Jørgen Skjelvik

Jørgen Skjelvik (Norwegian: [ˈjœ̀rɡn̩ ˈʂɛ̀lvɪk]; born 5 July 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Apollon Limassol. After starting his career with the local club Stabæk, Skjelvik moved to Sweden where he played in Allsvenskan with Helsingborg and Kalmar, before he returned to Norway and joined Rosenborg in July 2013. He has represented Norway from under-18 to under-21 level, but was left out of the Norwegian squad for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship due to an injury.

Jørgen Skjelvik
Jørgen Skjelvik in 2017.
Personal information
Full name Jørgen Skjelvik
Date of birth (1991-07-05) 5 July 1991
Place of birth Hosle, Bærum, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Apollon Limassol
Number 3
Youth career
Hosle IL
Stabæk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Stabæk 29 (0)
2011 → Helsingborg (loan) 3 (1)
2012–2013 Kalmar 30 (1)
2013–2017 Rosenborg 108 (4)
2018–2020 LA Galaxy 52 (1)
2020 → OB (loan) 19 (0)
2021–2023 OB 65 (4)
2023– Apollon Limassol 2 (0)
International career‡
2010 Norway U-18 5 (1)
2010 Norway U-19 6 (0)
2010 Norway U-21 4 (0)
2013– Norway 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Career

Hailing from Hosle in Bærum, Skjelvik played for Stabæk's youth team that won the Norwegian Youth Cup in 2008.[1] He was drafted into the first team in April 2009.[2] He made his first-team debut in the Norwegian football cup, in May 2009 against Sander IL. He had one assist in the game.[3] His league debut came one week later.[4]

On 2 August 2011, it became official that Swedish club Helsingborgs IF would take him in on a loan for the rest of the season.[5] Skjelvik made his debut on 13 August, coming on as a substitution in the 77th minute and also managed to score a goal in the 3–1 win against local rivals Trelleborgs FF. After winning both the Allsvenskan and the Svenska Cupen with Helsingborg in 2011, Skjelvik moved to Kalmar FF ahead of the 2012 season and signed a three-year contract with the club.[6]

Skjelvik played regularly for Kalmar during the 2012 season, and scored two goals and made nine assists. He was injured during the 2013 season, and did only play a few minutes as a substitute.[7] In July 2013 he signed a 4.5-year contract with Norwegian team Rosenborg.[8]

In November 2017, Skjelvik decided not to extend his contract with Rosenborg and would leave as a free agent at the end of the 2017 season.[9]

On 15 December 2017, it was announced he would be joining LA Galaxy in MLS on a free transfer.[10] On the transfer deadline day, 31 January 2020, he was loaned out to Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub until the end of 2020.[11] On January 7, 2021, Skjelvik signed a permanent deal with Danish club Odense, which will keep him with the club through 2023.[12] Skjelvik left OB at the end of the 2022-23 season, as his contract expired.[13]

International career

Skjelvik was first capped for Norway when he played for the under-18 team in 2009. He has later represented Norway at under-19 and under-21 level.[14] He was regularly in the under-21 team's squad, and played the friendly matches against Russia U-21 and Spain U-21 ahead of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, but was left out of the squad due to an injury.[7] On 15 November 2013, he made his debut for Norway against Denmark.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 26 September 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stabæk 2008 Tippeligaen 0010-10
2009 40411091
2010 1803121232
2011 7031-101
Total 29011331434
Helsingborg (loan) 2011 Allsvenskan 31201061
Total 31201061
Kalmar 2012 Allsvenskan 2910020311
2013 1000-10
Total 3010020321
Rosenborg 2013 Tippeligaen 8020-100
2014 2822050352
2015 25270130452
2016 2606161382
2017 Eliteserien 21030110350
Total 10842013511636
LA Galaxy 2018 MLS 32010-330
2019 20100-201
Total 52110--531
OB (loan) 2019–20 Danish Superliga 10100-101
2020–21 18110-191
2021–22 10210-112
Total 38420--404
Career total 2601136441233717

Honours

Club

Rosenborg

References
  1. Sjølie, Mette (27 September 2008). "Drømmer om Stabæk-double" (in Norwegian). Budstikka. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  2. Mæhlum, Lars Jarle (17 April 2009). "Bohinen: - Jørgen har spisskompetanse i en alder av 17 år, og den vil vi dyrke videre". Stabæk Fotball. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  3. Kristensen, Jørgen Dahl (10 May 2009). "Bærum og Stabæk videre i cupen". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  4. Winsnes, Eirik (16 May 2009). "- Vi er ikke friskmeldte ennå". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  5. "HIF och Stabaek lånar av varandra - HD". Hd.se. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  6. "Kalmar kjøper Jørgen Skjelvik" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Norwegian News Agency. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  7. "Skjelvik nærmer seg Rosenborg" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisa. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  8. "Skjelvik klar for Rosenborg" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisa. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  9. "Skjelvik ferdig i Rosenborg".
  10. "LA Galaxy acquire defender Jorgen Skjelvik". lagalaxy.com. Los Angeles Galaxy. 14 December 2017.
  11. OB henter Jørgen Skjelvik i LA Galaxy, ob.dk, 31 January 2020
  12. Liljenwall, Ari (7 January 2021). "Former LA Galaxy defender Jorgen Skjelvik signs permanent deal with Danish club Odense". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  13. Skjelvik om OB-exit: God tid med op- og nedture, bold.dk, 22 May 2023
  14. "Jørgen Skjelvik's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  15. "Jørgen Skjelvik". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  16. Chris Thomas Skogli (24 September 2016). "Nyheter | Rosenborg". Rbk.no. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  17. "Spillerprofiler | Rosenborg". Rbk.no. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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