AMSTERDAM – Hønefoss netminder Steve Clark has been named the Norwegian top flight's Goalkeeper of the Season by Norwegian network TV2, the league's official broadcast partner.
The 26-year-old Michigan native helped small fish Hønefoss avoid relegation by a single point, logging 11 shutouts and five Man of the Match nods in 30 games. Also honored as part of the outlet's Team of the Season, Clark drew a line to his success all the way back to preseason.
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"It really started last year, in December, with all the hard work," Clark told MLSsoccer.com while packing up for his offseason trip home to the States. "It's a nice reward.
"Any time you can pick up an award playing for a smaller club, it's something to take note of. And of course, a lot of the success comes from the relationship I have with the center backs. We almost know what the others are going to do when the ball comes in because we've played a lot of matches together now."
Clark's play this season has predictably drawn some interest, but he is not planning to leave Hønefoss just yet.
"I've heard some things, but I have a another year left with Hønefoss," he said. "I've developed so much with them, it's going to take a really special club to get me away in this last year [of my contract]."
