Emil Bohinen (born 12 March 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as central midfielder for Serie A club Genoa. He is the son of former Norway international midfielder Lars Bohinen.
 Bohinen playing for CSKA Moscow in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emil Bohinen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genoa | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Stabæk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Stabæk | 67 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | CSKA Moscow | 12 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Salernitana (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Salernitana | 36 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Genoa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Norway U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | Norway U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Norway U18 | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Norway U21 | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2020 | |||
Club career
editBohinen joined Stabæk youth academy, and made his first team debut for the club in 2017. He made his debut for the first team in the Eliteserien on 17 April 2017 against Sarpsborg 08 FF in a 3-0 win.[3]
After scoring four goals and making eights assists in all competitions during the 2019 season, during November 2019, Bohinen was linked with a move to Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion.[4]
In December 2019, Stabæk entered talks with Premier League side Sheffield United and EFL Championship side Leeds United about the signing of Bohinen,[5][6] with Bohinen joining Sheffield United on trial.[7] When asked about being linked to Leeds, Bohinen on 21 January 2020 spoke to Eurosport Norway saying of Leeds' head coach Marcelo Bielsa 'He is a coaching legend, so of course it would have been an experience in itself to play for him'.[8]
CSKA Moscow
editOn 15 February 2021, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Bohinen from Stabæk on a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season.[9]
Salernitana
editOn 31 January 2022, he joined Italian club Salernitana on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[10] The condition for the obligation to buy was fulfilled by Salernitana staying in Serie A, and on 29 June 2022 Bohinen moved to Salernitana on a permanent basis, signing a four-year contract.[11]
Loan to Genoa
editOn 17 January 2024, Bohinen moved to Genoa on loan, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[12]
International career
editDespite being born in Derby, England during his father's spell with Derby County, Bohinen has represented Norway at several age groups up to and including Norway U21.[13][14]
Bohinen was highly rated as part of the same age group of the new generation of Norwegian footballers alongside the likes of Erling Haaland, Martin Ødegaard, Kristoffer Ajer and Sander Berge.[15]
Style of play
editBohinen plays primarily as a central midfielder, and has also occasionally played as a winger. He has been described as a skilful player with good technique and good vision. Eurosport also described that 'he also has the X-factor when it comes to his left foot'.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 4 December 2023[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stabæk | 2017 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2020 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 5 | |||
| Total | 67 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 9 | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 10 | 2 | |||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Salernitana (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| Salernitana | 2022–23 | Serie A | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Genoa (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 131 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 11 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Emil Bohinen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Norway" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Emil Bohinen | Football Stats | CSKA Moscow | Season 2017/2018 | Soccer Base".
- ^ "Brighton eyeing son of a gun Emil Bohinen". Tribal Football. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Chiefs travel to England – 'Meeting' with Leeds United – Potential Whites signing being cooked up". Sports Witness. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Leeds United and Sheffield United have held talks to sign Emil Bohinen". Sports Lens. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Stabæk leaders in England: - Talked to Leeds and Sheffield United". Budstikka. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Bohinen: - It was an experience to play under Bielsa". Eurosport Norway. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Эмиль Бохинен подписал контракт с ПФК ЦСКА". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "EMIL BOHINEN È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA" (Press release) (in Italian). Salernitana. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "EMIL BOHINEN IN GRANATA FINO AL 2026" (in Italian). Salernitana. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "BOHINEN È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL GENOA" [BOHINEN IS A NEW GENOA PLAYER] (in Italian). Genoa. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Lars Bohinen om sønnen Emil (20): – Han blir bedre enn meg". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Brighton among clubs keen on Norway youth star Emil Bohinen". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Odegaard leads emergence of Norwegian technicians who benefited from looking beyond England". The Athletic. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Move over Haaland: The other Norwegian U21 prospect garnering Europe-wide interest". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Emil Bohinen". altomfotball.no. tv2. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
External links
edit- Emil Bohinen at the U.S. Salernitana 1919 website