Martin Bjørnbak

Martin Bjørnbak (born 22 March 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eliteserien club Molde.

Martin Bjørnbak
Personal information
Full name Martin Bjørnbak
Date of birth (1992-03-22) 22 March 1992
Place of birth Mo i Rana, Norway
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Molde
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Stålkameratene 47 (0)
2011–2012 Bodø/Glimt 23 (1)
2012–2015 Haugesund 56 (1)
2015–2019 Bodø/Glimt 87 (10)
2019– Molde 103 (3)
International career
2009 Norway U17 3 (0)
2012–2014 Norway U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2016

Club career

Born in Mo i Rana,[2] Bjørnbak started his career at local club Stålkameratene before he joined Bodø/Glimt ahead of the 2011 season.[3] In his first season with Bodø/Glimt, Bjørnbak played 23 matches and scored one goal in the 1. divisjon, before transferring to Haugesund where he signed a four-year contract.[4] Bjørnbak made his debut in the Tippeligaen in the match against Vålerenga on 25 March 2012, but was sent off after 33 minutes when he fouled Marcus Pedersen as the last man.[5] Bjørnbak played a total of 17 matches for Haugesund in his first season.[2]

On 17 January 2019, Bjørnbak signed a four-year contract with Molde.[6] He got his Molde debut on 31 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against Sarpsborg 08.[7]

International career

Bjørnbak first appeared for Norway at international level when he played three matches for the under-17 team in 2009. In 2012, Bjørnbak again represented his country when he played ten matches for the under-21 team.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bodø/Glimt 2011 1. divisjon 23130261
Haugesund 2012 Tippeligaen 17051221
2013 9040130
2014 1203120171
2015 18120201
Total 56114220723
Bodø/Glimt 2016 Tippeligaen 30250352
2017 OBOS-ligaen 28410294
2018 Eliteserien 29452346
Total 87101129812
Molde 2019 Eliteserien 2601060330
2020 2000030230
2021 2732130324
2022 1701030210
2023 1303050210
Total 1033712001264
Career total 2691535522032620

Honours

Club

Molde

References

  1. "Martin Bjørnbak". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde Fotballklubb. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. "Martin Bjørnbak". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  3. "Bjørnbak klar for Glimt" (in Norwegian). Avisa Nordland. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  4. "Midtstoppertalent til Haugesund" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  5. "Pusic avgjorde i debuten". ANB-NTB (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  6. "Martin Bjørnbak klar for Molde FK!". ANB-NTB (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  7. "Martin Bjørnbak". www.altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  8. "Martin Bjørnbak's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  9. "Martin Bjørnbak". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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