Birger Solberg Meling (born 17 December 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Rennes.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Birger Solberg Meling[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rennes | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2013 | Viking | ||
| 2013–2014 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Stabæk | 59 | (5) |
| 2017–2020 | Rosenborg | 79 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Nîmes | 26 | (2) |
| 2021– | Rennes | 35 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Norway U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017– | Norway | 31 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 September 2022 | |||
After playing youth football for Viking and Middlesbrough,[3] Meling joined Stabæk before the 2014 season. He made his senior league debut in September 2014 in a 3–0 defeat against Aalesund.[4] In February 2017, he signed for Rosenborg.[5]
In July 2020, Meling joined Nîmes on a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Rosenborg was less than €1 million.[6] 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.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stabæk | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| Total | 59 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 69 | 6 | |||
| Rosenborg | 2017 | Eliteserien | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 46 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 79 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 37 | 1 | — | 129 | 4 | |||
| Nîmes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| Rennes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 199 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 47 | 1 | — | 267 | 13 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 0 | |
Rosenborg
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