Background
Børven was born in Øystese, where he also grew up, but moved to Skien in 2007 to begin at elite sports high school in Telemark and play for Odd Grenland, which has a partnership with the school.
Børven was born in Øystese, where he also grew up, but moved to Skien in 2007 to begin at elite sports high school in Telemark and play for Odd Grenland, which has a partnership with the school.
He has previously played for Odd and Vålerenga, and has represented his country at under-21 level He distinguished himself as a prolific goalscorer, and scored eight goals in one reserve match. Børven got his first-team debut and scored his first goal against Vestfossen in the 2009 Norwegian Football Cup.
Børven made his league debut away to against Brann on 28 September 2009, where he scored one goal and had one assistant
Odd Grenland wanted to sell Børven ahead of the 2012 season due to economic difficulties, and made an agreement with Aalesund on a transfer for Børven. Børven however, did not want to move to Aalesund and rejected their offer.
After scoring eight goals for Odd Grenland in the 2012 season, Børven signed a 4,5-year contract with Vålerenga on 17 August 2012. He scored a total of 24 goals in 63 matches for Odd Grenland in Tippeligaen.
He scored his first goal for the Under-21 team against Azerbaijan on 6 October 2011.