– I heard it many instances earlier than

Sunday at 17.00: See Viking – HamKam

– It was actually cool to attain my first purpose within the Eliteserien. Yes I hope for extra targets, I hope that purpose was the primary of many.

It was actually cool

Simen Kvia-Egeskog

The names belong to Vikings midfielder Simen Kvia-Egeskog.

The teen has had direct success within the A workforce this season, and within the earlier spherical of the collection he scored for the Vikings 3-0 in a robust away win towards Sandefjord.

The 20-year-old lady has her genes so as and a proud heritage to point out for it.

Grandson of a membership legend

Kvia-Egeskog is the grandson of Viking legend Svein Kvia, who was one of many Vikings’ most profitable footballers.

The former infielder received 551 A video games, 5 league championships and 38 A nationwide video games. Only André Danielsen (553) has performed extra video games for the Vikings.

Although Kvia-Egeskog was solely two years outdated when his grandfather misplaced his battle with most cancers in 2005, he’s absolutely conscious of how the membership legend completed on the pitch within the inexperienced jersey.

– Yes, I used to be impressed by what he did in Viking. I heard loads of good issues about him, so I’ve to attempt to be even higher than he was, mentioned Kvia-Egeskog when TV 2 met him at his grandfather’s former dwelling, the outdated Stavanger Stadium.

– I really feel prefer it’s a little bit bit genetic. I’ve had expertise since I used to be younger. Although I’ve all the time labored laborious, I really feel that I’ve all the time had expertise, he elaborates.

– Yes, I’ve heard it many instances earlier than

However, it’s not simply grandfather Svein Kvia, a 20-year-old from Stokka within the Stavanger area who’s impressed by soccer.

Former Viking participant Kristian Thorstvedt is a participant Kvia-Egeskog has been in comparison with, each in look and enjoying fashion.

– Yes, I’ve heard it many instances earlier than, truly. It’s not an unreasonable comparability. Kristian Thorstvedt is a good participant that I look as much as, and my purpose is to succeed in the identical degree as him, Kvia-Egeskog admits.

Yes, I’ve heard that many instances earlier than

Kvia-Egeskog as compared with Thorstvedt

– They each prefer to play with hair bands too?

– Yes, however I would not say I adopted him there. I prefer to have lengthy hair, and I want bands to maintain my hair out of my face, laughs the Vikings midfielder, earlier than writing what he believes is an on-field similarity between himself and Thorstvedt:

– We are each comfortable to attain targets and it’s good within the field. He could also be extra aggressive and fiery than me, I’m calmer on the sphere. But each have good our bodies and play in the course of the sphere with inside runners, he believes.

While Kristian Thorstvedt performed two seasons at Viking earlier than being offered to Belgian Genk in 2020 after which to Sassuolo in Italy two years later, Kvia-Egeskog plans to remain at Viking for a very long time.

The excellent birthday current

Apart from mortgage spells with Skeid and Hødd, the good-looking midfielder has performed for Viking since he began enjoying soccer. On Thursday, he signed a brand new contract with the Vikings that runs by means of the 2027 season.

Kvia-Egeskog turns 21 on Sunday 26 May, and the contract extension was the right birthday current.

Happy birthday upfront.

Kvia-Egeskog relating to contract extension

– Yes, it reveals that the Viking guess me. The indisputable fact that they give attention to native youth is nice. I’m trying ahead to persevering with to show myself for Viking, and I’m very happy with the brand new contract, mentioned Kvia-Egeskog, who made his debut for Viking’s A workforce on the age of 18 again in 2021.

– Of course, the contract extension was a very good birthday upfront. My birthday is on Sunday, then we’re going to meet HamKam. I’ve by no means performed a match on my birthday earlier than at Eliteserie degree. If I rating and ship a very good sport, it will likely be a very good birthday current, he laughs.

– Not as bipolar because the media

Currently, the Vikings are in fifth place within the desk, and have needed to endure a number of actual blows. Especially after the 1-4 loss towards Lillestrøm on 16 May, there was loads of warmth among the many followers on social media, and the workforce’s efforts have been criticized within the native media.

– Yes, it’s not all the time straightforward if you see what’s written about us. But we’ve a calmness within the workforce of gamers after we assist one another, and we aren’t bipolar just like the media. We know we’re such a very good workforce and we’ve to be at our greatest each time. Of course, not all our video games are equally good, however after shedding to LSK we got here again sturdy, mentioned Kvia-Egeskog, who hopes and believes that Viking will struggle on the prime all through the season.

– In the Eliteserien it has been the case that anybody can beat anybody to this point. However, we’ve a very good workforce and an excellent workforce, so I believe we will probably be preventing on the prime. This is the place the Vikings are discovered, mentioned the younger Viking.