NorwayCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Jan Åge Fjørtoft is a Norwegian former professional footballer. A powerful centre forward with goalscoring ability, he played professionally in Norway, Austria, England and Germany. In total, he scored 308 goals in 614 games in these four countries. He made 71 appearances for the Norwegian National Team, captaining the squad in 15 of them, and scored 20 goals for the Norway national team. A pinnacle moment in his national team career was the qualification and participation in the 1994 World Cup held in the US. This marked Norway's return to the World Cup stage for the first time since 1938. His nickname was Fjøra. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-27
In the line-ups
2 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1994The archive holds 2 team sheets naming Jan Åge Fjørtoft in Norway's starting line-up, from 1994-06-19 to 1994-06-23.
2 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
7 goals across 7 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1988–1995| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-06-07 |  Malta | W2–0(h) | 43' | UEFA Euro qualification | Oslo |
| 1995-04-26 |  Luxembourg | W5–0(h) | 12' | UEFA Euro qualification | Oslo |
| 1994-12-14 | Malta | W1–0(a) | 10' | UEFA Euro qualification | Attard |
| 1993-10-13 |  Poland | W3–0(a) | 63' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Poznań |
| 1993-04-28 |  Türkiye | W3–1(h) | 17' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Oslo |
| 1989-06-14 | Yugoslavia | L1–2(h) | 89' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Oslo |
| 1988-09-14 |  Scotland | L1–2(h) | 44' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Oslo |
Honours
2 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours2 | ||||
| 1. divisjon | ×1 | 1989 | Lillestrøm | |
| Football League First Division | ×1 | 1994–95 | Middlesbrough | |
| Individual honours3 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| 1. divisjon top scorer | 1988 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Player of the year in Austria (Krone-Fußballerwahl) | 1989 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| Football League First Division Team of the Year | 1994–95 | |||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Golden Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria | 2025 | |||