Martin_Bjørnbak
Martin Bjørnbak
Norwegian footballer (born 1992)
Martin Bjørnbak (born 22 March 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eliteserien club Molde.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Bjørnbak | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Mo i Rana, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Molde | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Stålkameratene | 47 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Bodø/Glimt | 23 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Haugesund | 56 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Bodø/Glimt | 87 | (10) |
| 2019– | Molde | 109 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Norway U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Norway U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2016 | |||
Born in Mo i Rana,[2] Bjørnbak started his career at local club Stålkameratene before he joined Bodø/Glimt ahead of the 2011 season.[3] In his first season with Bodø/Glimt, Bjørnbak played 23 matches and scored one goal in the 1. divisjon, before transferring to Haugesund where he signed a four-year contract.[4] Bjørnbak made his debut in the Tippeligaen in the match against Vålerenga on 25 March 2012, but was sent off after 33 minutes when he fouled Marcus Pedersen as the last man.[5] Bjørnbak played a total of 17 matches for Haugesund in his first season.[2]
On 17 January 2019, Bjørnbak signed a four-year contract with Molde.[6] He got his Molde debut on 31 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against Sarpsborg 08.[7]
Bjørnbak first appeared for Norway at international level when he played three matches for the under-17 team in 2009. In 2012, Bjørnbak again represented his country when he played ten matches for the under-21 team.[8]
Club
- As of match played 9 December 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2011 | 1. divisjon | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| Haugesund | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |
| 2017 | OBOS-ligaen | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| Total | 87 | 10 | 11 | 2 | — | 98 | 12 | |||
| Molde | 2019 | Eliteserien | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2020 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 109 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 141 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 275 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 337 | 21 | ||
Club
Molde
- "Martin Bjørnbak". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde Fotballklubb. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- "Martin Bjørnbak". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- "Bjørnbak klar for Glimt" (in Norwegian). Avisa Nordland. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- "Midtstoppertalent til Haugesund" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- "Pusic avgjorde i debuten". ANB-NTB (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- "Martin Bjørnbak klar for Molde FK!". ANB-NTB (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Martin Bjørnbak". www.altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "Martin Bjørnbak's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- "Martin Bjørnbak". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- Martin Bjørnbak at FootballDatabase.eu
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