Patrick Berg: Norway's midfield 'Mentalist' who could lead them to World Cup glory

[h2]Name: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berg-patrick/K4OUBDgo/"]Patrick Berg[/a][/h2][p][b]Age: [/b]28 (born 24th of November, 1997)[/p][p][b]Club: [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bodo-glimt/S0WZMUNG/"]Bodo/Glimt[/a][/p][p][b]Nationality: [/b]Norwegian[/p][p][b]Height: [/b]177 cm[/p][p][b]Position: [/b]Central midfielder[/p][p][b]Market value: [/b]€8.20 million[/p][p][b]Norwegian national team caps:[/b] 48[/p][embed guid="2f86ef88-d3b9-4645-9c7d-88daa3079f4a" url="https://x.com/cinejaness/status/2075147129811611804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2075147129811611804%7Ctwgr%5Eeb8a9f6a20fc3692872b7d4cde39e6d6f5f2b9c8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftribuna.com%2Fen%2Fblogs%2Fits-not-the-worst-comparison-norway-midfielder-patrick-berg%2F" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Profile[/h2][p]Patrick Berg joined the Bodo/Glimt academy as a youngster before making his first-team debut in July 2014, aged 16. He has played a total of 332 matches over 13 seasons for Bodo/Glimt, making him second on the list of players with the most matches in club history.[/p][p]He has scored 40 goals for Bodo/Glimt and is eighth on the list of leading goalscorers in club history.[/p][p]He was appointed captain of the Bodo/Glimt first team during the 2020 season and led the team to four straight Norwegian First League titles.[/p][p]He played for Lens in the French Ligue 1 during the first half of 2022.[/p][embed guid="647e9d83-3c48-4018-b30d-1ebd005f9d2f" url="https://x.com/cravesunz/status/2074115393052942553" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Accomplishments[/h2][p]Has won four Norwegian Eliteserien titles (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024) and one Norwegian Cup (2026).[/p][p]He led Bodo/Glimt to the semi-finals of the Europa League (2024/25), ultimately losing to Tottenham, who went on to lift the trophy.[/p][p]Captained Bodo/Glimt to the Round of 16 of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, which had not been achieved by a Norwegian team since the 1999/2000 season.[/p][image alt="Patrick Berg's stats for Norway at the World Cup" id="da095184-21d2-433e-9275-dc4129d9be38" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="4646dd18-868f-42d8-a079-860a9d8e0476" original-width="768" original-height="576" /][h2]Berg family history[/h2][p]Patrick Berg comes from one of Norway's most respected football families, with deep roots at Bodo/Glimt.[/p][p][b]Grandfather:[/b] Harald Berg is regarded as one of the greatest Norwegian footballers of all time. He starred for Bodo/Glimt in the 1960s and 1970s and earned more than 40 caps for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a] as a midfielder.[/p][p][b]Father:[/b] Orjan Berg also played for Bodo/Glimt and won league titles with Norwegian giants Rosenborg BK before returning to his hometown club.[/p][p][b]Uncle:[/b] Runar Berg is another Bodo/Glimt icon, making more than 200 appearances and captaining the club during two distinct stints.[/p][embed guid="421c4c5e-8625-4196-99f7-cb4f0f8069c4" url="https://x.com/EvenKarpuz1/status/2072065886798631408" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Impressive statistics during the 2026 World Cup[/h2][p][b]Playing time[/b]: At the time of writing, he has played in all five of Norway's matches and has played 324 minutes in total.[/p][p][b]Running capacity[/b]: He has clocked Norway's third-highest distance covered with 43,881.73 metres.[/p][p][b]Assists[/b]: Despite his defensive midfield role, he has provided two decisive assists - against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ivory-coast/G2FRjBgn/"]Ivory Coast[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/senegal/hOIsJLJr/"]Senegal[/a].[/p][p][b]Other stats[/b]: He recorded seven successful duels against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] in the last 16, with an 86% success rate in ground duels, while also covering extensive ground in central midfield.[/p]