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20 Morten Thorsby
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Club season 2025/26 Serie A (combined: 13 apps for Genoa, 11 for Cremonese after Feb 2026 transfer)
24
Apps
1,374
Minutes
3
Goals
1
Assists
4
Yellow
International
31
Caps
0
Goals
Form
Joined Cremonese from Genoa Feb 2026; 24 Serie A apps total across both clubs
Date of birth1996-05-05 (age 30) NationalityNorway ClubCremonese · Italy LeagueSerie A PositionMF · Central mid · #20 Height187 cm Preferred footRight Market value—
Morten Thorsby built his career in the Netherlands at Heerenveen before moving to Serie A with Sampdoria, then Union Berlin and Genoa, joining Cremonese in early 2026. A combative midfielder, he is equally known off the pitch as a leading climate activist who founded the We Play Green initiative and wears the number 2 to highlight the Paris Agreement's warming target.
- Founded the climate initiative We Play Green and won BBC Green Sport Personality of the Year 2022
- Changed his shirt number to 2 to represent the Paris Agreement's 2°C target
- A European Climate Pact Ambassador
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