Henrik Skogvold
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Henrik Langaas Skogvold (born 14 July 2004) is a Norwegian football forward who plays for Lillestrøm SK.
Hailing fm Kjeller, he played youth football for Lillestrøm SK. Skogvold made his senior debut in the 2021 Norwegian Football Cup against Fu/Vo, and subsequently his Eliteserien debut in August 2021 against Haugesund. In the same year he made his debut as a Norway youth international. In 2022 he scored his first youth international goal, against Portugal U18.
In April 2023, the second-tier club IK Start lost their on-loan forward Jack Lahne to a long-term injury. A "national youth loan" was agreed with Lillestrøm, which saw Skogvold move to Start on a short-term loan outside of the transfer windows. Skogvold trained once with Start before making his debut, and got his breakthrough in Norwegian football with 5 goals in the first 5 games. He was hailed as a "super signing" and gave Start hopes of promotion to the 2024 Eliteserien.