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AC Milan tracking Rosenborg winger Skjelbred
tribalfooball.com - December 27, 2006

AC Milan are keeping tabs on exciting Rosenborg winger Ciljan Skjelbred.
Dubbed Norway's answer to David Beckham, Skjelbred has been capped at every junior level for his country and has 12 months to run on his existing contract.

Milan have had Cesare Maldini make checks on Skjelbred, who is also being followed by city rivals Inter.


Anyone know much about him?

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Per Ciljan Skjelbred (born June 16, 1987) is a Norwegian footballer (midfielder) who currently plays for Rosenborg B.K.

Skjelbred started his career at local football club Trygg/Lade. He made an impression, and was selected to compete in a football talent competition entitled Proffdrømmen on Norwegian TV3. Skjelbred won this competition and its first prize, a week's training with Liverpool F.C.[1] He was offered a junior contract with the club, but declined. Instead, he went to the Norwegian club Rosenborg B.K., where he soon made an impression. Skjelbred has been capped for the Norwegian under-16, 17, 18, 19 and 21 national teams.

On May 22, 2005, Skjelbred became the youngest player in the Norwegian Tippeligaen to receive a red card, against Molde F.K.

After scoring a goal in the first match of the 2005 Champions League against Olympiacos, he was tackled in the return match at Lerkendal on November 23 by Ieroklis Stoltidis. Both bones in Skjelbred's lower leg snapped just above the ankle. Although he went in with both legs and had no chance of getting the ball, Stoltidis said he had not meant to harm Skjelbred. Skjelbred returned to football March 10th 2006 in Rosenborg B.K.'s match against Aalesunds Fotballklubb, playing the first half of the match which Rosenborg B.K. won 5-1.

Skjelbred also attends the football academy at KVT in Tiller.

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Well... He is young