Simen Lyngbø
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simen Lyngbø | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bærum, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Persik Kediri | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stabæk Fotball | |||
| Bærum SK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Azkals Development Team | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | IF Ready | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | United City F.C. | 7 | (1) |
| 2023 | Persik Kediri | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Simen Lyngbø (born 18 February 1998) is an Filipino professional Footballer who plays as a Defender for Liga 1 club Persik Kediri.
Club career
Youth
Born in Bærum, Norway, Lyngbø started his youth career at Stabæk Fotball and Bærum.
Bærum
In 2017, Lyngbø was promoted to the senior team of Bærum. He made his debut for Baerum in a 1-0 home win over Oppsal in the Norwegian Football Cup.[1]
Azkals Development Team
Before the 2020 season, Lyngbø signed for Philippines Football League club Azkals Development Team.[2][3] Lyngbø made his Philippines Football League debut in a 1-0 defeat against defending champions United City.[4]
Ready
In 2021, he left the Azkals Development Team and joined 3. divisjon club Ready.
United City
Lyngbø returned to the Philippines in March 2022 and signed for United City, seeking a chance to play in the AFC Champions League.[5]
Persik Kediri
In May 2023, Lyngbø decided to other Southeast Asia country and signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Persik Kediri.[6]
International career
Born in Norway to a Norwegian father and a Filipino mother, Lyngbø is eligible to represent Norway or the Philippines at international level.[7]
Philippines
In 2019, Lyngbø received his first call up for the Philippines national team in a training camp in Bangkok, Thailand.[8]
In December 2022, he made his debut for the Philippines in a 1–0 friendly defeat against Vietnam.
References
- ^ "'Needing to try something new,' Simen Lyngbo takes talents to ADT". Dugout PH. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "CDO football lads start to realize dreams". Philippine News Agency. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "The 10 most good-looking pro teams right now". Dugout PH. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "United City edges ADT in PFL opener". Philippine News Agency. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "UCFC adds another Cebuano to roster". Sun Star Cebu. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Bursa Transfer Liga 1: Bek Berdarah Filipina-Norwegia Isi Kuota ASEAN Persik" [Liga 1 Transfer Exchange: Filipino-Norwegian Defender Fills Persik's ASEAN Quota]. Skor.id. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Simen (21) blir fotballproff på Filippinene". budstikka.no.
- ^ "Det bor over 100 millioner mennesker på Filippinene. Nå skal en 21-åring fra Bærum redde fotballæren til landet". budstikka.no. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021.
External links
- Simen Lyngbø at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Simen Lyngbø at Soccerway
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- Living people
- Footballers from Bærum
- Filipino men's footballers
- Philippines men's international footballers
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Filipino people of Norwegian descent
- Norwegian people of Filipino descent
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines
- Men's association football defenders
- 1998 births
- Norwegian First Division players
- Bærum SK players
- Azkals Development Team players
- United City F.C. players
- Persik Kediri players
- Philippines Football League players
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- Filipino expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
- Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- Filipino football biography stubs