Karl Morten Eek (born 25 June 1988) is a

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who plays as a defender for

Steinkjer Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer which is located on th ...

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. He was born in Sparbu and started his career in

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. He made his senior debut in May 2005, for

Steinkjer FK Steinkjer FK is a Norwegian football club from the town of Steinkjer, currently playing in the 3. divisjon, the fourth tier in the Norwegian league system, after being relegated from 2. divisjon in 2011. The club was founded in 1910. Steinkjer pl ...

. He attracted the interest of both

Molde FK Molde Fotballklubb () is a professional football club based in Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club was originally known as International and changed its name to ...

and

Rosenborg BK Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...

, but joined

FK Bodø/Glimt Fotballklubben Bodø/Glimt () is a Norwegian professional football club from the town of Bodø that currently plays in Eliteserien, the Norwegian top division. The club was founded in 1916 and is frequently referred to by its original club na ...

ahead of the 2009 season. In the latter half of 2009 he was loaned out to

Nybergsund IL-Trysil Nybergsund IL-Trysil is a Norwegian football club located in Nybergsund in Trysil. It currently plays in the 3. divisjon, the fourth tier of the Norwegian football league system, having been relegated from 2. divisjon in 2018 File:2018 Events ...

. Ahead of the 2012-season, Eek signed with the

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-club

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, before he returned to Norway and

Ranheim Ranheim is a neighbourhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Østbyen. The neighbourhood approximately to the east of the centre of Trondheim. It comprises Olderdalen, Væretrøa, Reppe, and ...

in 2013. Ahead of the 2019 season he was released from

and went back to

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1988 births Living people People from Steinkjer Norwegian footballers FK Bodø/Glimt players Løv-Ham Fotball players Nybergsund IL players Umeå FC players Ranheim Fotball players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Superettan players Norwegian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Sweden Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Steinkjer FK players Association football defenders Sportspeople from Trøndelag {{norway-footy-defender-stub