Magnus Sjøeng

Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng

Personal information
Full name	Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng
Date of birth	(2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 22)
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Vålerenga
Number	21
Youth career
–2015	Skeid
2016–2021	Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Vålerenga II	24	(0)
2021–	Vålerenga	66	(0)
International career^‡
2021	Norway U19	1	(0)
2021	Norway U20	2	(0)
2022–	Norway U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2022

Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng (born 23 March 2002) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Vålerenga Fotball.

Career

Sjøeng became Vålerenga's reserve goalkeeper after Kristoffer Klaesson was sold in 2021.^[1] He made his debut for the Vålerenga first team on 29 June 2022 against FK Bodø/Glimt in the 2022 Norwegian Football Cup after first choice goalkeeper Kjetil Haug was signed by Toulouse during the European summer transfer window.^[2][3] He made his Eliteserien debut the following match on 10 July 2022 in a 3–0 victory against Kristiansund BK at the Intility Arena.^[4]

International career

Sjøeng was capped on U19 and U20 level in 2021.^[5] He was called up to the Norwegian under-21 squad for the first time in May 2022.^[6]

References

1. Magnus Sjøeng at Soccerway
2. "Sjoeng far valerenga debuten pa onsdag jeg er ikke langt unna nivaet hans". Dagsavisen.no.
3. "keepertreneren om sjoeng pa niva med klaesson". Dagavisen.no.
4. "VALERENGA VS. KRISTIANSUND 3 - 0". Soccerway.
5. Magnus Sjøeng at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
6. "SJØENG ON THE U21 NATIONAL TEAM!". viffootball.no.