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Morten Skjønsberg
Personal information
Full name Morten Morisbak Skjønsberg
Date of birth (1983-02-12) 12 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Bærum, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2011 Stabæk 215 (1)
2012–2014 IFK Norrköping 67 (0)
2014–2017 Stabæk 105 (1)
International career‡
2003–2005 Norway U21 20 (1)
2008 Norway 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2008

Morten Morisbak Skjønsberg (born 12 February 1983) is a Norwegian former footballer.[1] As a player Skjønsberg was a versatile defender who played anywhere across the back line. In the early years of his career, he usually played at right-back, but was later converted to central defender.

Career

Club career

Skjønsberg playing for IFK Norrköping in a 2013 Allsvenskan game against AIK.

Skjønsberg made his debut for Stabæk in 2002. By the end of the 2007 season, he had played 114 league games for the club. On 3 August 2008, he scored his first league goal for Stabæk, against Bodø/Glimt.[2] On 10 January 2012 he transferred to Swedish club IFK Norrköping.[3] He came back to Stabæk in 2014 and was an important part of the team until he retired after the 2017 season. He has the record for most league and total appearances for Stabæk.

International career

At international level, Skjønsberg played 20 times for Norway U-21, and in August 2008, he got his first call-up to the senior national team.[4]

On 19 November 2008, he got his first and only senior cap, when he came on as a substitute against Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk.

Career statistics

As of 27 January 2018
Season Club Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2001 Stabæk Tippeligaen 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 2 0 1 0 3 0
2003 11 0 2 0 13 0
2004 21 0 5 0 26 0
2005 Adeccoligaen 28 0 5 1 33 1
2006 Tippeligaen 26 0 2 0 28 0
2007 26 0 6 0 32 0
2008 25 1 6 0 31 1
2009 27 0 4 0 31 0
2010 19 0 0 0 19 0
2011 30 0 3 0 33 0
2012 Norrköping Allsvenskan 28 0 0 0 28 0
2013 30 0 0 0 30 0
2014 9 0 0 0 9 0
2014 Stabæk Tippeligaen 15 0 3 0 18 0
2015 30 0 5 0 35 0
2016 30 0 2 0 32 0
2017 Eliteserien 30 1 1 0 31 1
Career total 387 2 45 1 432 3

Honours

Stabaek

References

  1. ^ "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. ^ Weltfussball.com: Morten Skjønsberg 2008 stats
  3. ^ Officiellt: Morten Morisbak Skjönsberg till IFK Norrköping
  4. ^ "Norway squad for friendly against Republic of Ireland". fotball.no. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
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