Simen Lyngbø
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simen Alexander Santos Lyngbø | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bærum, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kelantan The Real Warriors | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stabæk | |||
| Bærum | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Bærum 2 | 35 | (18) |
| 2018–2019 | Bærum | 25 | (11) |
| 2020–2021 | ADT | 5 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Ready | 4 | (1) |
| 2022 | United City | 7 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Persik Kediri | 25 | (1) |
| 2024 | One Taguig | ||
| 2025 | Nongbua Pitchaya | ||
| 2025– | Kelantan The Real Warriors | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Philippines | 6 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Simen Alexander Santos Lyngbø (born 18 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Malaysia Super League club Kelantan The Real Warriors Born in Norway, he represents the Philippines at international level.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Born in Bærum, Norway, Lyngbø started his youth career at Stabæk Fotball and Bærum.
Bærum
[edit]In 2017, Lyngbø was promoted to the senior team of Bærum. He made his debut for Baerum in a 1–0 home win over Oppsal in the Norwegian Football Cup.[3]
Azkals Development Team
[edit]Before the 2020 season, Lyngbø signed for Philippines Football League club Azkals Development Team.[4][5] Lyngbø made his Philippines Football League debut in a 1–0 defeat against defending champions United City.[6]
Ready
[edit]In 2021, he left the Azkals Development Team and joined 3. divisjon club Ready.
United City
[edit]Lyngbø returned to the Philippines in March 2022 and signed for United City, seeking a chance to play in the AFC Champions League.[7]
Persik Kediri
[edit]In May 2023, Lyngbø decided to other Southeast Asia country and signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Persik Kediri.[8]
International career
[edit]Born in Norway to a Norwegian father and a Filipino mother, Lyngbø is eligible to represent Norway or the Philippines at international level.[9]
Philippines
[edit]In 2019, Lyngbø received his first call up for the Philippines national team in a training camp in Bangkok, Thailand.[10]
In December 2022, he made his debut for the Philippines in a 1–0 friendly defeat against Vietnam.
References
[edit]- ^ "Persik Kediri Rekrut Simen Lyngbo Lengkapi Kuota Pemain Asing" [Persik Kediri recruits Simen Lyngbo to complete foreign player quota] (in Indonesian). Republika. 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Kelantan The Real Warriors squad list 2025/26". therealwarriorskelantan. 5 August 2025.
- ^ "'Needing to try something new,' Simen Lyngbo takes talents to ADT". Dugout PH. 12 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "CDO football lads start to realize dreams". Philippine News Agency. 23 October 2020. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "The 10 most good-looking pro teams right now". Dugout PH. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "United City edges ADT in PFL opener". Philippine News Agency. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "UCFC adds another Cebuano to roster". Sun Star Cebu. 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Bursa Transfer Liga 1: Bek Berdarah Filipina-Norwegia Isi Kuota ASEAN Persik" [Liga 1 Transfer Exchange: Filipino-Norwegian Defender Fills Persik's ASEAN Quota]. Skor.id. 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Simen (21) blir fotballproff på Filippinene". budstikka.no. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Det bor over 100 millioner mennesker på Filippinene. Nå skal en 21-åring fra Bærum redde fotballæren til landet". budstikka.no. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Simen Lyngbø at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Simen Lyngbø at Soccerway
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- Living people
- Footballers from Bærum
- Filipino men's footballers
- Philippines men's international footballers
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Filipino people of Norwegian descent
- Norwegian people of Filipino descent
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines
- Men's association football defenders
- 1998 births
- Norwegian First Division players
- Bærum SK players
- Azkals Development Team players
- United City F.C. players
- Persik Kediri players
- Philippines Football League players
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- Thai League 1 players
- Nongbua Pitchaya F.C. players
- Filipino expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
- Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
- Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- One Taguig F.C. players
- 21st-century Filipino sportsmen
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Filipino football biography stubs