Michael Stilson

Michael Stilson

Personal information
Full name	Michael Christopher Stilson
Date of birth	(1989-07-04) 4 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Trondheim, Norway
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Strindheim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Ranheim	81	(7)
2014	Lokomotiv Oslo	5	(0)
2015–2016	Mjøndalen	16	(1)
2015	→ Ranheim (loan)	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Christopher Stilson (born 4 July 1987) is a Norwegian footballer and novelist.

Personal life

Stilson was born in Trondheim.^[2] His father being American and his mother Norwegian, he had three older sisters.^[3]

Football career

Stilson made his debut for Mjøndalen in 2015. After not playing many games for Mjøndalen in 2015 he was loaned out to his former club Ranheim for the rest of the season.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

As of 9 December 2016

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2011	Ranheim	Adeccoligaen	26	0	3	0	29	0
2012			27	6	0	0	27	6
2013			27	1	4	2	31	2
2014			1	0	0	0	1	0
2015	Mjøndalen	Tippeligaen	5	0	3	0	8	0
2015	Ranheim	1. divisjon	13	0	0	0	13	0
2016	Mjøndalen		11	1	1	1	12	2
Career Total			110	8	11	3	121	11

Literary career

Stilson made his literary debut with Bare spille ball (2018), followed by Alene gjennom (2020) and Kampfikseren (2023). These are football-themed young adult fiction books. His debut earned him the award Uprisen [no].^[4]

References

1. Michael Stilson at Soccerway
2. "Michael Stilson". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2.
3. Winge, Åge (14 June 2020). "Fotball-forfatteren". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
4. "Michael Stilson". Lille norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

Awards
Preceded by Thomas Enger	Recipient of the Uprisen [no] 2019	Succeeded by Neda Alaei