23 Facts About Markus Henriksen

Markus Henriksen was born on 25 July 1992 and is a former Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Markus Henriksen proved himself early on as an exciting midfielder, showing traits of footballing intelligence, basic skill and excellent endurance.

Markus Henriksen's Tippeligaen debut came later that year when he was a late substitute for Trond Olsen against Sandefjord on 20 September 2009.

In 2010, Markus Henriksen became a regular fixture in the Rosenborg side under Erik Hamren and continued to do so when Nils Arne Eggen replaced the outgoing Hamren.

Markus Henriksen played in 28 of a possible 30 games, 26 appearances as a first team starter.

Markus Henriksen put an end to any speculation on 6 August 2010 when he extended his contract till the end of 2013.

Markus Henriksen went on to score two more goals in Champions League qualifying that year and scored once more against Atletico Madrid in the Europa League group stages on 4 November 2010.

Markus Henriksen was a first team regular in his debut season in the Eredivisie scoring three and assisting three goals.

Markus Henriksen was named as AZ player of the year this season beating top scorer Jozy Altidore and young sensation Adam Maher.

Markus Henriksen only scored twice and featured half as much as the previous season.

On 1 August 2018, Markus Henriksen was named captain for the season.

On 1 March 2019, Markus Henriksen had his contract with the club extended by one year.

On 30 June 2020, Hull indicated that Markus Henriksen would leave the club following the expiry of his contract.

On 31 January 2020, Markus Henriksen joined Bristol City on loan until the end of the season.

Markus Henriksen was allowed to leave on 21 June 2020 to pursue "other options".

On 27 September 2020, Markus Henriksen re-joined Rosenborg after eight years.

Markus Henriksen announced vi Instagram on 28 February 2025 the he is reitiring from football.

Markus Henriksen made his Norway under-21 debut against Croatia under-21 on 11 August 2010.

Markus Henriksen has been ever present in Norway's 2013 European Under-21 Championship qualification campaign, scoring st Azerbaijan under-21 and assisting st England under-21.

Markus Henriksen's first competitive game came on 4 June 2011 when he was an 83rd minute substitution for Christian Grindheim against Portugal.

On 23 November 2011, Markus Henriksen was called up to play in the 2012 King's Cup in Thailand to run from 15 to 21 January.

Markus Henriksen scored his first goal for the national team in the 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Slovenia.

Markus Henriksen is the son of the former Rosenborg player and manager, Trond Henriksen.