Martin Bjørnbak

Martin Bjørnbak
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-22) 22 March 1992
Place of birth Bjerka, Norway
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Haugesund
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Stålkameratene 47 (0)
2011–2012 Bodø/Glimt 23 (1)
2012–2015 Haugesund 56 (1)
2015–2019 Bodø/Glimt 87 (10)
2019–2025 Molde 119 (4)
2025– Haugesund 5 (0)
International career‡
2009 Norway U17 3 (0)
2012–2014 Norway U21 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 March 2016

Martin Bjørnbak (born 22 March 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eliteserien club Haugesund.

Club career

Born in Mo i Rana,[2] Bjørnbak started his career at local club Stålkameratene before he joined Bodø/Glimt ahead of the 2011 season.[3] In his first season with Bodø/Glimt, Bjørnbak played 23 matches and scored one goal in the 1. divisjon, before transferring to Haugesund where he signed a four-year contract.[4] Bjørnbak made his debut in the Tippeligaen in the match against Vålerenga on 25 March 2012, but was sent off after 33 minutes when he fouled Marcus Pedersen as the last man.[5] Bjørnbak played a total of 17 matches for Haugesund in his first season.[2]

On 17 January 2019, Bjørnbak signed a four-year contract with Molde.[6] He got his Molde debut on 31 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against Sarpsborg 08.[7]

International career

Bjørnbak first appeared for Norway at international level when he played three matches for the under-17 team in 2009. In 2012, Bjørnbak again represented his country when he played ten matches for the under-21 team.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 September 2025[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bodø/Glimt 2011 1. divisjon 23130—261
Haugesund 2012 Tippeligaen 17051—221
2013 9040—130
2014 1203120171
2015 18120—201
Total 56114220723
Bodø/Glimt 2016 Tippeligaen 30250—352
2017 OBOS-ligaen 28410—294
2018 Eliteserien 29452—346
Total 8710112—9812
Molde 2019 Eliteserien 2601060330
2020 2000030230
2021 2732130324
2022 1701030210
2023 1904091321
2024 613020111
2025 40300070
Total 11941412611596
Haugesund 2025 Eliteserien 1000—10
Career total 2861642528135622

Honours

Molde

References

  1. ↑ "Martin Bjørnbak". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde Fotballklubb. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Martin Bjørnbak". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 23 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Bjørnbak klar for Glimt" (in Norwegian). Avisa Nordland. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Midtstoppertalent til Haugesund" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Pusic avgjorde i debuten". ANB-NTB (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Martin Bjørnbak klar for Molde FK!". ANB-NTB (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Martin Bjørnbak". www.altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Martin Bjørnbak's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Martin Bjørnbak". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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