Krister Wemberg

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
Place of birth Sortland, Norway
Position(s) Centre Back
Club information
Current team
 Bryne
Number 21
Youth career
Sortland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Moss 42 (0)
2010–2013 Molde 3 (0)
2012 → Bodø/Glimt (loan) 17 (0)
2013– Bryne 139 (3)
National team‡
2007–2009 Norway U17 7 (1)
2008–2010 Norway U18 6 (0)
2009–2011 Norway U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 July 2011

Club career

Early career

Born in Sortland, 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

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

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

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

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

International career

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
Club Season Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Moss 2008 1. divisjon 000000
2009 23000230
2010 19030220
Total 42030450
Molde 2011 Tippeligaen 303060
Bodø/Glimt 2012 1. divisjon 17040210
Bryne 2013 23120251
2014 13110141
2015 20020220
2016 26010270
2017 2. divisjon 22120241
2018 16040200
2019 13010140
Total 13931301523
Career total 20132302243

Honours

Molde FK

References
  1. Bruker førjulstiden på Everton-trening (in Norwegian)
  2. Trener med Fulham (in Norwegian)
  3. Teenager Krister Wemberg keen to impress during Rangers trial
  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
  8. Bryne henter midtstopper (Bryne gets defender); 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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