Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng (born 23 March 2002) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Vålerenga Fotball.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 2002 | ||
| 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 | 46 | (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 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2022 | |||
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]