Leo Østigård
Leo Skiri Østigård (born 28 November 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Coventry City on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leo Skiri Østigård[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Molde, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Coventry City (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Molde | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Viking (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2018– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → FC St. Pauli (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2020– | → Coventry City (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Norway U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016 | Norway U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2017 | Norway U18 | 10 | (1) |
| 2018 | Norway U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | Norway U20 | 5 | (2) |
| 2018– | Norway U21 | 10 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:43, 6 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2020 | |||
Club career
Early career
In the winter of 2017, Østigård signed a three-year contract with Molde FK. Ahead of the 2018 season, he went on loan to Viking FK in 1. divisjon.[4]
Brighton & Hove Albion
After the loan with Viking expired, Østigård signed for Brighton & Hove Albion.[2]
Development loan spells
On 19 July 2019, FC St. Pauli signed Østigård on a loan deal until the end of 2019–20 season.[5] He made his debut for the Hamburg based club on 31 August coming on as a substitute in a 3–3 draw against Dynamo Dresden.[6] He made his first start for St. Pauli which was against fierce rivals Hamburger SV where Kiezkicker won 2–0, claiming a first home win in 59 years against their local side.[7]
On 27 August 2020, Østigård joined Championship side Coventry City on a season-long loan deal.[8] He made his debut on 12 September in which was his first senior game in English football where he played the full game in a 2–1 away defeat at Bristol City.[9] Østigård scored his first goal for the Sky Blues and his first in English football in a 3–1 home victory over Rotherham on 5 December.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 February 2021[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Molde | 2017 | Eliteserien | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Viking (loan) | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2018–19 | Professional Development League | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| St. Pauli (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2020–21 | EFL Championship | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| Career totals | 71 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 2 | ||
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
- "Leo Skiri Østigård" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "ALBION SIGN NORWEGIAN YOUNGSTER". www.brightonandhovealbion.com (in Norwegian). Brighton & Hove Albion. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- Leo Østigård at Soccerway
- "Leo Østigård har bestemt seg. I dag reiser han til Stavanger". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- "FC St. Pauli leiht Østigård aus" (in German). FC St. Pauli. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "ST. PAULI PEGGED BACK AT DRESDEN". 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "St Pauli beat Hamburg at home for first time in 59 years - BBC Sport". 16 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "TRANSFER: Leo Ostigard joins Coventry City on loan from Brighton". Coventry City F.C. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Bristol City 2–1 Coventry City: Tomas Kalas gives Holden's side victory - BBC Sport". 19 October 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- "Coventry City 3–1 Rotherham United: Maxime Biamou inspires Sky Blues to victory - BBC Sport". 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.