Jone Samuelsen (born 6 July 1984) is a Norwegian

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who plays for

Storms BK Storms Ballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Skien. Storm BK is the football-department of ''IF Storm'' and was founded on 12 July 1902. Storm was one of the best football-clubs in Grenland in the first years after the Second Wo ...

Club career

Born in

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, Samuelsen started his professional career with

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in the Norwegian first division in 2001, and he was a regular in the Haugesund side throughout 2002 and 2003, during which time he also captained the Norwegian Under-19 international side. He played alongside another talented midfielder,

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. He was brought to

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during the 2003 season for more than NOK 2 million (£200,000), the second highest transfer fee ever paid by the club at the time. At

he was an instant hit, and he was called up to the Under-21 international squad on several occasions, even playing against the Brazilian U-21 squad among others where he had the responsibility to man-mark Kaká. However, the 2004 and 2005 seasons were less successful as he failed to secure a regular place in the side under

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. However, Vikings former coach

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showed faith in him, and Samuelsen was a regular in the team lineup during the 2006 season. He was also the captain of the U-19 team, and collected the 2002–03 U19

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award on behalf of his country. He signed for Odd Grenland early in January 2010, for about 100.000 NOK, most of that being paid by Odd Grenlands fan club Oddrane. Because of his hard working style he quickly became a fan favorite. Samuelsen came to international attention when he scored a header from his own half (into an open goal) in a game against

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on 25 September 2011. The club also has plans to nominate his goal to

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. It was measured at 57.3 metres by the local police days after the game, and re-measured to 58.13 metres a few days later. On 30 October, Ryujiro Ueda scored the only goal for his team Fagiano Okayama against Yokohama FC with his head from his own half. The distance of (immediately measured to) 58.6 metres was thought to be a new record, but it was re-measured later on to 57.8 metres, giving Samuelsen the

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. On 20 March 2020 it was confirmed, that Samuelsen had joined

together with his former Odd-teammate

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International career

After an impressive start to the 2014 season, scoring 5 goals in 10 league games from the midfield position, Samuelsen was selected by Per Mathias Høgmo for the friendly matches against

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and

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in May. He made his senior international debut on 27 May 2014, coming on as a late substitute for

Mats Møller Dæhli Mats Møller Dæhli (born 2 March 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg and the Norway national team. Born in Oslo, he was previously contracted to English club Manchester ...

in the game versus France in the

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, a match Norway lost 4–0.L'Équipe

Career statistics

Honours

Individual

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Player of the Year:

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Midfielder of the Year:

References

External links

Samuelsen's profile at Odd Ballklubb's official page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Samuelsen, Jone 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Stavanger Association football midfielders Norwegian footballers Norway international footballers Norway under-21 international footballers Norway youth international footballers Viking FK players FK Haugesund players Skeid Fotball players Odds BK players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players