Henrik Falchener
 Falchener with Norway in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henrik Sælebakke Falchener[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 2003[1] | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viking | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Flint | ||
| 2017 | Strømsgodset | ||
| 2018–2021 | Sandefjord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Sandefjord 2 | 18 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Sandefjord | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Ørn Horten | 41 | (3) |
| 2023 | Ørn Horten 2 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | Egersund | 29 | (1) |
| 2025– | Viking | 39 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Norway U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021 | Norway U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | Norway | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:00, 25 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2026 | |||
Henrik Sælebakke Falchener (born 8 May 2003) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Viking and the Norway national team.[2][3]
Club career
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Falchener was signed by Viking ahead of the 2025 season, after impressing for Egersund in the 2024 Norwegian First Division.[3] After an impressive 2025 season for both Falchener and Viking, where Falchener scored six goals, most of any centre-back in the league, Viking finished top of the table for the first time in over thirty years.[4]
International career
[edit]On 31 March 2026, Falchener made his Norway national team debut in a friendly match against Switzerland.[5] On 21 May 2026, he was named in Norway's 2026 FIFA World Cup squad.[6][7]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sandefjord 2 | 2019 | 4. divisjon | 9 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 4. divisjon | 9 | 1 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 18 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Sandefjord | 2020 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Ørn Horten | 2022 | 2. divisjon | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 2. divisjon | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 3 | ||||
| Ørn Horten 2 | 2023 | 4. divisjon | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Egersund | 2024 | 1. divisjon | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| Viking | 2025 | Eliteserien | 29 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 39 | 6 | |
| 2026 | Eliteserien | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 39 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 51 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 131 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 154 | 13 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in 4. divisjon promotional play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]Viking
Individual
- Eliteserien Player of the Month: May 2025[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Henrik Falchener Profile". Worldfootball. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- 1 2 Henrik Falchener at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- 1 2 Herrebrøden, Øyvind (24 November 2025). "Vikings «usannsynlige» gullhelt: Ble vraket fra Strømsgodsets guttelag". VG (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2026. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- 1 2 Barka, Even Hye Tytlandsvik (30 November 2025). "Banestorming og enorme scener da Viking vant Eliteserien" [Pitch invasion and huge scenes as Viking win the Eliteserien]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ↑ Håland, Kirsten (31 March 2026). "Viking-stopperen fikk sin debut med A-landslaget – fotballekspert spår VM-billett". RA Stavanger (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ Lokøy, Christian Dehlie (21 May 2026). "Norges VM-tropp er klar – Dønnum og Horn Myhre vraket". NRK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Norway squad announcement". FIFA. 21 May 2026. Archived from the original on 7 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Henrik Falchener Stats". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 29 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ "Viking Fotball-spilleren har tatt Eliteserien med storm etter overgangen fra Egersund". Facebook (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
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