Quick Facts
Biography
Ørjan Hopen (born 19 March 1992) is a Norwegian footballer midfielder who currently plays for Skeid.
Personal life
He is the son of former Sogndal player Arild Hopen.
Club career
He was brought up in the Sogndal system and signed his first professional contract in 2008. He scored his first competitive goal for Sogndal in his first competitive match against Smørås IL when he came on as a substitute in the 74th minute and scoring his goal at the 83rd minute mark in the First Round of the 2009 Norwegian Football Cup. He made his debut in Tippeligaen against Strømsgodset with another sub appearance in the first round of the 2011 season on 20 March 2011.
After a couple of years in second-tier Levanger he left ahead of the 2017 season. After three months as a free agent he signed for third-tier Skeid.
Controversy
On March 4 2017 it was revealed that Hopen had committed fraud by selling fake match tickets to the English Premier League. Hopen, a free agent at the time issued and official apology on his Facebook page and promised to pay back all off his illegal winnings from the fraud. Hopen revealed in 2011 that he suffered from severe gambling addiction and this was also the cause of the fraud this time. It is not clear if criminal proceedings has been opened against Hopen.
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2009 | Sogndal | Adeccoligaen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Bryne | Adeccoligaen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2014 | Sogndal | Tippeligaen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 2014 | Nest-Sotra | 1. Divisjon | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 2015 | Levanger | OBOS-ligaen | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| 2016 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | Skeid | 2. Divisjon | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Career Total | 148 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 162 | 25 | ||
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