Mads Stokkelien

Mads Stokkelien
Personal information
Full nameMads Stokkelien
Date of birth15 March 1990[1]
Place of birthKristiansand, Norway
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
New York Cosmos
Number18
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2011Start68(15)
2012–2013Stabæk48(18)
2014–New York Cosmos28(8)
National team‡
2009Norway U193(0)
2009–2011Norway U2113(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 February 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 February 2015

Mads Stokkelien (born 15 March 1990) is a Norwegian football striker who currently plays for the New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League.[3]

Club career

IK Start

Having been an IK Start youth, he later debuted in IK Start's first team squad. He played two games in the Norwegian First Division in 2008. Stokkelien made his debut in the Norwegian Premier League in April 2009 against Aalesunds FK where he was a substitute for Espen Børufsen.[4] In his second game he scored the equalizer goal against Brann in Bergen on the traditional 16 May game.[5]

He also scored in the two following games, including two goals in his first game from start against Bodø/Glimt on 24 May 2009.[6]

The 2011 season was struggling for Stokkelien, as he failed to score a single goal and had his own injury concerns that he sustained in a match against Sogndal. He would be out for six to eight weeks.[7] Following a week out, the club would suffer from bad to worse, as they were relegated to Division One.

Stabæk Fotball

On 31 January 2012, Stokkelien signed with Norwegian Premier League club Stabæk Fotball and chose number eighteen shirt.[8][9]

Stokkelien made his debut in the opening game of the season, as Stabæk drew 0-0 with Aalesunds FK.[10] Stokkelien have struggled to score until on 15 July 2012 when he scored his first goal in a 3-1 loss against Sogndal.[11] Stokkelien continued to struggle to score and earn a first team place, as the club would went on to be relegated to Division One.[12]

In 2013 season, Stokkelien continued to fight for the first team and aim for promotion to Tippeligaen. On the last game of the season, he scored his 17th goal, in a 1-1 draw against Bodø/Glimt to send the club to get promoted to the next season.[13] After the match, Stokkelien described this as "the biggest I've ever been with as a footballer. It was absolutely amazing".[14] Unlike his first season, Stokkelien made improvements under manager Petter Belsvik by scoring goals and ended up as the club's top-scorer, as well as the second top-scorer behind Jo Sondre Aas. His performance resulted him to be nominated for Division One Player Of The Year.[15]

In conclusion of the 2013 season, Stokkelien attracted interests from abroad, which put his future at the club uncertain.[16][17]

New York Cosmos

Stokkelien joined the New York Cosmos, of the North American Soccer League for the 2014 season.[18]

Stokkelien made his debut for the Cosmos on April 13, 2014 against the Atlanta Silverbacks and scored a goal in the team's 4-0 win over the Atlanta Silverbacks. [19]

On June 14, 2014, Stokkelien scored two goals to lead the Cosmos to a 3-0 local derby win over the New York Red Bulls in the Fourth Round of the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. [20]

On August 23, 2014, Stokkelien scored a crucial game-tying goal in the 74th minute of the team's 1-1 draw with league-leading Minnesota United FC.[21] That game started a hot scoring streak for Stokkelien who found the net in four out of five games starting from August 23, with the Cosmos losing just once during that stretch.

On November 8, 2014, Stokkelien scored the opening goal in the team's 2-1 loss to the San Antonio Scorpions in the NASL semifinals. [22]

Stokkelien finished the 2014 season with seven goals and four assists in 27 appearances. He also added three goals in three appearances in Cup play (U.S. Open Cup and The Championship). Stokkelien finished the season as the team leader in goals, assists, and games played and was named to the NASL Team of the Week three times (Spring Week 6, Fall Week 8, Fall Week 10). [23]

Career statistics

Club Season Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Start 2008 Adeccoligaen 200020
2009 Tippeligaen 2310352615
2010 28541326
2011 15042192
Stabæk 2012 18130211
2013 Adeccoligaen 3017353322
New York Cosmos 2014 NASL 288333111
2015 000000
Career Total 14441201616457

Personal life

Stokkelien revealed he's planning to study to become a dentist.[8][24] Due to being a footballer as part of his career, Stokkelien says "I slept about three hours and almost had to go straight from the party to school because I can not get more absences."[14] However, Stokkelien career as a dentist appear at risk after his uncertain future.[25]

While growing up, Stokkelien says Ole Gunnar Solskjær was his idol.[26]

References

  1. ↑ "Mads Stokkelien". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  2. ↑ Profile at ikstart.no
  3. ↑ "Mads Stokkelien". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  4. ↑ "Aalesund 1-1 Start". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  5. ↑ Audun Roe Grimstad (2009-05-16). "Rett på russefest". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  6. ↑ Håvard Karlsen (2009-05-25). "Stokkeliens festaften". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  7. ↑ "Mads Stokkelien broke his foot" [Mads Stokkelien brakk foten] (in Norwegian). Dagbladet Sporte. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Mads Stokkelien to Stabæk" [Mads Stokkelien til Stabæk] (in Norwegian). Dagbladet Sporte. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Mads Stokkelien har signert for Stabæk". stabak.no. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Stabæk 0-0 Aalesund" (in Norwegian). altom fotball.no. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Sogndal Football 3-1 Stabæk" (in Norwegian). altom fotball.no. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Stokkelien unhappy with playing time" [Stokkelien misfornøyd med spilletid] (in Norwegian). Asker og Bærums Budstikke. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "- This is bigger than winning the Premier League" [- Dette er større enn å vinne Tippeligaen] (in Norwegian). Dagbladet Sporte. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "- Having to travel almost straight from the party to school because I can not get more absences" [Måtte nesten reise rett fra fest til skolen fordi jeg ikke kan få mer fravær] (in Norwegian). Dagbladet Sporte. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "Heltne Nilsen nominated for Player of the Year 1 Division" [Heltne Nilsen nominert til årets spiller i 1.] (in Norwegian). NRK. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  16. ↑ "Interest from abroad Stabæks top scorer" [Interesse fra utlandet for Stabæks toppscorer] (in Norwegian). Asker og Bærums Budstikke. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  17. ↑ "Therefore wait Quotes profiles with signing" [Derfor venter Stabæk-profilene med å skrive under] (in Norwegian). Asker og Bærums Budstikke. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  18. ↑ "MOVERS AND SHAKERS - FEBRUARY 13". NASL News. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  19. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/matchcenter/gsmid/1620522
  20. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/15/new-york-cosmos-3-0-new-york-red-bulls
  21. ↑ http://www.nycosmos.com/matchcenter/gsmid/1634307
  22. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/matchcenter/gsmid/1962591
  23. ↑ http://www.nycosmos.com/stats
  24. ↑ "Check dental Stokkelien let the drill go Budstikke journalist" [Sjekk tannlege Stokkelien la boret gå på Budstikkas journalist] (in Norwegian). Asker og Bærums Budstikke. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  25. ↑ "Stabæks top scorer gets soccer denial of school" [Stabæks toppscorer får fotball-nekt av skolen] (in Norwegian). Asker og Bærums Budstikke. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  26. ↑ "Stokkelien trying to learn from Solskjaer" [Stokkelien prøver å lære av Solskjær] (in Norwegian). Dagbladet Sporte. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2014.