Martin Bjørnbak (born 22 March 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eliteserien club Molde.

Martin Bjørnbak
Personal information
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 112 (4)
International career
2009 Norway U17 3 (0)
2012–2014 Norway U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2016

Club career

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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]

International career

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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]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 September 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
2024 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Total 112 4 8 1 24 1 144 6
Career total 378 16 36 5 26 1 340 22

Honours

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Molde

References

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  1. ^ "Martin Bjørnbak". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde Fotballklubb. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Martin Bjørnbak". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Bjørnbak klar for Glimt" (in Norwegian). Avisa Nordland. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Midtstoppertalent til Haugesund" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Pusic avgjorde i debuten". ANB-NTB (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Martin Bjørnbak klar for Molde FK!". ANB-NTB (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Martin Bjørnbak". www.altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Martin Bjørnbak's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Martin Bjørnbak". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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