Markus Solbakken

Markus Solbakken (born 25 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Viking and the Norway national team.

Markus Solbakken
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-25) 25 July 2000
Place of birth Hamar, Norway[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Viking
Number 8
Youth career
HamKam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 HamKam 110 (3)
2021–2022 Stabæk 26 (1)
2022– Viking 43 (3)
International career‡
2016 Norway U16 4 (0)
2017 Norway U17 2 (0)
2018 Norway U18 13 (0)
2019 Norway U19 7 (2)
2018–2022 Norway U21 5 (0)
2023– Norway 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Club career

He is a son of Ståle Solbakken. While his father was a football player and later manager, mostly abroad,[2] 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.[3]

Ahead of the 2021 season he was bought by Stabæk.[4] He made his Eliteserien debut in May 2021 against Haugesund.[3] After Stabæk were relegated, Solbakken transferred to Viking in February 2022. He signed a four-year contract with the club.[5]

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.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 August 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HamKam 2016 2. divisjon 9000——90
2017 2. divisjon 23010——240
2018 1. divisjon 25030——280
2019 1. divisjon 27120——291
2020 1. divisjon 262———262
Total 110360——1163
Stabæk 2021 Eliteserien 26120——281
Viking 2022 Eliteserien 271506[lower-alpha 1]0—381
2023 Eliteserien 16230——192
Total 4338060—573
Career total 179716060002017
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. Markus Solbakken at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Markus Solbakken (20): – Jeg vil helst ikke spille under pappa" (in Norwegian). 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" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 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. "Norges tropp mot Jordan og Georgia" [Norway's squad against Jordan and Georgia] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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