3, a price within the game's £200m card budget, with a full set of Group I games to come.
That defensive job is what Heggem takes to the World Cup, a Bologna defender named in the 26 as Norway prepare for the group stage.
That defensive job is what Heggem takes to the World Cup, a Bologna defender named in the 26 as Norway prepare for the group stage.
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Heggem at the 2026 World Cup
Heggem is a confirmed defender in Ståle Solbakken's 26-man Norway squad for the 2026 World Cup, a Bologna defender. At 27 he brings 14 caps to a Norway side opening their Group I campaign in June.
Picking Norway in Goal Rush
Heggem, a Bologna defender, makes the Norway 26. Norway are rated as a £17m outfit in Tier 3. In Group I they meet Iraq first.
Torbjørn Heggem World Cup 2026 FAQs
For the group stage, Norway are placed as a £17m spot in Tier 3. Heggem, a Bologna defender, lines up for Norway, his spot in Norway's Group I squad confirmed.
Heggem is a defender for Norway, with 14 caps to his name. He plays his club football for Bologna and is part of Ståle Solbakken's national-team squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the final 26.
No. The 2026 World Cup will be Heggem's first. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, reaching the tournament for the first time after his place in Norway's 26-man squad was confirmed.
Heggem plays his club football for Bologna. He is named among Norway's defenders in Ståle Solbakken's final 26, with Norway opening their Group I campaign against Iraq in mid-June.
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