Alexander Groven

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alexander Groven

| image = Alexander-hassum-hbk.jpg

| fullname = Alexander Groven{{Cite web |url=http://www.honefossbk.no/h/toppfotball/spillerstall/spillerne-i-2011/alexander-groven-11 |title=Alexander Groven profile at Hønefoss BK |access-date=2012-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604094736/http://www.honefossbk.no/h/toppfotball/spillerstall/spillerne-i-2011/alexander-groven-11 |archive-date=2012-06-04 |url-status=dead }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|1|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Oslo, Norway

| height = 1.83 m{{cite web|url=http://www.lynfotball.net/Lyn_Spiller.asp?id=343|title=Alexander Hassum|publisher=LynFotball.net|accessdate=16 October 2009}}

| currentclub = Hønefoss

| clubnumber = 29

| position = Left-back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Frigg Oslo FK

| youthclubs2 = Lyn

| years1 = 2009–2010

| years2 = 2010–2015

| years3 = 2015–2017

| years4 = 2018

| years5 = 2019

| years6 = 2020–

| clubs1 = Lyn

| clubs2 = Hønefoss

| clubs3 = Sarpsborg 08

| clubs4 = Hønefoss

| clubs5 = KA

| clubs6 = Hønefoss

| caps1 = 8

| caps2 = 103

| caps3 = 35

| caps4 = 21

| caps5 = 13

| caps6 = 58

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 6

| goals3 = 2

| goals4 = 2

| goals5 = 1

| goals6 = 7

| nationalyears1 = 2012

| nationalteam1 = Norway U21

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| club-update = 20:30, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Alexander Groven (né Hassum; born 2 January 1992) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a left-back for Hønefoss BK.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ka.is/fotbolti/moya/news/alexander-groven-til-lids-vid-ka|title=Alexander Groven til liðs við KA{{!}} Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar|work=Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar|access-date=2018-12-22|language=is}}

Career

He started his career in Frigg Oslo FK.{{cite news|title=Frigg vant alle sine kamper|work=Aftenposten Aften|page=20|date=22 May 2001|language=no}} He later joined Lyn Oslo's junior team. He made his senior debut on 4 October 2009 against Lillestrøm, as a substitute in the 82nd minute.

In July 2015 Groven sign a deal with Tippeligaen side Sarpsborg 08.{{cite news|title=Alexander Groven klar for Sarpsborg 08! |url=http://www.sarpsborg08.no/news/article/1rbtvjspdeuxu1itx33y1sb5ux/title/alex |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094518/http://www.sarpsborg08.no/news/article/1rbtvjspdeuxu1itx33y1sb5ux/title/alex |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |website=www.sarpsborg08.no |publisher=Sarpsborg 08 FF |accessdate=29 July 2015 |language=no |date=29 July 2015 }}

Ahead of the 2020 season, Groven returned to Hønefoss BK for the third time, after a year in Iceland.[https://www.honefossbk.no/nyheter/alexander-groven-honefoss-bk-er-klubben-i-mitt-hjerte ALEXANDER GROVEN: - HØNEFOSS BK ER KLUBBEN I MITT HJERTE], honefossbk.no, 8 November 2019

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Season !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Division !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2009 \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|Lyn \|Tippeligaen \|1	0	0	0	1	0
2010 \|Adeccoligaen \|7	0	2	0	9	0
2010 \|rowspan="6" valign="center"\|Hønefoss \|Tippeligaen \|6	0	0	0	6	0
2011 \|rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Adeccoligaen \|14	1	1	0	15	1
2012 \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|Tippeligaen \|25	1	3	0	28	1
2013 \|24	0	2	0	26	0
2014 \|rowspan="1" valign="center"\|1. divisjon \|18	2	0	0	18	2
2015 \|rowspan="1" valign="center"\|OBOS-ligaen \|16	2	1	0	17	2
2015 \|rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Sarpsborg 08 \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|Tippeligaen \|11	1	2	0	13	1
2016 \|22	1	4	0	26	1
2017 \|rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Eliteserien \|4	0	1	0	5	0
2018 \|Hønefoss \|2.Divisjon \|21 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|21 \|2
colspan="3" \|Career Total !168	10	16	0	184	10