Markus Solbakken
Markus Solbakken is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club AGF and the Norway national [football team|Norway national team].
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 September 28, 2025, Solbakken scored his first goal as a game winner against FC Nordsjaelland in a 2-1 away win for AGF.