Morten Skjønsberg

Morten Skjønsberg

Personal information
Full name	Morten Morisbak Skjønsberg
Date of birth	12 February 1983
Place of birth	Bærum, Norway
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Stabæk
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2011	Stabæk	214	(1)
2012–2014	IFK Norrköping	67	(0)
2014–	Stabæk	46	(0)
National team^‡
2003–2005	Norway U21	20	(1)
2008–	Norway	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2008

Morten Morisbak Skjønsberg (born 12 February 1983) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Stabæk in Tippeligaen. 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 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.^[1] On 10 January 2012 he transferred to Swedish club IFK Norrköping.^[2]

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.^[3]

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

References

1. Weltfussball.com: Morten Skjønsberg 2008 stats
2. Officiellt: Morten Morisbak Skjönsberg till IFK Norrköping
3. "Norway squad for friendly against Republic of Ireland". fotball.no. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-15.

External links

• Profile at Stabæk's official site
• Morten Skjønsberg at National-Football-Teams.com