Martin Bjørnbak
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 | 22 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Mo i Rana, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club 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 | 27 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Norway U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Norway U21 | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 March 2016 | |||
Career
Club
Born in Mo i Rana,[1] Bjørnbak started his career at local club Stålkameratene before he joined Bodø/Glimt ahead of the 2011 season.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] Bjørnbak played a total of 17 matches for Haugesund in his first season.[1]
Molde
On 17 January 2019 Bjørnbak signed a four year contract with Molde.[5] He got his Molde debut on 31 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against Sarpsborg 08.[6]
International
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.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 June 2020[8]
| 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 | |
| Total | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 193 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 230 | 16 | ||
Honours
References
- "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.