Noah Solskjær

Noah Solskjær (born 8 June 2000) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spjelkavik. He is the son of former footballer Ole Gunnar Solskjær.

Noah Solskjær
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000
Place of birth Kristiansund, Norway
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Spjelkavik
Number 10
Youth career
Clausenengen
2014–2020 Kristiansund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Kristiansund 3 (0)
2021 → Sogndal (loan) 6 (0)
2021 → Sogndal 2 (loan) 10 (0)
2022– Spjelkavik 7 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022

Early and personal life

His father is Ole Gunnar Solskjær,[1][2] and he is the eldest of three children.[3]

Career

Solskjær began his footballing career in the youth teams at Clausenengen, the same club his father began his career at.[4] After playing for the B team,[1] he made his debut for the Kristiansund first team in a friendly on 30 July 2019 against Manchester United, managed by father Ole Gunnar Solskjær.[5][6]

On 9 September 2020, Solskjær signed his first professional contract with Kristiansund, until December 2021, having been part of their academy since 2014.[7][2] Solskjær made his senior debut for Kristiansund on 1 November 2020, coming on as second-half substitute for Liridon Kalludra in a 3–2 defeat to top of the table Bodø/Glimt.[8]

He moved on loan to Sogndal in April 2021.[9] He was released after the 2021 season, signing for Spjelkavik in the summer of 2022.[10]

Playing style

He has said he models his game on Michael Carrick.[1] He has previously said his favourite player is Wayne Rooney.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 17 October 2021[11]
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kristiansund 2020 Eliteserien 3000—30
2021 Eliteserien 0000—00
Sogndal (loan) 2021 1. divisjon 6010—70
Sogndal 2 (loan) 2021[12] 3. divisjon 110——110
Career total 2001000210

References
  1. "Man Utd manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to face son Noah". BBC Sport. 30 July 2019.
  2. "Solskjær's son signs contract with Kristiansund". norwaytoday.info/. Norway Today. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. Fitzpatrick, Katie (20 December 2018). "Everything you need to know about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's wife Silje". men.
  4. "Solskjaer's son set for memorable debut against Man United". 29 July 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021 – via Diario AS.
  5. "Manchester United beat Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's hometown club Kristiansund". 30 July 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "Solskjaer's son, Noah, makes professional debut against Man Utd". Evening Standard. 30 July 2019.
  7. "Solskjær signerer med KBK" (in Norwegian). Kristiansund BK. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. "POENG GLAPP TROSS HARDT ARBEID". kristiansundbk.no/ (in Norwegian). Kristiansund BK. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  9. Hjetland, Geir Bjarte (April 26, 2021). "Noah Solskjær: – Eg skal gje alt for Sogndal". NRK.
  10. Noah Solskjær at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  11. Noah Solskjær at Soccerway
  12. "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". www.nifs.no.
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