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Morten Skjønsberg
Personal information
Full name	Morten Morisbak Skjønsberg
Date of birth	12 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Bærum, Norway
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2011	Stabæk
2012–2014	IFK Norrköping
2014–2017	Stabæk
International career‡
2003–2005	Norway U21
2008	Norway
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2008

Morten Morisbak Skjønsberg (born 12 February 1983) is a Norwegian former footballer.^[1] As a player Skjønsberg was a versatile defender who played anywhere across the back line. In the early years of his career, he usually played at right-back, but was later converted to central defender.

Career

Club career

Skjønsberg playing for IFK Norrköping in a 2013 Allsvenskan game against AIK.

Skjønsberg made his debut for Stabæk in 2002. By the end of the 2007 season, he had played 114 league games for the club. On 3 August 2008, he scored his first league goal for Stabæk, against Bodø/Glimt.^[2] On 10 January 2012 he transferred to Swedish club IFK Norrköping.^[3] He came back to Stabæk in 2014 and was an important part of the team until he retired after the 2017 season. He has the record for most league and total appearances for Stabæk.

International career

At international level, Skjønsberg played 20 times for Norway U-21, and in August 2008, he got his first call-up to the senior national team.^[4]

On 19 November 2008, he got his first and only senior cap, when he came on as a substitute against Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk.

Career statistics

As of 27 January 2018

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2001	Stabæk	Tippeligaen	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002			2	0	1	0	3	0
2003			11	0	2	0	13	0
2004			21	0	5	0	26	0
2005		Adeccoligaen	28	0	5	1	33	1
2006		Tippeligaen	26	0	2	0	28	0
2007			26	0	6	0	32	0
2008			25	1	6	0	31	1
2009			27	0	4	0	31	0
2010			19	0	0	0	19	0
2011			30	0	3	0	33	0
2012	Norrköping	Allsvenskan	28	0	0	0	28	0
2013			30	0	0	0	30	0
2014			9	0	0	0	9	0
2014	Stabæk	Tippeligaen	15	0	3	0	18	0
2015			30	0	5	0	35	0
2016			30	0	2	0	32	0
2017		Eliteserien	30	1	1	0	31	1
Career total			387	2	45	1	432	3