Krister Wemberg (born 21 February 1992) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Bryne. He has previously played for Moss, Bodø/Glimt and Molde.

Krister Wemberg
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Sortland, Norway
Position(s) Centre Back
Youth career
Sortland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Moss 42 (0)
2010–2013 Molde 3 (0)
2012Bodø/Glimt (loan) 17 (0)
2013–2020 Bryne 139 (3)
International career
2007–2009 Norway U17 7 (1)
2008–2010 Norway U18 6 (0)
2009–2011 Norway U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2011

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Sortland Municipality, Wemberg played for Sortland IL's youth categories. In 2008, at the age of 16, Wemberg made an unsuccessful trial with Everton.[1]

Moss FK

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Wemberg appeared on the bench in late 2008, in the matches against Bryne, Nybergsund and Start. However, he could not enter in the field.

Wemberg made his debut on 26 April 2009, at the age of 17, in the victory against Notodden. In his first season at Moss, Wemberg made 23 appearances, 20 as a starter. In March 2010, Wemberg made another trial, this time with Fulham, but was unsuccessful again.[2] In July 2010, Wemberg made his third trial with Rangers.[3]

In the 2010 season, Wemberg played every match for Moss, all 20 of them as a starter,[4] until he signed for Molde on 31 August 2010, and became Uwe Rösler's first signing as head coach of Molde.[5]

Molde FK

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In Molde, Wemberg playing time was reduced. He played 5 friendly matches for the club, but until May 2011 he had yet to appear in official competitions for the club. His debut came on 29 May 2011, in the heavily defeat against Haugesund. Wemberg started the game, but was replaced after 61 minutes.[6] Wemberg gained two more matches, enough to win the 2011 Tippeligaen title.

FK Bodø/Glimt

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13 January 2012 Molde announced that Wemberg would join Bodø/Glimt on a season long loan.[7] He played 17 matches (15 as a starter, 1423 minutes overall) before returning to Molde.

Bryne FK

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On 5 March 2013, Wemberg signed a contract with Bryne.[8]

International career

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Wemberg played for national team on U19 side. He made his international debut on 15 November 2009, against Andorra.[9]

He played only one more match for U19, on 30 September 2010, against Liechtenstein.[10]

Career statistics

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Club Season Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Moss 2008 1. divisjon 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 23 0 0 0 23 0
2010 19 0 3 0 22 0
Total 42 0 3 0 45 0
Molde 2011 Tippeligaen 3 0 3 0 6 0
Bodø/Glimt 2012 1. divisjon 17 0 4 0 21 0
Bryne 2013 23 1 2 0 25 1
2014 13 1 1 0 14 1
2015 20 0 2 0 22 0
2016 26 0 1 0 27 0
2017 2. divisjon 22 1 2 0 24 1
2018 16 0 4 0 20 0
2019 13 0 1 0 14 0
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 139 3 13 0 152 3
Career total 201 3 23 0 224 3

Honours

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Molde FK

References

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  1. ^ Bruker førjulstiden på Everton-trening (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ Trener med Fulham Archived 6 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ "Teenager Krister Wemberg keen to impress during Rangers trial". The Daily Telegraph. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Krister Wemberg" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Wemberg til Molde" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisa. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  6. ^ Haugesund vs. Molde 5 – 0
  7. ^ "Wemberg joins Bodø/Glimt". Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  8. ^ Bryne henter midtstopper (Bryne gets defender) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; jbl.no, 5 March 2013 (in Norwegian)
  9. ^ Norway U19 vs. Andorra U19 5 – 0
  10. ^ Liechtenstein U19 vs. Norway U19 0 – 5
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