Simon Yihun Stølen Markeng (born 9 September 1992) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a

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, notably for

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

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Career

Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Markeng grew up in

where he played youth football for

SK Træff Sportsklubben Træff is a Norwegian sports club from Molde, Møre og Romsdal. It currently has sections for association football and team handball. The men's football team currently plays in the Norwegian Second Division, the third tier of t ...

. In 2009, he was promoted to the first-team squad by head coach

Erik Brakstad Erik Brakstad (born 19 April 1951) is a Norwegian former football player and coach. He is best known for his career as coach. Brakstad has both played for and been head coach for Molde and Træff. He is the brother of Torkild Brakstad. Coachi ...

and made a few appearances for Træff in the

3. divisjon The Norwegian Third Division, also called 3. divisjon, is the fourth highest division of the men's football league in Norway. Like the rest of the Norwegian football league system, the season runs from spring to autumn, running approximately from ...

before he moved to

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 ...

. Markeng's debut for Molde was away against

Vålerenga Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...

on 12 April 2010, when he got to play a few minutes. Three days later, played 45 minutes against

Strømsgodset Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county (from 1964 Buskerud county), Norway, today a part of the city of Drammen. History Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes (Drammen). But since th ...

. Markeng spent the 2012 season on loan with Kristiansund, when the team won promotion to the

1. divisjon The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon and OBOS-ligaen (named sponsor is property developer OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are p ...

. Ahead of the 2013 season he made a permanent transfer to Kristiansund, where he received limited playing time in the 1. Divisjon. Markeng then moved back to his old club Træff ahead of the 2014 season, who now played in the

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. Markeng wanted to step down a level to earn more playing time and the head coach Brakstad stated that he thought Markeng would be their top goalscorer that season. After three seasons in Træff, Markeng finished his career with a short spell in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

's Ny-Krohnborg IL. Markeng made one appearance for the Norwegian under-17 team, when he played against Germany U-17 on 10 January 2009.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Markeng, Simon 1992 births Living people Ethiopian emigrants to Norway Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Molde FK players Kristiansund BK players SK Træff players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Men's association football forwards