Markus Karlsbakk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Markus Seehusen Karlsbakk | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Ålesund, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Çorum | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Aksla | ||
| 2014–2019 | Aalesund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Aalesund 2 | 64 | (28) |
| 2017–2024 | Aalesund | 62 | (13) |
| 2020 | → Hødd (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Raufoss (loan) | 61 | (9) |
| 2022 | → Raufoss 2 (loan) | 2 | (4) |
| 2024–2026 | Lillestrøm | 73 | (24) |
| 2026– | Çorum | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 August 2026 | |||
Markus Seehusen Karlsbakk (born 7 May 2000) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Çorum in the Turkish Süper Lig.
Career
Aalesund
Karlsbakk started his career at Aksla, before moving to Aalesund in 2014.[1] He made his debut for Aalesunds on 8 July 2017 in a 3–0 loss against local rival Molde.[2] On 23 November 2018 he signed his first professional contract with Aalesunds.[1] On 14 March 2023 he signed an extension to his current contract which will keep him at Aalesunds until 2025.
Ahead of the 2020 season, Karlsbakk signed with Norwegian Second Division side Hødd.[3] However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the league was postponed, and in June, before he had played any games for the club, Karlsbakk was recalled by Aalesund to be a part of their first team squad.[4]
In 2021, Karlsbakk would go out on another loan, this time to Raufoss.[5] Originally the loan only covered the 2021 season, but was eventually extended to apply for the 2022 season too.[6]
Lillestrøm
In May 2024, Karlsbakk was sold to Lillestrøm, and signed a three-and-a-half year contract with the club. The sale came after Aalesund had received a bid on Karlsbakk by Fredrikstad the previous month, which they had turned down.[7]
Çorum
On 9 August 2026, Karlsbakk signed a three-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Çorum, with an option to extend for another year.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 8 August 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aalesund 2 | 2016 | 3. divisjon | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3. divisjon | 24 | 4 | — | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | 4. divisjon | 11 | 5 | — | 11 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | 3. divisjon | 23 | 19 | — | 23 | 19 | ||
| Total | 64 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 28 | ||
| Aalesund | 2017 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1. divisjon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1. divisjon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 19 | 2 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 29 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total | 57 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 13 | ||
| Hødd (loan) | 2020 | 2. divisjon | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Raufoss (loan) | 2021 | 1. divisjon | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1. divisjon | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| Total | 57 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 9 | ||
| Raufoss 2 (loan) | 2022 | 3. divisjon | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | |
| Lillestrøm | 2024 | Eliteserien | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1. divisjon | 30 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 19 | |
| 2026 | Eliteserien | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| Total | 61 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 71 | 24 | ||
| Çorum | 2026–27 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 241 | 67 | 19 | 11 | 260 | 78 | ||
Honours
Lillestrøm
Individual
- Norwegian First Division Player of the Month: May 2025[10]
- 2025 Norwegian Football Cup final: Man of the match
References
- 1 2 "Ung driblefant signerte" (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "Kampdetaljer: Aalesund 0–3 Molde" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "AaFK-spiller klar for Hødd" (in Norwegian). NRK. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "Markus Seehusen Karlsbakk tilbakekalles" (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ Thoresen, Anne (14 April 2021). "Ny sunnmøring inn i troppen: Markus Seehusen Karlsbakk" (in Norwegian). Raufoss IL. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ Sætre, Nils-Jarle (17 March 2022). "Utlån for Karlsbakk" (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ Steien, Vegard Kjøllmoen (28 May 2024). "Følte seg dårlig behandlet av egen klubb i vinter – nå er han klar for LSK" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "Çorum FK, Karlsbakk'ı duyurdu" (in Turkish). Odatv. 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Markus Seehusen Karlsbakk Statistikk" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ Aalling, Andreas (13 June 2025). "Dobbel utmerkelse til LSK: Karlsbakk og Ødegaard månedens spiller og trener i OBOS-ligaen" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
External links
- Markus Karlsbakk at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Footballers from Ålesund Municipality
- Men's association football midfielders
- Eliteserien players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Norwegian Third Division players
- Norwegian Fourth Division players
- Aalesunds FK players
- IL Hødd players
- Raufoss IL players
- Lillestrøm SK players
- Çorum F.K. footballers
- Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Norwegian football midfielder, 2000s birth stubs