Simen Lyngbø

Filipino footballer (born 1998)

Simen Lyngbø
Personal information
Full name	Simen Alexander Santos Lyngbø
Date of birth	(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Bærum, Norway
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Persik Kediri
Number	20
Youth career
	Stabæk
	Bærum
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	Bærum 2	35	(5)
2018–2019	Bærum	25	(1)
2020–2021	ADT	5	(0)
2021–2022	Ready	4	(0)
2022	United City	7	(1)
2023–	Persik Kediri	25	(1)
International career^‡
2022–	Philippines	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55; 28 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:55; 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Simen Alexander Santos Lyngbø (born 18 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga 1 club Persik Kediri. Born in Norway, he represents the Philippines national team.^[1]

Club career

Youth

Born in Bærum, Norway, Lyngbø started his youth career at Stabæk Fotball and Bærum.

Bærum

In 2017, Lyngbø was promoted to the senior team of Bærum. He made his debut for Baerum in a 1-0 home win over Oppsal in the Norwegian Football Cup.^[2]

Azkals Development Team

Before the 2020 season, Lyngbø signed for Philippines Football League club Azkals Development Team.^[3]^[4] Lyngbø made his Philippines Football League debut in a 1-0 defeat against defending champions United City.^[5]

Ready

In 2021, he left the Azkals Development Team and joined 3. divisjon club Ready.

United City

Lyngbø returned to the Philippines in March 2022 and signed for United City, seeking a chance to play in the AFC Champions League.^[6]

Persik Kediri

In May 2023, Lyngbø decided to other Southeast Asia country and signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Persik Kediri.^[7]

International career

Born in Norway to a Norwegian father and a Filipino mother, Lyngbø is eligible to represent Norway or the Philippines at international level.^[8]

Philippines

In 2019, Lyngbø received his first call up for the Philippines national team in a training camp in Bangkok, Thailand.^[9]

In December 2022, he made his debut for the Philippines in a 1–0 friendly defeat against Vietnam.

References

^ "Persik Kediri Rekrut Simen Lyngbo Lengkapi Kuota Pemain Asing" [Persik Kediri recruits Simen Lyngbo to complete foreign player quota] (in Indonesian). Republika. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "'Needing to try something new,' Simen Lyngbo takes talents to ADT". Dugout PH. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "CDO football lads start to realize dreams". Philippine News Agency. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "The 10 most good-looking pro teams right now". Dugout PH. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "United City edges ADT in PFL opener". Philippine News Agency. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "UCFC adds another Cebuano to roster". Sun Star Cebu. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Bursa Transfer Liga 1: Bek Berdarah Filipina-Norwegia Isi Kuota ASEAN Persik" [Liga 1 Transfer Exchange: Filipino-Norwegian Defender Fills Persik's ASEAN Quota]. Skor.id. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "Simen (21) blir fotballproff på Filippinene". budstikka.no.
^ "Det bor over 100 millioner mennesker på Filippinene. Nå skal en 21-åring fra Bærum redde fotballæren til landet". budstikka.no. Archived from the original on 2021-04-04.