Kasper Hogh joined Celtic from Bodo/Glimt in July 2026 for a record £11 million transfer fee. Hogh has gone 14 games without scoring across the Scottish Premiership and Europe, while Flashscore examined the so-called “Arctic curse” affecting former Bodo/Glimt players.
Hogh's Celtic start
Hogh scored a hat-trick against Kilmarnock, opening his Celtic account 64 seconds into his second game for the club.
Hogh was substituted after 77 minutes for Camilo Duran during Celtic's Thursday night match against Besiktas, after which Celtic avoided a fourth straight defeat in this season's Europa League.
Former Bodo/Glimt players
Patrick Berg joined Lens in January 2022 after attracting interest from several of Europe's top clubs, made 19 appearances for the Ligue 1 side and returned to Bodo/Glimt by August.
Jens Petter Hauge scored 14 goals and provided 10 assists in 18 Eliteserien appearances in 2020 before moving to AC Milan.
Departures and returns
Fredrik Bjorkan left Bodo/Glimt for the Bundesliga in January 2022, had a brief loan spell at Feyenoord and re-signed for Bodo ahead of the 2023 season.
Bodo/Glimt plays its home matches on artificial turf at Aspmyra Stadion.
Other career paths
Alexander Sorloth scored 14 goals in 29 appearances during his 2015 loan spell before later playing for FC Midtjylland, Crystal Palace, RB Leipzig, Villarreal and Atletico Madrid.
Victor Boniface rose through the ranks at Bodo/Glimt before moving to Royal Union SG and Bayer Leverkusen.
