Vegard Solheim

Vegard Solheim (born 10 August 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for FK Haugesund.

Career Hailing from Tysvær Municipality, Solheim played youth football in Skjold IL. He joined FK Haugesund as a youth player in 2020, and in February 2022 FKH decided to name Solheim as a part of the first-team squad. In 2022 he also made his debut as a Norway youth international

Solheim made his FKH debut as a substitute in April 2022. In January and February 2023, Solheim was the most-used player during FK Haugesund's pre-season friendlies. He played left back. Originally having a contract until the end of 2024, ahead of the 2023 season his contract was prolonged to the end of 2026. His first start for Haugesund came in March 2023, in the cup match against Brann, and his first Eliteserien start came in April 2023 when Haugesund held Sarpsborg 08 to 0–0.

In the summer of 2024, Solheim was loaned out to struggling 1. divisjon team Sandnes Ulf. The loan originally spanned until the summer break, but Sandnes Ulf managed to prolong it. In mid-July he was recalled. Solheim got 10 league games and 3 cup games while at Sandnes Ulf.

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