Morten Moldskred

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Morten Moldskred
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Personal information
Full name Morten Opsahl Moldskred [1]
Date of birth (1980-06-13) 13 June 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Ulsteinvik, Norway
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger [1]
Youth career
Austvatn
Haddal
1993–1996 Hødd
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2001 Hødd 92 (28)
2002 Moss 11 (1)
2003–2005 Aalesund 79 (20)
2006 Haugesund 0 (0)
2006–2010 Tromsø 76 (29)
2010–2012 Rosenborg 37 (8)
2012–2013 AGF 2 (0)
2013–2015 Tromsø 83 (13)
2016–2017 Finnsnes 18 (3)
International career
2009–2011 Norway 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Morten Moldskred (born 13 June 1980) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a winger. [1]

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Club career

Early years

Moldskred started his career in Hødd from Ulsteinvik, where he stayed until the 2001 season when he was sold to Moss. In 2002 Moss was promoted to the Norwegian Premier League where he played in 11 games, scoring one goal. Moss were relegated the same year.

Aalesund and Haugesund

After the 2002 season Moldskred was sold to Aalesund who had been promoted to the top-flight. He played in all games, scoring 4 goals in the process, but for the second time in a row, he suffered the experience of being relegated. In 2004, he had his finest season so far in his career, notching up 15 goals in 29 appearances in Adeccoligaen, helping Aalesund to another promotion. He only managed 1 goal in 24 games the following season, going through another relegation from the elite group of clubs.

He was sold to Haugesund before the 2006 season, but suffered a cruciate ligament injury right after signing, and did not play any games.

Tromsø

Halfway through the 2006 season, Premier League side Tromsø picked him up on a three-year deal. [2] His former coach at Aalesund, Ivar Morten Normark was coach at the time. After the injury he got while at Haugesund, it was expected that he was going to be out for the rest of the season, but amazingly he managed to make his debut on 30 July 2006. He only played three games before another injury definitely held him back for rest of the season.

After a difficult start at Tromsø I.L. with much time on the sideline and frequent injuries, Moldskred finally got his breakthrough and earned a place as forward in the regular starting line-up in the summer of 2007. After the departure of veteran and club-legend Ole Martin Årst in a mid-season transfer to Start. Moldskred finished the season in style and ended up the club top-scorer with 12 goals, including three in the final game of the season against the champions Brann.

Another injury set him back a bit during pre season in 2008, but after a slow start, he ended up scoring 10 goals in 21 games, helping Tromsø to a surprising bronze medal in the league.

Rosenborg

On 7 January 2010, Rosenborg and Tromsø came to agreement over a transfer fee and Moldskred signed under for Norwegian powerhouse Rosenborg a few days later.

Moldskred scored his first goal for Rosenborg on 13 May 2010 in the first round of the Norwegian Football Cup against 3rd division side Stjørdals/Blink.

He scored his first league goal for Rosenborg on 25 July 2010 against Stabæk in a 2–1 victory for Rosenborg, scoring the winner goal in injury time at Telenor Arena.

AGF

On 26 January, 2012 Moldskred signed with the Danish club AGF Århus. [3]

Tromsø

On 31 January 2013, he signed with Tromsø IL.

Retirement

Moldskred announced his retirement from professional football on 17 February 2016, at age 35. [4] He joined lower league club Finnsnes in May 2016. [5] He left the team in November where he began playing futsal for local Tromsø club Berserk. [6]

International career

Moldskred made his international debut for Norway on 5 September 2009, when he was substituted in for Thorstein Helstad in the 2010 World Cup qualifier away to Iceland. [7] His first international goal came in his fifth match, a friendly away to Slovakia, where he scored the lone goal securing Norway their fourth consecutive win, and sixth match in a row without a loss. [8]

Career statistics

SeasonClubLeagueLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1998 Hødd Adeccoligaen --
1999102--102
2000--
200126720--287
2002 Moss Tippeligaen 11132--143
2003 Aalesund 26433--297
2004 Adeccoligaen 2915--
2005 Tippeligaen 24142--283
2006 Haugesund Adeccoligaen 0000--00
2006 Tromsø Tippeligaen 3000
20072212442616
2008211043--2513
200930757003514
2010 Rosenborg Tippeligaen 20333101337
20111752020215
2011–2012 AGF Superliga 10000010
2012–201310000010
2013 Tromsø Tippeligaen 30520121446
2014 1. divisjon 2872042349
2015 Tippeligaen 25120--271
2016 Finnsnes PostNord-ligaen 1730000173
201710000010
Career total341833624284405111

International goals

Morten Moldskred: International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
13 March 2010 Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0–1WinFriendly

Honours

Club

Rosenborg

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Morten Moldskred at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ Moldskred til Tromsø at NRK Retrieved 15 July 2007
  3. ↑ "Nå er Morten Moldskred dansk". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Robertsen, Rune (17 February 2016). "Moldskred legger opp: - Har hatt en fantastisk karriere". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Morten Moldskred scoret i debuten i 2. divisjon". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. ↑ Eilertsen, Tobias Stein (12 November 2016). "Ferdig i Finnsnes, men ikke med fotball". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  7. ↑ (in Norwegian) Moldskred klar for landslaget Nordlys.no
  8. ↑ (in Norwegian) Moldskred avgjorde for Norge NRK.no
  9. ↑ "Mestvinnende spillere" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
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