Mikkel Diskerud
Mikkel Diskerud 2009
Mikkel Morning Star Pålssønn Diskerud ( born October 2, 1990 in Oslo, Norway ) is a partially US-American -born Norwegian football player. The Norwegian-born defender played for both Norwegian youth teams as well as for the United States.
Birth and childhood
Diskerud was born in 1990 as a child coming from Arizona US- American mother and a Norwegian father in Oslo. He grew up there too.
Career
Association
Diskerud began his career as a footballer in the youth of Frigg Oslo FK. During a tournament in Oslo, he was spotted by Stabæk Fotball and followed in 2005 in the youth team of the club. At the same time, he attended the Oslo Commerce School, which includes a sports school. For the 2006 season, he joined the reserve team of Stabæk and gained his first experience in the 2nd divisjon, the third division of the country. Besides, he also played for the youth team with which he won in 2008, the Norwegian Youth Championship.
His debut for the first team he gave in May 2008 against Vestfossen IF NM Cup. In 2009 he participated with the team at La Manga Cup. In his first game during the tournament, he scored a goal. On the 2nd Round of the 2009 season Diskerud made his league debut against SK Brann. He came off the bench 10 minutes before the end of the game and scored in the 84th -minute equalizer for his club.
After more and more often as a substitute was used in the 2009 season, he was solid from the following season part of the starting eleven of the team. So he came in 2010 to 30 missions, in which he scored four goals. 2011 was also Diskerud on 30 missions. Early 2012 moved Diskerud how many Norwegian players or players from the Norwegian league in ( außerskandinavische ) abroad - even if only on loan - and signed with Belgian first division club KAA Gent, to be coached by his compatriot Trond Sollied. However, in the league and in the play-offs Diskerud came in only five games for Ghent used. Diskerud returned after the end of the lending agreement on 30 June 2012 after Stabæk back. However, in August, he moved to Rosenborg Trondheim. For Rosenborg he came in the second half of the season - the Norwegian league is played in a calendar year mode - on 11 missions, in which he scored seven goals. In the meantime, he qualified with Rosenborg by a draw in the first leg and a 2-1 second-leg victory against Legia Warsaw - Diskerud scored a goal in the second leg - even for the Europa League. He was then on 20 September 2012 will be the European Cup debut when he was in the starting eleven in the first Europa League group match against Rapid Vienna. In the competition he came to five appearances.
National
Due to the origin of his mother Diskerud had the choice between Norway and the United States in national football. In April, he took with the U20 national team of the United States in a tournament, scoring in a game three assists. A month later, he played for the Norwegian U- 18 against the United States. In 2009, he debuted for the Norwegian U-19 national team. In the same year he was also nominated for the U.S. U-20 and scored in a friendly match against Egypt a goal.
On 11 November 2010 he was nominated by former national team coach Bob Bradley for the senior national team of the United States, with which he played on 17 November 2010 against South Africa. He came on in the 79th minute and prepared the winning goal from Juan Agudelo. It was then no longer nominated two years for the national team before was then brought in November 2012 by Bob Bradley's successor Jürgen Klinsmann again in the national team. Klinsmann offered Diskerud for the friendly match on November 14, 2012 in Krasnodar against Russia. He was then replaced against the Russians in the 87th minute for Geoff Cameron and then scored in the third minute of injury-time strike to make it 2-2, which was also synonymous with the final score.