Ole Martin Lekven Kolskogen (born 20 March 2001) is a Norwegian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

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for

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club AC Horsens.

Career

Kolskogen has previously played for Os Turn in lower divisions. While playing for Os Turn he got his first international matches for Norway U16. He signed for

Åsane Åsane is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough makes up the northern part of the city, north of the city centre. Åsane is connected to downtown Bergen by the E16/ E39 highway. The E16 highway continues on t ...

in 2018, He made his debut in the

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while playing with his nickname "Olis" on his jersey-back. Åsane was relegated to the 2nd division, but was promoted to the Norwegian First Division after the 2019 season, partly due to solid defensive play from Kolskogen. During his time in Åsane he got several international matches for Norway U18 and U19, and was called up to U21. He signed for

SK Brann Sportsklubben Brann (commonly known as Brann, and less often as SK Brann) is a Norwegian professional football club, founded 26 September 1908, from Bergen. Brann had been in the Eliteserien, Norway's Premier Division of Football, since 1987, bar ...

in late 2019. On July 8, 2024 the

club AC Horsens confirmed that Kolskogen had joined the club.AC HORSENS HENTER FORSVARSSPILLER I NORGE
achorsens.dk, 8 July 2024

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* 2001 births Living people People from Os, Hordaland Footballers from Vestland Norwegian men's footballers Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Norway men's youth international footballers SK Brann players Åsane Fotball players FK Jerv players Aalesunds FK players AC Horsens players Eliteserien players Norwegian Second Division players Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark {{Norway-footy-defender-stub