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Norwegian footballer (born 2000)

Markus Solbakken
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-25) 25 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Hamar, Norway
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Sparta Prague
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2015 HamKam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 HamKam 110 (3)
2021–2022 Stabæk 26 (1)
2022–2024 Viking 54 (3)
2024– Sparta Prague 24 (1)
International career
2016 Norway U16 4 (0)
2017 Norway U17 2 (0)
2018 Norway U18 13 (0)
2019 Norway U19 7 (2)
2018–2023 Norway U21 8 (0)
2023– Norway 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:45, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024

Markus Solbakken (born 25 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Czech First League club Sparta Prague, and the Norway national team.

Club career

He is a son of Ståle Solbakken. While his father was a football player and later manager, mostly abroad, the family settled in Hamar and Solbakken came through the youth ranks of Hamarkameratene. He made his senior debut in 2016 and was a prolific Norway youth international, making his debut for Norway U21 at the age of 18. In the 2020 1. divisjon he passed the mark of 100 league games for Hamkam.

Ahead of the 2021 season he was bought by Stabæk. He made his Eliteserien debut in May 2021 against Haugesund. After Stabæk were relegated, Solbakken transferred to Viking in February 2022. He signed a four-year contract with the club.

On 9 January 2024, Solbakken signed a contract with Czech First League club Sparta Prague.

International career

In August 2023, Solbakken received his first call-up to the Norway senior national team by his father and head coach Ståle Solbakken, for a friendly match against Jordan and a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Georgia. He debuted during the former match on 12 September, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.

Career statistics

As of 29 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HamKam 2016 2. divisjon 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
2017 2. divisjon 23 0 1 0 — 24 0
2018 1. divisjon 25 0 3 0 — 28 0
2019 1. divisjon 27 1 2 0 — 29 1
2020 1. divisjon 26 2 — — 26 2
Total 110 3 6 0 — 116 3
Stabæk 2021 Eliteserien 26 1 2 0 — 28 1
Viking 2022 Eliteserien 27 1 5 0 6 0 38 1
2023 Eliteserien 27 2 3 0 — 30 2
Total 54 3 8 0 6 0 68 3
Sparta Prague 2023–24 Czech First League 12 0 3 0 3 0 18 0
2024–25 Czech First League 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
Total 15 0 3 0 6 0 24 0
Career total 205 7 19 0 12 0 236 7
  1. Includes Norwegian Cup, Czech Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

Sparta Prague

References

  1. ^ Markus Solbakken at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Markus Solbakken (20): Jeg vil helst ikke spille under pappa". TV 2. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ Markus Solbakken at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. "Solbakken: Landet tidlig på at Stabæk var det rette valget". Stabæk Fotball (in Norwegian). 16 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. "Her er Vikings nye midtbanesjef: Dette er noe jeg virkelig vil". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  6. "Spartu posílí Markus Solbakken". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). 9 January 2024.
  7. "Norges tropp mot Jordan og Georgia" [Norway's squad against Jordan and Georgia]. Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. Cederblad, Christian August (12 September 2023). "Pappa-beskjed: "La på litt"". Dagbladet (in Norwegian).
  9. "SESTŘIH: Boleslav - Sparta 0:5. Titul pro Letenské! Kuchta dal čtyři góly". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  10. Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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