Morten Morisbak Skjønsberg (born 12 February 1983) is a Norwegian former footballer. 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 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.Weltfussball.com: Morten Skjønsberg 2008 stats On 10 January 2012 he transferred to Swedish club IFK Norrköping.Officiellt: Morten Morisbak Skjönsberg till IFK Norrköping 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.
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
SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals2001StabækTippeligaen00000020022010302003110201302004210502602005Adeccoligaen280513312006Tippeligaen260202802007260603202008251603112009270403102010190001902011300303302012NorrköpingAllsvenskan2800028020133000030020149000902014StabækTippeligaen150301802015300503502016300203202017Eliteserien30110311Career total38724514323
Honours Stabaek Tippeligaen: 2008 Superfinalen: 2009 1. divisjon: 2005 Norwegian Football Cup runner-up: 2008
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