Aksel Berget Skjølsvik

Aksel Berget Skjølsvik (born 15 May 1987) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a midfielder or striker.

Aksel Berget Skjølsvik
Personal information
Full name Aksel Berget Skjølsvik
Date of birth (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Åndalsnes, Norway
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Second striker
Team information
Current team
Åndalsnes
Youth career
Åndalsnes IF
2004–2006 Rosenborg BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Rosenborg 0 (0)
2007–2010 Molde 72 (7)
2011–2016 Sandnes Ulf 159 (31)
2017 Brattvåg 16 (4)
2018 Åndalsnes 14 (7)
International career
2003 Norway U16 2 (0)
2004 Norway U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2018

Skjølsvik started his football career with Åndalsnes IF. When he was 16 years old, he went to Rosenborg BK. Originally a second striker, Skjølsvik learned to play as an attacking midfielder as well in 2006. Skjølsvik is currently under contract with Sandnes Ulf from 2011 and is the team captain. On 9 December he signed a two-year deal with Sandnes Ulf. After the 2016 season Skjølsvik decided to retire from football to focus on his family.

Nonetheless he featured briefly for fourth-tier Brattvåg IL before joining fifth-tier Åndalsnes ahead of the 2018 season.[1]

He represented his country at youth level.[2]

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

Club Season Division League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Molde 2007 1. divisjon 17 0 1 0 18 0
2008 Tippeligaen 12 2 4 1 16 3
2009 17 2 3 2 20 4
2010 26 3 3 1 4 0 33 4
Total 72 7 11 4 4 0 87 11
Sandnes Ulf 2011 1. divisjon 28 12 3 0 31 12
2012 Tippeligaen 25 6 1 0 26 6
2013 27 2 2 0 29 2
2014 23 1 0 0 23 1
2015 1. divisjon 28 8 1 1 29 9
2016 29 2 4 0 33 2
Total 160 31 11 1 0 0 171 32
Career Total 233 38 22 5 4 0 259 43

References

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  1. ^ "- Skal gå foran". Åndalsnes Avis (in Norwegian). 27 January 2018. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Aksel Berget Skjølsvik". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Aksel Berget Skjølsvik national team profile". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 23 October 2019.