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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Vonheim Norbye | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Alta, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Fredrikstad (on loan from RB Leipzig) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2022 | Alta | ||
| 2023– | RB Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Alta | 10 | (1) |
| 2024– | RB Leipzig | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Arminia Bielefeld II (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Fredrikstad (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Norway U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Norway U16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2024 | Norway U17 | 2 | (1) |
| 2024 | Norway U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Norway U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Norway U20 | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||
Jonathan Vonheim Norbye (born 26 March 2007) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Norwegian Eliteserien club Fredrikstad on loan from RB Leipzig.
Career
[edit]Norbye joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side RB Leipzig at the age of fifteen.[1]
On 23 June 2025, Norbye was loaned by 2. Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld.[2] He only made appearances for Arminia's reserve team in the first half of the season, and on 22 December 2025, the loan was terminated early.[3]
On 31 March 2026, Norbye moved on loan to Fredrikstad until the end of 2026, with an option to buy.[4]
Style of play
[edit]Norbye mainly operates as a defender and has been described as "a calmness and confidence in his game... has made the centre-back position his own".[5]
Personal life
[edit]Norbye is the younger brother of Norwegian footballer Tobias Vonheim Norbye.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alta | 2022 | Norwegian Second Division | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Norwegian Second Division | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| RB Leipzig | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Arminia Bielefeld II (loan) | 2025–26 | Oberliga Westfalen | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Fredrikstad (loan) | 2026 | Eliteserien | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jonathan om proffdrømmen og livet i Tyskland: – Fotball har alltid vært det artigste for meg". kronstadposten.no. 13 January 2024.
- ↑ "Arminia leiht Jonathan Norbye aus" [Arminia loans Jonathan Norbye] (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "Jonathan Norbye kehrt vorzeitig zu RB Leipzig zurück" [Jonathan Norbye returns to RB Leipzig early.] (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ↑ "Bundesliga-stopper klar: - Sterk mentalitet" [Bundesliga stopper ready: - Strong mentality] (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Jonathan er en del av en ny bølge: – Norsk spillerutvikling er inne i en revolusjon". nrk.no. 9 May 2023.
- ↑ "Jonathans utrolige år". altaposten.no. 29 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jonathan Norbye at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- 2007 births
- Sportspeople from Alta Municipality
- Living people
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup players
- Alta IF players
- RB Leipzig players
- Arminia Bielefeld players
- Fredrikstad FK players
- Norwegian Second Division players
- Bundesliga players
- Oberliga (football) players
- Eliteserien players
- Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany