Morten Thorsby
Morten Thorsby is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Genoa and the Norway national team.
Club career
Stabæk
Thorsby started his youth career in IL Heming but joined FK Lyn in 2009. While playing in Lyn he was drafted into the boys-15 national team. In 2012, he joined the youth ranks of Stabæk.He made his first team debut in the 2013 1. Divisjon, as a substitute in four matches. Stabæk was promoted, and he made his first-tier debut in April 2014 against Molde.
SC Heerenveen
On 2 June 2014, Thorsby signed a five-year contract with Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen.Sampdoria
On 11 January 2019, Thorsby signed a four-year pre-contract with Serie A side Sampdoria. The contract will run through the 2023 season. He joined the club on 1 July 2019. He made his debut on 4 November in the 1–0 away win against SPAL, in which he played the full match. After that game he slowly rose in the team's hierarchy, becoming a starter in midfield alongside Albin Ekdal. On 21 June 2020, he scored his first goal for Sampdoria scoring the 2–1 consolation goal in the away defeat to Inter Milan.The following year, he was confirmed as a starter alongside Ekdal, and he scored 3 goals in 35 total appearances.
The day before the start of the 2021–22 season, Thorsby decided to change his jersey number from 18 to 2 to raise awareness about the Paris Agreement – the number 2 signifying the first aim of the agreement to hold "the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C".