Morten Skoubo (; born 30 June 1980) is a Danish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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Holstebro
Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 36,489 (1 January 2022).Danish under-21 national team. Skoubo's breakthrough came in the
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...
club
FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast in the western part of Jutland. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Su ...
, when he scored 19 goals in 27 games during the 2001–02 season. When German club
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...
wanted him in the team at the start of the next season, Skoubo made the switch. While in Mönchengladbach, he made his debut for the Danish national team on 11 June 2003.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Skoubo's club career in
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...
never took off and he was loaned out to English team
West Bromwich Albion
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in January 2004. He was back at Gladbach again after six months, having only played two games for West Bromwich. For the
2004–05 Danish Superliga
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season, Danish Superliga runners-up
Brøndby IF
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...
were looking for new strikers, following a season of poor goal-scoring. Skoubo moved back to Denmark in a €600,000 transfer deal.
Brøndby
In Brøndby he regained his good form from his Midtjylland days, and Skoubo formed a good partnership with Swedish international
Johan Elmander
Johan Erik Calvin Elmander (; born 27 May 1981) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Beginning his career with Holmalunds IF in the late 1990s, he went on to play professionally in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmar ...
, Skoubo playing as the targetman and Elmander playing in a deep-lying role, which was successful in securing the Double for Brøndby, winning both the Danish Superliga championship as well as the
Danish Cup
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. In his one and a half years at the club, Skoubo scored 29 goals in 63 competitive matches, including two goals in three matches in the
2005–06 UEFA Cup
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. In January 2006, Skoubo signed for Spanish club Real Sociedad in a transfer deal worth €2.5 million.
Real Sociedad
On 19 February 2006, he scored the fifth fastest goal in
La Liga
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history, bagging a goal after just 11 seconds against
Valencia
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, even though the game was lost 2–1.
Netherlands
In August 2008, Skoubo was transferred to Dutch
Eredivisie
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club
FC Utrecht
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. He was not able to break through, and in summer 2009, he was loaned out to fellow Eredivisie side
Roda JC
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. At Roda, Skoubo had some impressive displays, and seems to form a perfect partnership with fellow Dane,
Mads Junker
Mads Junker (born 21 April 1981) is a Danish football pundit and former footballer who played as a striker. He played seven matches for the Danish national team.
During his career, and increasingly after his retirement in 2015, Junker worked a ...
.
Odense Boldklub
On 22 June 2011, Skoubo signed with the Danish team
Odense Boldklub
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. He got shirt number 11.
Delhi Dynamos
In July 2014, Morten signed for the
Indian Super League
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side
Delhi Dynamos
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.
Honours
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Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...
: 2004–05
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Danish Cup
The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955.
The winner will quali ...