Ørjan Hopen

Ørjan Hopen (born 19 March 1992) is a Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for Raumnes & Årnes IL.

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.

Ahead of the 2018 season he joined Funnefoss/Vormsund IL in the Norwegian Fourth Division. He stayed here until the 2022 season was over, and was subsequently announced as player-manager of Fifth Division team Bøn FK and assistant manager of ambitious Third Division team Eidsvold Turn. In 2024 he moved on to Raumnes & Årnes IL, having taken up residence in Fjellfoten.

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