Daniel Karlsbakk

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Daniel Karlsbakk
Personal information
Full name Daniel Seland Karlsbakk [1]
Date of birth (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [3]
Position(s) Forward [2]
Team information
Current team
Sarpsborg 08
Youth career
2009–2019 Bryne
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Bryne 30 (5)
2022–2023 Viking 21 (2)
2023–2025 Heerenveen 35 (1)
2025– Sarpsborg 08 0 (0)
International career
2019 Norway U16 5 (0)
2020 Norway U17 4 (2)
2021 Norway U18 1 (0)
2022– Norway U19 3 (1)
2022– Norway U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:40, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Daniel Seland Karlsbakk (born 7 April 2003) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08.

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Career

Bryne and Viking

Karlsbakk began his career in 2009 by joining hometown club Bryne's youth academy, which led to him signing his first professional contract with the club in April 2019. [4] [5] He made his senior debut on 26 October 2019. [1] He suffered an ankle injury in June 2021 while attempting a backflip, which kept him out of action for much of the following season. [6]

On 7 December 2021, Karlsbakk signed a three-year contract with Viking. [7] He made his competitive debut for the club on 21 April 2022 in a Norwegian Football Cup match against Bodø/Glimt and scored his first goal for the club against Haugesund on 25 June 2022. [1]

SC Heerenveen

On 31 January 2023, following the transfer of forward Amin Sarr to Olympique Lyon, Karlsbakk signed a contract with Heerenveen until 2026. [8] [9] He made his debut for the club on 7 February 2023 in the KNVB Cup against NAC Breda and five days later, he made his Eredivisie debut, coming on as a substitute against Feyenoord.

Personal life

He is a son of former footballer Eivind Karlsbakk. [7] Karlsbakk has compared himself to fellow Brynebu Erling Haaland, claiming that they both possess the same power in their game, which they acquired from their upbringing in Bryne. Additionally, they shared a similar diet including forcemeat. [10] [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 December 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bryne 2019 2. divisjon 100010
2020 2. divisjon182182
2021 1. divisjon 11300113
Total30500305
Viking 2022 Eliteserien 212306 [a] 0302
Heerenveen 2022–23 Eredivisie 12010130
2023–24 16111172
2024–25 701080
Total35131382
Career total868616000989

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Daniel Karlsbakk at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. 1 2 Daniel Karlsbakk at WorldFootball.net
  3. Håland, Trude (19 February 2023). "(+) Foreldrene til Jærens ferskeste fotballproff: – Det ble noen tårer da vi dro fra ham". Jærbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. "Daniel Karlsbakk on Instagram: "Takk for 13 fine år i @brynefotball❤️ og takk til alle medspillere og trenere opp gjennom åra🙏"". Instagram. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. Olsen, Vebjørn (4 April 2019). "16-åring signerte proffkontrakt med Bryne". Jærbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  6. Sel, Tarjei (8 June 2021). "Daniel prøvde på noe som ikke har med fotball å gjøre. Det angrer han dypt på nå". Jærbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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  9. "Definitief: Amin Sarr verruilt Heerenveen voor Lyon". ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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