Markus Solbakken (born 25 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club AGF.
Club career He is a son of Ståle Solbakken. While his father was a football player and later manager, mostly abroad, the family settled in Hamar and Solbakken came through the youth ranks of Hamarkameratene. He made his senior debut in 2016 and was a prolific Norway youth international, making his debut for Norway U21 at the age of 18. In the 2020 1. divisjon he passed the mark of 100 league games for Hamkam.
Ahead of the 2021 season he was bought by Stabæk. He made his Eliteserien debut in May 2021 against Haugesund. After Stabæk were relegated, Solbakken transferred to Viking in February 2022. He signed a four-year contract with the club.
On 9 January 2024, Solbakken signed a multi-year contract with Czech First League club Sparta Prague.
On 22 January 2025, Solbakken joined Serie B club Pisa on a half-year loan deal with option to make transfer permanent.
On 1 September 2025, Solbakken signed a three-year contract with Danish Superliga club AGF. On 28 September 2025, Solbakken scored his first goal as a game winner against FC Nordsjaelland in a 2–1 away win for AGF. In his first season, he won the Danish Championship with the club, the first in 40 years.
International career In August 2023, Solbakken received his first call-up to the Norway senior national team by his father and head coach Ståle Solbakken, for a friendly match against Jordan and a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Georgia. He debuted during the former match on 12 September, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHamKam20162. divisjon9000—9020172. divisjon23010—24020181. divisjon25030—28020191. divisjon27120—29120201. divisjon262——262Total110360—1163Stabæk2021Eliteserien26120—281Viking2022Eliteserien27150603812023Eliteserien27230—302Total5438060683Sparta Prague2023–24Czech First League12030301802024–25Czech First League1311070211Total25140100391Pisa (loan)2024–25Serie B70——70AGF 2025–26Danish Superliga3110—41Career total22592101602629
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorway202310Total10
Honours Sparta Prague Czech First League: 2023–24 Czech Cup: 2023–24
AGF Danish Superliga: 2025–26
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