Marcus Melchior (footballer)

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Marcus Melchior
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 24)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sandefjord
Number 20
Youth career
–2014 Frigg
2015–2020 Vålerenga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Vålerenga 2 13 (0)
2021–2023 Skeid 81 (9)
2024– Sandefjord 25 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 October 2025

Marcus Melchior (born 9 February 2001) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sandefjord.

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Career

He hails from Uranienborg, Oslo. At the age of 12 he went on trial with AFC Ajax. [2] He played youth football for Frigg until 2015, when he joined the academy of Oslo's largest club Vålerenga. He got the chance to play for their B team, but not their first team and started his senior career in Skeid in 2021. [3] [4]

In 2022 he was named Player of the Year by Skeid's supporter club, Skeidoksene. [5] There was transfer interest from several larger clubs including Viking and Tromsø. [4] The 2023 1. divisjon season became hard for Skeid, ending in relegation. Melchior decided to leave the club. [6] On 3 January he was announced as a new Sandefjord player, praising their style of play. [7]

He soon sustained an injury that ruled him out for parts of 2024. [8] He prolonged his contract to the end of 2027. [9]

Personal life

Melchior is a prominent Jewish family in Norway and Denmark, including several chief rabbis. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Marcus Melchior". Sandefjord Fotball. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Lindbæk, Andreas (12 December 2013). "Stortalent (12) følges av Ajax". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Marcus Melchior at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. 1 2 Engebretsen, Victor (22 April 2023). "Avslører interesse fra eliteserieklubber: – De to var mest på". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Lübeck, Even (20 December 2022). "Supporterne elsker Marcus (21): – En duracellkanin!". Nordre Aker Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Engebretsen, Victor (4 November 2023). "Dette sier Skeid-profilen om fremtiden". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Aas, Magnus Lutnæs (3 January 2024). "SF vant kampen om ungtalentet: – Et scoop". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Aas, Magnus Lutnæs (20 May 2024). "Marcus (23) rakk knapt å bli varm i trøya: – Den beskjeden var vanskelig å svelge". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Styrvold, Øystein (19 June 2025). "Signerte ny kontrakt: – Folk kan bare glede seg". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Melchior (slekt etter Marcus Melchior)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
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