Markus Solbakken

He is a son of Ståle Solbakken. While his father was a football player and later manager, mostly abroad, the family settled in Hamar and Solbakken came through the youth ranks of Hamarkameratene. He made his senior debut in 2016 and was a prolific Norway youth international, making his debut for Norway U21 at the age of 18. In the 2020 1. divisjon he passed the mark of 100 league games for Hamkam. Ahead of the 2021 season he was bought by Stabæk. He made his Eliteserien debut in May 2021 against Haugesund. After Stabæk were relegated, Solbakken transferred to Viking in February 2022. He signed a four-year contract with the club. On 9 January 2024, Solbakken signed a multi-year contract with Czech First League club Sparta Prague. On 22 January 2025, Solbakken joined Serie B club Pisa on a half-year loan deal with option to make transfer permanent. On 1 September 2025, Solbakken signed a three-year contract with Danish Superliga club AGF. On 28 September 2025, Solbakken scored his first goal as a game winner against FC Nordsjaelland in a 2–1 away win for AGF. In his first season, he won the Danish Championship with the club, the first in 40 years.

In August 2023, Solbakken received his first call-up to the Norway senior national team by his father and head coach Ståle Solbakken, for a friendly match against Jordan and a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Georgia. He debuted during the former match on 12 September, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.

Club

As of match played 28 September 2025

International

Sparta Prague

Czech First League: 2023–24 Czech Cup: 2023–24 AGF

Danish Superliga: 2025–26