Steffen Lie Skålevik

Steffen Lie Skålevik
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993
Place of birth Sotra, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Brann
Number 11
Youth career
2009-2011 Sotra
2012-2013 Brann
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Nest-Sotra 47 (22)
2015– Brann 29 (9)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2016.


Steffen Lie Skålevik (born 31 January 1993) is a Norwegian soccer player who currently plays for SK Brann.

Career

Early years

Lie Skålevik grew up in Sotra outside of Bergen and climbed up the ranks of his local club, Sotra SK, before he was picked up by SK Brann's youth academy in 2012, 19 years old. He played 36 games and scored 13 goals for SK Brann 2[1] in the Norwegian 2. Divisjon (third tier) before leaving to Nest-Sotra in the same division.[2]

Nest-Sotra

Lie Skålevik became an important player for the Nest-Sotra side who went on to win the their division and a promotion to the Norwegian First Division. The following season in 2014 he kept impressing and played an important role in avoiding relegation, scoring 12 goals in 29 games. In 2015 he really started showing his eye for goal, scoring 10 goals in 18 matches, before he was sold to SK Brann halfways into the season.

SK Brann

On 15 August 2015 he rejoined SK Brann,[1] replacing Marcus Pedersen who was sold to Strømsgodset two days prior.[3]

Career statistics

As of 22 November 2016
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2014 Nest-Sotra Adeccoligaen 2912223114
2015 OBOS-ligaen 1810202010
2015 Brann 11300113
2016 Tippeligaen 18610196
Career Total 7631528133

Style of play

Lie Skålevik is often described as a poacher. He is well composed with the ball inside the box, and has a strong eye for goal.

References

  1. 1 2 "Nyheter | Brann". Brann.no. 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  2. Øivind Presthus (2015-11-26). "Nyheter | Brann". Brann.no. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  3. Magne Jordan Nilsen (2015-08-18). "Nyheter | Strømgodset". Godset.no. Retrieved 2016-08-18.


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