Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng

Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng (born 23 March 2002) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Vålerenga Fotball.

Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng
Personal information
Full name Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng
Date of birth (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Vålerenga
Number 21
Youth career
–2015 Skeid
2016–2021 Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020-2022 Vålerenga II 24 (0)
2021– Vålerenga 32 (0)
International career‡
2021 Norway U19 1 (0)
2021 Norway U20 2 (0)
2022– Norway U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2022

Career

Sjøeng became Vålerenga's reserve goalkeeper after Kristoffer Klaesson was sold in 2021.[1] He made his debut for the Vålerenga first team on 29 June 2022 against FK Bodø/Glimt in the 2022 Norwegian Football Cup after first choice goalkeeper Kjetil Haug was signed by Toulouse during the European summer transfer window.[2][3] He made his Eliteserien debut the following match on 10 July, 2022 in a 3-0 victory against Kristiansund BK at the Intility Arena.[4]

International career

Sjøeng was capped on U19 and U20 level in 2021.[5] He was called up to the Norwegian under-21 squad for the first time in May 2022.[6]

References
  1. Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng at Soccerway
  2. "Sjoeng far valerenga debuten pa onsdag jeg er ikke langt unna nivaet hans". Dagsavisen.no.
  3. "keepertreneren om sjoeng pa niva med klaesson". Dagavisen.no.
  4. "VALERENGA VS. KRISTIANSUND 3 - 0". Soccerway.
  5. Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  6. "SJØENG ON THE U21 NATIONAL TEAM!". viffootball.no.
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