Bjørn Maars Johnsen (born November 6, 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for ADO Den Haag and Norway.
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Early life
Born in New York City to a Norwegian father and an American mother, Johnsen grew up in North Carolina and attended Needham B. Broughton High School in Raleigh, where he played on the school's soccer team.
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Club career
Early career
Johnsen started his football career in Vålerenga and Tønsberg, staying there for two seasons, until he signed with fourth tier Spanish team CD Úbeda Viva, in Antequera in January 2012. Eight months later, on August 5, 2012, Johnsen joined Segunda División B side Atlético Baleares, where he played alongside Walter Pandiani.
Atlético CP
On July 17, 2014, Johnsen signed with Portuguese club Atlético CP on a two-year deal. In August, he won the award for Player of the Month in the Segunda Liga, after scoring nine goals in five games. His strong performances saw him being scouted by such teams as Benfica, Sporting CP and Belenenses, but the transfer never arrived. According to the Portuguese press Benfica offered EUR300,000 plus two of their players, but Atletico wanted EUR500,000 and thus rejected the offer.
Litex Lovech
After half a season, 31 matches and 16 goals with Atletico, Johnsen joined the Bulgarian team Litex Lovech for two and a half years. He made his debut on February 28, 2015 in a home win against Ludogorets Razgrad. On 23 May he scored a hat trick in a match against Ludogorets for a 4-2 win. On December 12, 2015, he was sent off after an altercation with Miguel Bedoya in an ill-tempered A PFG match against Levski Sofia that was eventually abandoned after the Litex players were ordered off the pitch.
Heart of Midlothian
On July 22, 2016, Johnsen completed a move to Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian, on a three-year deal. He made his debut on August 20, 2016, appearing as a substitute in a 5-1 victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle played at Tynecastle, where he assisted a Sam Nicholson goal with one of his first touches. On the 16th of April 2018, Valentijn Driessen of Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf told the reason Johnson left Hearts was because manager Levein threw a few punches towards him. As of that moment Johnson filled a case with the players FA and was later released.
ADO Den Haag
Johnsen moved to ADO Den Haag for an undisclosed fee on 31 July 2017.
International career
Due to his dual nationality, he was able to play for both Norway and the United States. Johnsen made his Norway debut in June 2017.
International goals
- Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Johnsen goal.
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 May 2018
Honors
- SJPF Segunda Liga Player of the Month: August 2014, September 2014.
- Scottish Premiership Player of the Month: November 2016.
References
External links
- Bjørn Maars Johnsen at ForaDeJogo
- Bjørn Maars Johnsen at Soccerway
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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