Markus Solbakken

Markus Solbakken
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-25) 25 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Hamar, Norway[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Prague
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2015 HamKam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 HamKam 110 (3)
2021–2022 Stabæk 26 (1)
2022–2024 Viking 54 (3)
2024– Sparta Prague 15 (0)
International career‡
2016 Norway U16 4 (0)
2017 Norway U17 2 (0)
2018 Norway U18 13 (0)
2019 Norway U19 7 (2)
2018–2023 Norway U21 8 (0)
2023– Norway 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:45, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024

Markus Solbakken (born 25 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Czech First League club Sparta Prague, and the Norway national team.

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]

On 9 January 2024, Solbakken signed a contract with Czech First League club Sparta Prague.[6]

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.[7] He debuted during the former match on 12 September, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.[8]

Career statistics

As of 29 August 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HamKam 2016 2. divisjon 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
2017 2. divisjon 23 0 1 0 — 24 0
2018 1. divisjon 25 0 3 0 — 28 0
2019 1. divisjon 27 1 2 0 — 29 1
2020 1. divisjon 26 2 — — 26 2
Total 110 3 6 0 — 116 3
Stabæk 2021 Eliteserien 26 1 2 0 — 28 1
Viking 2022 Eliteserien 27 1 5 0 6[b] 0 38 1
2023 Eliteserien 27 2 3 0 — 30 2
Total 54 3 8 0 6 0 68 3
Sparta Prague 2023–24 Czech First League 12 0 3 0 3[c] 0 18 0
2024–25 Czech First League 3 0 0 0 3[d] 0 6 0
Total 15 0 3 0 6 0 24 0
Career total 205 7 19 0 12 0 236 7
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Czech Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

Sparta Prague

References

  1. ^ a b Markus Solbakken at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Markus Solbakken (20): Jeg vil helst ikke spille under pappa". TV 2. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Markus Solbakken at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ "Solbakken: Landet tidlig på at Stabæk var det rette valget". Stabæk Fotball (in Norwegian). 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. ^ "Spartu posílí Markus Solbakken". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). 9 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Norges tropp mot Jordan og Georgia" [Norway's squad against Jordan and Georgia]. Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. ^ Cederblad, Christian August (12 September 2023). "Pappa-beskjed: "La på litt"". Dagbladet (in Norwegian).
  9. ^ "SESTŘIH: Boleslav - Sparta 0:5. Titul pro Letenské! Kuchta dal čtyři góly". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  10. ^ Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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