Ingi Højsted

Ingi Højsted (born 12 November 1985 in Tórshavn) is a retired Faroese football midfielder, who last played for B36 Tórshavn. He has been capped for the Faroe Islands at senior level.

Ingi Højsted
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985
Place of birth Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
B36 Tórshavn
Number 6
Youth career
B36 Tórshavn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Arsenal 0 (0)
2005 B36 Tórshavn 25 (1)
2005–2006 Birmingham City 0 (0)
2006–2011 B36 Tórshavn 51 (2)
National team
2003–2008 Faroe Islands 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 October 2008

Club career

In the summer of 2002 he joined Arsenal in London as a trainee, later playing for B36 Tórshavn. On 22 November 2005 Birmingham City signed him until the end of the season. Højsted has since parted company with Birmingham City after playing only 45 minutes of reserve team football. [1]

His career's progression was curtailed by several short to long-term injuries, of which fostered him eventually retiring.[2]

International career

Højsted made his debut for the Faroe Islands in an April 2003 friendly match against Kazakhstan, coming on as a substitute for Jákup á Borg. He has collected 6 caps and has scored no goals.[3]

References

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