Martin Ellingsen

Martin Ellingsen

Personal information
Full name	Martin Skjelbreid Ellingsen
Date of birth	(1995-05-04) 4 May 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Elverum, Norway
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AIK
Number	6
Youth career
2011	Elverum
2012	Kongsvinger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Kongsvinger	117	(17)
2017–2023	Molde	82	(13)
2024–	AIK	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 January 2024

Martin Ellingsen (born 4 May 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club AIK.

Club career

Kongsvinger

Ellingsen made his debut for Kongsvinger on 7 April 2013, in a 1. divisjon game Kongsvinger won 1–0 against Mjøndalen. ^[1] On 1 May 2013, he scored his first goal for the club in the Norwegian Cup second round game against Raufoss. ^[1] Ellingsen made 138 appearances for Kongsvinger and scored 21 goals in all competitions.

Molde

On 11 August 2017, Ellingsen joined Molde FK from Kongsvinger, having previously already agreed to join the club in December 2017. ^[2] He signed a three-year contract with the club. ^[3]

Ellingsen made his Molde debut on 20 August 2017 in an Eliteserien away game Molde lost 3–2 against Stabæk. ^[1] On 17 September 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in Molde's 3–2 win against Viking. ^[4] He got his debut in UEFA competitions on 18 July 2019 in Molde's 0–0 away draw against KR in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. On 27 November 2019, Molde announced that Ellingsen had agreed to a contract that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2022 season. ^[5] In the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League he scored a goal against Arsenal in a group stage fixture.

AIK

On 31 December 2023, Allsvenskan club AIK announced the signing of Ellingsen on a contract until 31 December 2026. ^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 December 2023 ^{[7] [8]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kongsvinger	2013	1. divisjon	29	2	3	1	—		—		32	3
	2014	2. divisjon	20	3	3	0	—		—		23	3
	2015		23	4	3	0	—		—		26	4
	2016	1. divisjon	29	5	7	3	—		2 [a]	0	38	8
	2017		16	3	3	0	—		—		17	3
	Total		117	17	19	4	—	—	2	0	138	21
Molde	2017	Eliteserien	11	2	2	1	—		—		13	3
	2018		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019		26	3	1	0	5	1	—		32	4
	2020		27	5	0	0	11	3	—		38	8
	2021		7	2	0	0	3	1	—		10	3
	2022		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2023		11	1	2	0	10	1	—		23	2
	Total		82	13	5	1	29	6	—	—	116	20
Career total			199	30	24	2	29	6	2	0	254	38

1. Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs

Honours

Molde

• Eliteserien: 2019
• Norwegian Cup: 2023

References

1. "Martin Ellingsen profile". www.altomfotball.no. TV2. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
2. "ELLINGSEN SPILLEKLAR FOR MOLDE FK". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
3. "Ellingsen klar for Molde FK". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
4. "Viking 2-3 Molde". www.altomfotball.no. TV2. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
5. "Martin Ellingsen forlenger med Molde Fotballklubb". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
6. "AIK Fotboll skriver kontrakt med Martin Ellingsen". aikfotboll.se (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
7. "M.Ellingsen". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
8. "Martin Skjelbreid Ellingsen". nifs.no. nifs. Retrieved 22 August 2017.