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. As a player Skjønsberg was a versatile defender who played anywhere across the back line. In the early years of his career, he usually played at right-back, but was later converted to central defender.

Career

Club career

Skjønsberg made his debut for Stabæk in

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season, he had played 114 league games for the club. On 3 August 2008, he scored his first league goal for Stabæk, against Bodø/Glimt. On 10 January 2012 he transferred to Swedish club

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. He came back to Stabæk in 2014 and was an important part of the team until he retired after the 2017 season. He has the record for most league and total appearances for Stabæk.

International career

At international level, Skjønsberg played 20 times for Norway U-21, and in August 2008, he got his first call-up to the senior national team. On 19 November 2008, he got his first and only senior cap, when he came on as a substitute against

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Career statistics

Honours

Stabaek *

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* 1983 births Living people Footballers from Bærum Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Stabæk Fotball players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players IFK Norrköping players Allsvenskan players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Men's association football defenders 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-footy-defender-stub