Jørgen Skjelvik
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Hosle, Bærum, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | LA Galaxy | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hosle IL | |||
| Stabæk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Stabæk | 29 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Helsingborg (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Kalmar | 34 | (1) |
| 2013–2017 | Rosenborg | 108 | (4) |
| 2018– | LA Galaxy | 31 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Norway U-18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2010 | Norway U-19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | Norway U-21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013– | Norway | 7 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2017 | |||
Jørgen Skjelvik (born 5 July 1991) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for the LA Galaxy as a defender. After starting his career with the local club Stabæk, Skjelvik moved to Sweden where he played in Allsvenskan with Helsingborg and Kalmar, before he returned to Norway and joined Rosenborg in July 2013. He has represented Norway from under-18 to under-21 level, but was left out of the Norwegian squad for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship due to an injury.
Career
Hailing from Hosle in Bærum, Skjelvik played for Stabæk's youth team that won the Norwegian Youth Cup in 2008.[1] He was drafted into the first team in April 2009.[2] He made his first-team debut in the Norwegian football cup, in May 2009 against Sander IL. He had one assist in the game.[3] His league debut came one week later.[4]
On 2 August 2011 it became official that Swedish club Helsingborgs IF would take him in on a loan for the rest of the season.[5] Skjelvik made his debut on 13 August, coming on as a substitution in the 77th minute and also managed to score a goal in the 3–1 win against local rivals Trelleborgs FF. After winning both the Allsvenskan and the Svenska Cupen with Helsingborg in 2011, Skjelvik moved to Kalmar FF ahead of the 2012 season and signed a three-year contract with the club.[6]
Skjelvik played regularly for Kalmar during the 2012 season, and scored two goals and made nine assists. He was injured during the 2013 season, and did only play a few minutes as a substitute.[7] In July 2013 he signed a 4,5 year contract with Norwegian team Rosenborg.[8]
In November 2017, Skjelvik decided not to extend his contract with Rosenborg and would leave as a free agent at the end of the 2017 season. [9]
On December 15, 2017, it was announced he would be joining LA Galaxy in MLS on a free transfer.[10]
International career
Skjelvik was first capped for Norway when he played for the under-18 team in 2009. He has later represented Norway at under-19 and under-21 level.[11] He was regularly in the under-21 team's squad, and played the friendly matches against Russia U-21 and Spain U-21 ahead of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, but was left out of the squad due to an injury.[7] On 15 November 2013 he made his debut for Norway against Denmark.
Career statistics
- As of 7 October 2018
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2009 | Stabæk | Tippeligaen | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2010 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | Helsingborg | Allsvenskan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2012 | Kalmar | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Rosenborg | Tippeligaen | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2018 | LA Galaxy | Major League Soccer | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Career Total | 201 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 273 | 12 | ||
Honours
Club
- Norwegian League (3): 2015, 2016, 2017 [12][13]
- Norwegian Football Cup (2): 2015, 2016 [13]
References
- ↑ Sjølie, Mette (27 September 2008). "Drømmer om Stabæk-double" (in Norwegian). Budstikka. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ↑ Mæhlum, Lars Jarle (17 April 2009). "Bohinen: - Jørgen har spisskompetanse i en alder av 17 år, og den vil vi dyrke videre". Stabæk Fotball. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ↑ Kristensen, Jørgen Dahl (10 May 2009). "Bærum og Stabæk videre i cupen". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ↑ Winsnes, Eirik (16 May 2009). "- Vi er ikke friskmeldte ennå". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ↑ "HIF och Stabaek lånar av varandra - HD". Hd.se. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ "Kalmar kjøper Jørgen Skjelvik" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Norwegian News Agency. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Skjelvik nærmer seg Rosenborg" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisa. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ "Skjelvik klar for Rosenborg" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisa. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ http://www.rbk.no/nyheter/skjelvik-ferdig-i-rosenborg
- ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire defender Jorgen Skjelvik". lagalaxy.com. Los Angeles Galaxy. December 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Jørgen Skjelvik's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ Chris Thomas Skogli (2016-09-24). "Nyheter | Rosenborg". Rbk.no. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- 1 2 "Spillerprofiler | Rosenborg". Rbk.no. Retrieved 2016-10-02.