Simen Axel Stamsø Møller (born 6 September 1988) is a Norwegian football forward, currently playing for Adeccoligaen

Adeccoligaen

The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....

 side Strømmen

Strømmen IF

Strømmen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Strømmen. It has sections for football, athletics,-History:The club was founded on 25 September 1911 as Strømmen FK. The name was changed to FK Norrøna in 1914. In 1923 the club merged with Strømmen IL and took the name IL Norrøna...

, on loan from Tromsø. He was discovered by scout Stig Marius Torbjørnsen after playing for Kjelsås

Kjelsås Fotball

Kjelsås Fotball is the association football section of the sports club Kjelsås IL, based in the Kjelsås/Grefsen area of Oslo, Norway. The club was founded in 1913...

 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....

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Early career

He started his youth career in Lille Tøyen, before he transferred to the local talent club Skeid

Skeid Fotball

Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel...

, at the age of 10. In Skeid he was overshadowed by his older brother, Julian, and when he started upper secondary school at Bjerke Videregående Skole

Bjerke Videregående Skole

Bjerke Upper Secondary School is an upper secondary school based in Groruddalen in Oslo, Norway. It offers general academics, media and communications, health care and elite sports. From 2009/10 it will also offer music, dance and drama...

, he chose to study media and communications, instead of elite sports like his brother. He therefore left Skeid, and signed for Kjelsås

Kjelsås Fotball

Kjelsås Fotball is the association football section of the sports club Kjelsås IL, based in the Kjelsås/Grefsen area of Oslo, Norway. The club was founded in 1913...

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Kjelsås

Møller had his breakthrough in Kjelsås in 2009, scoring 20 of the total 38 goals Kjelsås had that season, preventing relegation from the 2009 Norwegian Second Division

2009 Norwegian Second Division

The 2009 season of the 2. divisjon, the third highest football league for men in Norway.26 games were played in 4 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Strømmen, Follo, Sandnes Ulf and Ranheim were promoted to the 2010 Norwegian First Division...

. The 2010-season

2010 Norwegian Second Division

The 2010 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. HamKam, Notodden, Stavanger and Skeid were relegated from the 2009 Norwegian First Division. Asker, Hødd, Randaberg and...

 started out with injury problems, but he still ended up scoring 16 goals in the league that season. He was then discovered by the Norwegian scout Torbjørnsen, and went to Tromsø on trial.

Tromsø

On 18 October 2010, he signed a three-year contract with the North Norwegian club. Tromsø manager Per Mathias Høgmo described him as a "goalgetter", ans that he would be a great addition to his 2011-squad.

On 4 January 2011, he travelled up north to continue his football career. He made his debut against Tromsdalen in a friendly match in January 2011, coming on in the second half and scored two goals. He came on as a substitute against FC Daugava in the Europa League on 30 June for his first official match. Four days later, in an away match against Fredrikstad FK he was again brought on as a substitute for his first league match.

External links

• Profile at TIL.no