Markus Solbakken

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Markus Solbakken
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-25) 25 July 2000 (age 23)
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
HamKam
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 HamKam 110 (3)
2021–2022 Stabæk 26 (1)
2022–2024 Viking 54 (3)
2024– Sparta Prague 2 (0)
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 5 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

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.

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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 on the 61th minute. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 August 2023 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HamKam 2016 2. divisjon 900090
2017 2. divisjon23010240
2018 1. divisjon 25030280
2019 1. divisjon27120291
2020 1. divisjon262262
Total1103601163
Stabæk 2021 Eliteserien 26120281
Viking 2022 Eliteserien271506 [lower-alpha 1] 0381
2023 Eliteserien16230192
Total4338060573
Career total179716060002017

Honours

Club

Sparta Prague

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References

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