Erik Botheim

Botheim's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→56), while his Rating climbed 26→44. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Viking · 2nd	2	2	1	7.97	37	64
2026/27	Malmo FF · 5th	19	10	3	6.83	37	54
2025/26	Malmo FF · 6th	8	0	0	6.8	26	0
2024/25	Malmo FF · 1st	30	12	6	7.26	41	51
2023/24	Malmo FF	5	3	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Salernitana · 20th	7	0	0	6.5	60	0
2022/23	Salernitana · 15th	38	1	3	6.6	69	14

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Norway · international

Side	Apps	G
Norway	5	0
Norway U21	11	4
Norway U19	9	5
Norway U17	8	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

★ Standout performer

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One of the biggest game-time risers in the Eliteserien: on the pitch for 87% of Viking's available minutes this season, up from 16% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Project playerGoal-getting Centre-forward

E. Botheim is a 26-year-old centre-forward at Viking, enjoying a standout season — 10 goals and 3 assists in 19 appearances, a Season grade of 56, top 9% of Eliteserien centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 44.4, ranking 127th of 231 in the Eliteserien. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (80.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.77 goal contributions per 90 (0.59 goals, 0.18 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Botheim.

Judged on this season alone, Botheim graded 56 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 22 centre-forwards in the Eliteserien, on 10 goals and 3 assists in 19 appearances (0.769 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 56). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 15th of 22 of the 22 centre-forwards in the Eliteserien. At 26 Botheim is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Botheim is operating at his career peak — the 2021/22 level is the level.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22StreakyInjury-hit 2025/264 clubs

Current potential15th of 22 centre-forwards · Eliteserien Current seasonTop 10% centre-forwards · Eliteserien 2nd-best centre-forward in the Eliteserien 127th in the Eliteserien · potential 15th-highest potential centre-forward in the Eliteserien

44.4

Ratingi

15th of 22 centre-forwards

56.4

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

80.5%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.77

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Viking finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.53

Goals / app

10 goals in 19 appearances (0.53 per game) — double figures playing for a title-challenging side (2nd of 16). He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 13 goal contributions (0.68 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 80.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.77 goal contributions per 90 (0.59 goals, 0.18 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 44.4, Botheim carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Eliteserien of 22. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.77 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %80.5%

Available fixtures21 of 20

Goals / 900.591

Assists / 900.177

Goal contribution / 900.769

Defensive actions / 900.473

Player flow

Goal involvements13

Shot conversion %58.8

Shot accuracy %68

Pass accuracy %78

Dribble success %14.3

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 903.311

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~13), then tapers with age. At 26, Botheim sits on 13.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Botheim's projected Rating — 44.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals10

Shots on target17

Shots25

Passing

Assists3

Chances created15

Passes331

Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success14.3%

Duels won66

Duels won %40.7%

Fouls won37

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions1

Blocks1

Fouls committed19

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€7.5M total transfer fees · 6 moves

VikingSept 2026 – now

Malmo FFFeb 2024 – Sept 2026Free

SSalernitanauntil Feb 2024

FC KrasnodarJan 2022 – Feb 2024€ 7.5M

Bodo/GlimtFeb 2021 – Jan 2022Free

Rosenborg(back from loan)Jan 2021 – Feb 2021

Stabaek(on loan)Jul 2020 – Jan 2021

Rosenborguntil Jul 2020

About E. Botheim

Erik Botheim is a 26-year-old centre-forward who plays for Viking, born on January 10, 2000 in Oslo, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Norway. Viking currently sit 2nd of 16 in the Eliteserien.

This season

In the current season, E. Botheim has made 19 appearances with 10 goals and 3 assists across 1,522 minutes, averaging a 6.53 match rating over his last 10 rated games.

When E. Botheim plays, Viking's record this season is 10W-3D-9L — and his match ratings average 7.3 at home against 6.56 on the road.

Recent matches

September 13, 2026: 8-1 win at home vs Kristiansund BK (64 minutes, 2 goals, 1 assist, 9.34 rating)
September 9, 2026: 1-3 loss away at VfB Stuttgart (28 minutes, 6.3 rating)
September 4, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Sandefjord (15 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 31, 2026: 1-0 win away at Sirius (27 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 24, 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Djurgardens IF (85 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 16, 2026: 1-0 win away at Gais (89 minutes, 5.7 rating)
August 9, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Degerfors IF (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 2, 2026: 2-1 win away at IF Brommapojkarna (90 minutes, 5.7 rating)
July 26, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs IF Elfsborg (69 minutes, 6.2 rating)
July 20, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Kalmar FF (73 minutes, 1 assist, 6 rating)

E. Botheim's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Viking face Lillestrom at home in the Eliteserien.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates E. Botheim at 44.4 with a Season form score of 56.4, ranking 127th of 231 centre-forwards in the Eliteserien. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 12 career titles — among them the Allsvenskan and the Svenska Cupen. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, E. Botheim has totalled 180 club appearances with 47 goals and 17 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 38 appearances for Salernitana.

E. Botheim's career has also included time at Malmo FF, SSalernitana, FC Krasnodar, Bodo/Glimt, Rosenborg and Stabaek.

On the international stage, E. Botheim has represented Norway, Norway U21, Norway U19, Norway U17 — 33 caps and 9 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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