Daniel Seland Karlsbakk (born 7 April 2003) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.

Daniel Karlsbakk
Personal information
Full name Daniel Seland Karlsbakk[1]
Date of birth (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward[2]
Team information
Current team
Heerenveen
Number 9
Youth career
2009–2019 Bryne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Bryne 30 (5)
2022–2023 Viking 21 (2)
2023– Heerenveen 24 (1)
International career
2019 Norway U16 5 (0)
2020 Norway U17 4 (2)
2021 Norway U18 1 (0)
2022– Norway U19 3 (1)
2022– Norway U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:40, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Career edit

Bryne and Viking edit

Karlsbakk began his career in 2009 by joining hometown club Bryne's youth academy, which led to him signing his first professional contract with the club in April 2019.[4][5] He made his senior debut on 26 October 2019.[1] He suffered an ankle injury in June 2021 while attempting a backflip, which kept him out of action for much of the following season.[6]

On 7 December 2021, Karlsbakk signed a three-year contract with Viking.[7] He made his competitive debut for the club on 21 April 2022 in a Norwegian Football Cup match against Bodø/Glimt and scored his first goal for the club against Haugesund on 25 June 2022.[1]

SC Heerenveen edit

On 31 January 2023, following the transfer of forward Amin Sarr to Olympique Lyon, Karlsbakk signed a contract with Heerenveen until 2026.[8][9] He made his debut for the club on 7 February 2023 in the KNVB Cup against NAC Breda and five days later, he made his Eredivisie debut, coming on as a substitute against Feyenoord.

Personal life edit

He is a son of former footballer Eivind Karlsbakk.[7] Karlsbakk has compared himself to fellow Brynebu Erling Haaland, claiming that they both possess the same power in their game, which they acquired from their upbringing in Bryne. Additionally, they shared a similar diet including forcemeat.[10][11]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 28 January 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bryne 2019 2. divisjon 1 0 0 0 1 0
2020 2. divisjon 18 2 18 2
2021 1. divisjon 11 3 0 0 11 3
Total 30 5 0 0 30 5
Viking 2022 Eliteserien 21 2 3 0 6[a] 0 30 2
Heerenveen 2022–23 Eredivisie 12 0 1 0 13 0
2023–24 12 1 1 1 13 2
Total 24 1 2 1 26 2
Career total 75 8 5 1 6 0 0 0 86 9

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Daniel Karlsbakk at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ a b Daniel Karlsbakk at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Håland, Trude (19 February 2023). "(+) Foreldrene til Jærens ferskeste fotballproff: – Det ble noen tårer da vi dro fra ham". Jærbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Daniel Karlsbakk on Instagram: "Takk for 13 fine år i @brynefotball❤️ og takk til alle medspillere og trenere opp gjennom åra🙏"". Instagram. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ^ Olsen, Vebjørn (4 April 2019). "16-åring signerte proffkontrakt med Bryne". Jærbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  6. ^ Sel, Tarjei (8 June 2021). "Daniel prøvde på noe som ikke har med fotball å gjøre. Det angrer han dypt på nå". Jærbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b Haugland, Mats (7 December 2021). "Karlsbakk klar for Viking: – Utrolig stort". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  8. ^ tres.nl, TRES-. "sc Heerenveen haalt aanvaller Daniel Karlsbakk naar Friesland". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Definitief: Amin Sarr verruilt Heerenveen voor Lyon". ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  10. ^ Sammenligner seg selv med Erling Braut Haaland (in Norwegian), retrieved 10 February 2023
  11. ^ www.eurosport.com https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml. Retrieved 12 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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