John Anders Skoglund is a retired Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 football striker.

He played youth football for Rælingen FK

Rælingen FK

Rælingen Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Rælingen.It was founded on 31 March 1930 as Rælingen SK. In 1938 it was merged with the local skiing club, but the merger was dissolved in 1948. Not long after, the club built a new football stadium. Both clubs were members of the...

. He later joined Holter IF

Holter IF

Holter Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Holter in Nannestad. It has sections for association football and team handball.It was founded on 3 June 1918. In 1941 it incorporated the AIF club Holter AIL....

, and scored 20 goals in the 1996 Norwegian Second Division

1996 Norwegian Second Division

The 1996 season of the 2. divisjon, the third highest association football league for men in Norway.22 games were played in 6 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Sarpsborg and Runar were promoted to the First Division through playoffs against the other 3 group winners as well as...

 season. As a result he was signed by Norwegian Premier League

Norwegian Premier League

Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...

 team Vålerenga IF. However, he did not become an immediate success, and was loaned

Loan (football)

In sports, a loan involves a particular player being allowed to temporarily play for a club other than the one he is currently contracted to. Loan deals may last from a few weeks to all season-long....

 out to Skjetten SK in the middle of the 1998 season. Ahead of the 1999 season he joined Ullensaker/Kisa IL

Ullensaker/Kisa IL

Ullensaker/Kisa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Jessheim in Ullensaker. Founded in 1894, it has sections for association football, team handball and athletics....

. He left this club after the 2002 season, and was later on the books of Gjerdrum IL

Gjerdrum IL

Gjerdrum Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Gjerdrum, Akershus. It has sections for association football, team handball, alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, biathlon, floorball and volleyball.It was founded as Gjerdrum IF on 25 January 1920...

in the lower divisions.