Markus Henriksen
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Markus Henriksen is a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 football midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 who currently plays for Rosenborg. He is the son of Rosenborg's assistant manager, Trond Henriksen
Trond Henriksen
Trond Børge Henriksen is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He is currently assistant manager of Rosenborg, and is the father of Rosenborg midfielder Markus Henriksen.-Biography:...

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Club career

Rosenborg

Markus Henriksen came as a youth player from Trond to Rosenborg. He proved himself early as an exciting midfielder with a well-developed understanding of football. In addition, he had good basic skills and a very good endurance. He made his debut 10 May 2009 in a cup game against Gjøvik-Lyn, and debuted in the Premier League against Sandefjord
Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....

 20 September 2009. During the autumn, he played enough games to become champions with Rosenborg in 2009, at the age of just 17 years. The following season he got his breakthrough when he became a regular fixture at Rosenborg A-team under Erik Hamrén and was allowed to continue when Nils Arne Eggen
Nils Arne Eggen
Nils Arne Eggen is the most successful coach in the history of Norwegian football. He is best known as the manager for Rosenborg in the period 1988–97 and 1999–2002...

 took over. He scored his first goal for Rosenborg against Odd Grenland on 11. April 2010. He scored two goals in the match as Rosenborg won 3–1.

In qualifying for the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

 for the 2010/2011 season he scored his first goal in Europe with a 2–0 goal when Rosenborg beat Linfield
Linfield F.C.
Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....

 2–0 in the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League. Scouts from Werder Bremen attended to watch Henriksen. But the day after the sporting director in Rosenborg, Erik Hoftun
Erik Hoftun
Erik Hoftun is a Norwegian former football defender, currently assistant director in Rosenborg BK.-Career:...

, said Henriksen is not for sale and that he should continue his development in Rosenborg.

6. August 2010 Markus Henriksen extended his contact with Rosenborg to 12/31/2013.

International career

Henriksen played all three matches and scored one goal during the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification
2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification
2010 UEFA U-19 Championship was the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. The final tournament of the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship is preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round...

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On September 28, 2010, he was called up for the Norwegian national team
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...

 for the first time. He made his debut on October 12, in an away friendly against Croatia
Croatia national football team
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, which Norway lost 1-2.

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 3 October 2010
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|2009||rowspan="3"|Rosenborg||rowspan="3"|Tippeligaen
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...

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|2010||28||7||6*||3||12||4||46||14
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|2011||29||3||3||0||6||2||38||5
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  • = 1 game in Norwegian Super Final
    2010 Superfinalen
    The 2010 Superfinalen was the second edition of Superfinalen, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Tippeligaen and Norwegian Cup competitions. Modeled on the FA Community Shield, the match is intended to be a season opener, with the net proceeds going to charity...

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Club

Rosenborg BK
  • Norwegian Premier League Championship
    Norwegian Premier League
    Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...

    : 2009, 2010
  • Norwegian U-19 Championship 2009

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