Jo Nymo Matland

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Jo Nymo Matland
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Personal information
Date of birth (1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth Tromsø, Norway
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Tromsø
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007 Tromsø 2 (0)
2005Tromsdalen (loan) 19 (0)
2007Tromsdalen (loan) 14 (0)
2008–2010 Tromsdalen 81 (13)
2011 Sarpsborg 08 17 (3)
2011–2015 Aalesund 100 (7)
2016 Royal Antwerp 6 (0)
2016–2017 Sporting Hasselt 17 (2)
2017–2018 Tromsdalen 27 (4)
2018–2019 Brattvåg 22 (1)
2019–2021 HamKam 39 (8)
2021 Lyn 10 (2)
International career
2003 Norway U16 8 (0)
2004 Norway U17 11 (0)
2005 Norway U18 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2021

Jo Nymo Matland (born 21 April 1987) is a former Norwegian football defender. [1] [2]

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Career

Matland began his senior career at Tromsø IL in 2004, making two league appearances. He spent time on loan at Tromsdalen UIL in 2005 and 2007 before joining Tromsdalen permanently in 2008, where he scored 13 goals in 81 league fixtures.

In November 2010, Matland transferred to Sarpsborg 08, making 17 appearances and scoring three goals in the 2011 season. He then joined Aalesunds FK, where he featured in 100 league matches and scored seven goals between 2011 and 2015.

Matland later had brief spells abroad with Belgian sides Royal Antwerp and Sporting Hasselt in 2016–2017. He returned to Norway with Tromsdalen, Brattvåg IL, and HamKam before finishing his playing career at Lyn in 2021.

After retiring from professional football in 2022, Matland joined FK Bodø/Glimt as a scout in February 2024. [3]

Early career

He signed a youth contract with Tromsø in 2004, [4] He was a first-team squad member for the 2005 La Manga Cup. [5] However, in the 2005 season he was loaned out to Tromsdalen. [6]

Tippeligaen debut

In 2006, he was back in Tromsø, and started the season opener. [7] He got two games in the Norwegian Premier League, Tippeligaen, that season. [8] In 2007, he was loaned out to Tromsdalen again. [9] The move was made permanent ahead of the 2008 season. [10]

Sarpsborg 08

On 18 November 2010, he signed for Eliteserien side Sarpsborg 08. [11]

Career statistics

SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2004 Tromsø Eliteserien 000000
2005 Tromsdalen 2. divisjon 19020210
2006 Tromsø Eliteserien201030
2007 001010
2007 Tromsdalen 1. divisjon 14000140
2008 2. divisjon24421265
2009 1. divisjon29420314
2010 28531316
2011 Sarpsborg 08 Eliteserien17340213
2011 Aalesund 12030150
2012 21300213
2013 25220272
2014 21041251
2015 21211223
2015–16 Royal Antwerp Proximus League 600060
2016–17 Sporting Hasselt Belgian First Amateur Division 17230202
2017 Tromsdalen 1. divisjon12000120
2018 15410164
2018 Brattvåg 2. divisjon11000110
2019 11120131
2019 HamKam 1. divisjon14300143
2020 24500245
2021 100010
Career Total3443831437542

References

  1. ‚ eurosport.no, 5 August 2018
  2. Fotballforbund, Norges. "Jo Nymo Matland – Profil". fotball.no – Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. "Jo Nymo Matland klar for Glimt". Avisa Nordland. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  4. "Treårskontrakt for Nymo Matland". Nordlys (in Norwegian). 11 March 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  5. Horne, Anders (26 January 2005). "Christensen ikke til La Manga". Bladet Tromsø (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  6. Horne, Anders (27 May 2005). "Anbefaler utlån". Bladet Tromsø (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  7. Grindstein, Gunnar (22 April 2006). "Jo og Ruben ute av TIL-troppen". Nordlys (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  8. Jo Nymo Matland at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  9. Haldorsen, Eirik (25 July 2007). "Nymo Matland leies ut" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  10. Myreng, Kent-Einar (19 February 2008). "Jobber seg mot Adeccoligaen". Fotballmagasinet (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  11. Vatvedt, Einar (18 November 2010). "Ny spiller til Sarpsborg 08". Sarpsborg 08 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 November 2010.