Vegard Forren

Vegard Forren
Forren in 2018 with Molde
Personal information
Full name Vegard Valgermo Forren
Date of birth (1988-02-16) 16 February 1988
Place of birth Kyrksæterøra, Norway
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Træff
Number 6
Youth career
KIL/Hemne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Molde 146 (5)
2013 Southampton 0 (0)
2013–2017 Molde 92 (5)
2017 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2017–2020 Molde 55 (1)
2020–2021 Brann 36 (0)
2021 Eide og Omegn 5 (0)
2022–2023 Træff 22 (2)
2023 KÍ Klaksvík 17 (1)
2024– Træff 29 (2)
International career
2008–2010 Norway U21 14 (3)
2011–2012 Norway U23 2 (0)
2012–2017 Norway 33 (1)
Managerial career
2024– Træff (player-assistant)
Medal record
Molde
WinnerTippeligaen2011
WinnerTippeligaen2012
WinnerNorwegian Football Cup2013
WinnerTippeligaen2014
WinnerNorwegian Football Cup2014
WinnerEliteserien2019
Klaksvík
WinnerFaroe Islands Premier League2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2025

Vegard Valgermo Forren (born 16 February 1988) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Træff. He was capped over 30 times for the Norway national team.

Born in Kyrksæterøra, Forren was originally a youth player at local club KIL/Hemne, before starting his professional career with Molde in 2007. After making over 150 appearances for Molde, he joined Southampton in January 2013 for a fee in the region of £4 million, but ended up not playing a single game. He returned to Molde in July 2013 for an undisclosed fee. As of 1 December 2019, Forren has made 384 appearances for Molde, the second-highest number of appearances by any player for the club. Alongside Trond Strande and Mattias Moström, he is the only player to have appearances for Molde in 12 consecutive Eliteserien seasons.