Morten Skjønsberg
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Morten Morisbak Skjønsberg | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1983 | ||
| 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) |
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*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 retired Norwegian footballer.[1] Skjønsberg is a versatile defender who can play anywhere across the back line. In the early years of his career, he usually played at right-back, but has later been converted to central defender.
Career
Club career
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] After the 2017 season he decided to retired from football.
International career
At international level, Skjønsberg has played 20 times for Norway U-21, and in August 2008, he got his first call-up to the senior national team.[4]
At 19 November 2008, he got his first and so far only senior cap, when he came on as a substitute against Ukraine in Dnepropetovsk
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 | ||
References
- ^ "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Weltfussball.com: Morten Skjønsberg 2008 stats
- ^ Officiellt: Morten Morisbak Skjönsberg till IFK Norrköping
- ^ "Norway squad for friendly against Republic of Ireland". fotball.no. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
External links
- Morten Skjønsberg at National-Football-Teams.com
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