Birger Meling
Full nameBirger Solberg Meling[1]
Birth date17 December 1994 (age 31)
Birth placeStavanger, Norway
Height1.73 m
PositionLeft-back
CurrentclubCopenhagen
Clubnumber24
Youthyears 12000–2013
Youthclubs 1Viking
Youthyears 22013–2014
Youthclubs 2Middlesbrough
Years 12014–2016
Clubs 1Stabæk
Caps 159
Goals 15
Years 22017–2020
Clubs 2Rosenborg
Caps 279
Goals 21
Years 32020–2021
Clubs 3Nîmes
Caps 326
Goals 32
Years 42021–2023
Clubs 4Rennes
Caps 459
Goals 40
Years 52023–
Clubs 5Copenhagen
Caps 546
Goals 50
Nationalyears 12015–2016
Nationalteam 1Norway U21
Nationalcaps 16
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22017–2023
Nationalteam 2Norway
Nationalcaps 239
Nationalgoals 20
Pcupdate21 May 2026
Ntupdate5 January 2024

Birger Solberg Meling (born 17 December 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen, and the Norway national football team.

Club career

Early career

After playing youth football for Viking and Middlesbrough,[2] Meling joined Stabæk before the 2014 season. He made his senior league debut in September 2014 in a 3–0 defeat against Aalesund.[3] In February 2017, he signed for Rosenborg.[4]

Nîmes

In July 2020, Meling joined Nîmes on a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Rosenborg was less than €1 million.[5] On his Ligue 1 debut on the season's first matchday, he contributed an assist and a goal in Nîmes's 4–0 win against Brest.[6]

Copenhagen

On 14 August 2023, Meling signed a contract with the Danish champions Copenhagen until the summer of 2027.

Career statistics

Club

[7][8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stabæk2014Eliteserien2000——20
2015Eliteserien27150——321
2016Eliteserien304312[a]02[b]0375
Total595812020716
Rosenborg2017Eliteserien2005111[c]0—361
2018Eliteserien2816012[d]1—462
2019Eliteserien2802114[e]0—441
2020Eliteserien30—00—30
Total791132371—1294
Nîmes2020–21Ligue 126200——262
Rennes2021–22Ligue 1310006[f]0—370
2022–23Ligue 1160105[a]0—220
Total47010110—590
Copenhagen2023–24Superliga190005[g]0—240
2024–25Danish Superliga100108[f]0—190
2025–26Danish Superliga170408[g]0–290
Total46050210—720
Career total25782747112035713
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in the 2016 Eliteserien playoffs
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway201740
201860
201910
202030
2021120
202270
202340
Total370

Honours

Rosenborg

Copenhagen

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ "Dette er Norges nye englandsproff". www.vg.no. 29 July 2013.
  3. ^ "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". www.nifs.no
  4. ^ "Meling klar for Rosenborg". Rosenborg
  5. ^ "Ligue 1 : le défenseur Norvégien Birger Meling (Rosenborg) signe trois ans à Nîmes" (in French). L'Équipe. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. ^ Arilas Berg Ould-Saada (23 August 2020). "Birger Meling herjet i fransk drømmedebut: – Fryktelig deilig" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Birger Meling" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. TV 2. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  8. ^ "B. Meling". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Birger Meling" (in Norwegian). football. NFF. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Mediano Superliga: Tillykke til FC København". Mediano. 25 May 2025.
  11. ^ "FCK tager tiende pokaltitel med soloridt på hadebanen". www.bt.dk. 29 May 2025.