Oddbjørn Skartun

Oddbjørn Skartun (born 28 January 1989) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward. He has previously played for Sogndal, Vard Haugesund, Haugesund and Sandnes Ulf.

Oddbjørn Skartun
Personal information
Full name Oddbjørn Skartun
Date of birth (1989-01-28) 28 January 1989
Place of birth Sogndal, Norway
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Vard Haugesund
Number 9
Youth career
Sogndal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Sogndal 5 (0)
2009–2011 Vard Haugesund 78 (26)
2012 Haugesund 9 (0)
2013–2016 Bryne 104 (43)
2017 Sandnes Ulf 29 (4)
2018– Vard Haugesund 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2018

Career

Skartun was born and raised in Sogndal,[2] and played a total of six matches (five league matches) for the Norwegian First Division side Sogndal IL between 2006 and 2009.[3] In 2009, Skartun moved to Vard Haugesund, and scored 26 goals in three seasons for the team in the Second Division.[4] Ahead of the 2012 season, Skartun signed a contract with Haugesund, where he made nine appearances in Tippeligaen, eight as a substitute. He scored two goals for the first-team in the Norwegian Cup and scored 30 goals for the reserve team in the Third Division.[2] Skartun joined Bryne ahead of the 2013 season, and signed a two-year contract with the club.[5] After scoring six goals in the first ten matches for Bryne in the First Division, Skartun scored two goals when Viking was eliminated in the third round of the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup.[6]

Ahead of the 2018 season, he left Sandnes Ulf and trained for several months with Vard Haugesund, but was reluctant to sign for a third-tier club.[7] He nonetheless did.

Personal life

Skartun is the son of the former Sogndal player Jarle Skartun. His uncles, Gjermund Skartun and Rolf Navarsete did also play for Sogndal.[6]

Career statistics
As of 6 November 2017[1]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2012 Haugesund Tippeligaen 9042132
2013 Bryne Adeccoligaen 3016223218
2014 1. Divisjon 27710287
2015 OBOS-ligaen 2912203112
2016 18810198
2017 Sandnes Ulf 29420314
Career Total 1424712415451

References
  1. "Oddbjørn Skartun" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. Fintland, Ola (25 January 2013). "Bryne prøver Haugesund-spiss". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. Løset, Oddleif (14 November 2011). "Vraka i Sogndal - kan hamne i FKH". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. Dalaker, Sondre (16 November 2011). "Skartun skreiv under for Haugesund". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. Fintland, Ola (31 January 2013). "Skartun signerte for Bryne". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  6. Svanes, Brit Jorunn (30 May 2013). "Gjer stor suksess - opnar for retur" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  7. "Takket nei til Mjøndalen – Hnytt". hnytt.no. Archived from the original on 2018-03-25.
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