Mato Grubisic is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 football striker who plays for Valdres FK

Valdres FK

Valdres Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Fagernes, Valdres, founded in 2002 as a merger between Sør-Aurdal FK and the football branch of Fagernes IL...

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Career

In the Norwegian Second Division

Norwegian Second Division

The Norwegian Second Division is the third highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2009, the official name of the league has been Fair Play-ligaen....

 season of 2003, Grubisic scored 19 goals for his club Skjetten SK. He received transfer offers from Kongsvinger IL

Kongsvinger IL

Kongsvinger Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from the city of Kongsvinger in Hedmark, founded in 1892. It is known chiefly for its football team for men, but also does or have done well in other sports.-Athletics:...

 and Pors Grenland, but opted to stay in Skjetten. However, he trained with Lillestrøm SK during the winter. Already a few months later he signed for Lillestrøm. He got three Norwegian Premier League

Norwegian Premier League

Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...

 games in 2004

Norwegian Premier League 2004

The 2004 season of the Norwegian Premier League began on April 12, 2004 and ended on 30 October 2004.26 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

, and one in 2005

Norwegian Premier League 2005

The 2005 season of the Norwegian Premier League began on April 10, 2005, and was concluded with the last of 26 rounds played on October 29. 3 points were given for wins and 1 for draws....

, but without scoring. In the second half of 2005 he was loaned

Loan (football)

In sports, a loan involves a particular player being allowed to temporarily play for a club other than the one he is currently contracted to. Loan deals may last from a few weeks to all season-long....

 out to Ullensaker/Kisa IL

Ullensaker/Kisa IL

Ullensaker/Kisa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Jessheim in Ullensaker. Founded in 1894, it has sections for association football, team handball and athletics....

. After the season the loan was made permanent.

Ahead of the 2007 season he returned to Skjetten SK, moving from the third to the fourth tier of Norwegian football. He was offered a job in addition to a part-time football contract. Skjetten cruised through the season, and was promoted with ease, winning the playoff matches against Grüner IL

Grüner IL

Grüner Idrettslag is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Grünerløkka, Oslo. It has sections for association football, team handball and ice hockey, formally named Grüner Fotball IL , Grüner Håndball IL and Grüner Ishockey IL...

 14–0 on aggregate. Grubisic scored 45 league goals during the 2007 season. In the Norwegian Second Division 2008

Norwegian Second Division 2008

The 2008 season of the 2. divisjon, the third highest association football league for men in Norway.26 games were played in 4 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Mjøndalen, Skeid, Stavanger and Tromsdalen were promoted to the First Division...

 he scored 20 goals as Skjetten retained its place in the league. Ahead of the 2009 season, however, he signed for Valdres FK

Valdres FK

Valdres Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Fagernes, Valdres, founded in 2002 as a merger between Sør-Aurdal FK and the football branch of Fagernes IL...

, citing that he needed a "change of environment".