Markus Naglestad

Markus Naglestad (born 26 April 1991) is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays for Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship.

Markus Naglestad
Personal information
Full name Markus Kvame Naglestad
Date of birth (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Hartford Athletic
Number 20
Youth career
2006–2008 Våg
2006 IK Start
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Bridgeport Purple Knights 33 (23)
2012–2014 Providence Friars 44 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Våg
2012 Connecticut FC Azul 3 (1)
2013–2014 Donn
2015 Gjøvik-Lyn 26 (26)
2016 Fram Larvik 24 (25)
2017 Sandefjord 6 (0)
2017 HamKam 8 (9)
2018 Hødd 25 (13)
2019 Egersund 26 (25)
2020– Hartford Athletic 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2020

Career

Naglestad started his career as a youth at Våg. He had a short spell with IK Start in 2006.[1]

He featured for Våg in the 3. divisjon – the 4th tier of Norwegian football – in 2009 and 2010.[2] As a 19-year-old, he moved to the US for studies.[1][3] There he was voted both East Coast Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year, and Rookie of the Year, by the league's coaches after his first season out of two seasons with Bridgeport Purple Knights of the NCAA Division II.[4][5] He then spent two seasons with Providence Friars of NCAA Division I,[6] before being drafted by New York City of Major League Soccer on 20 January 2015,[7] but failed to sign a contract due to a knee injury.[1]

On 9 November 2018, Naglestad signed with Egersunds IK for the 2019 season.[8] In August 2020 he signed with Hartford Athletic of the USL Championship.[9]

Career statistics

As of 5 October 2020
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2015 Gjøvik-Lyn 2. divisjon 2626322928
2016 Fram Larvik 2425212626
2017 Sandefjord Eliteserien 600060
2017 HamKam 2. divisjon 890089
2018 Hødd 2513422915
2019 Egersund 2625212826
2020 Hartford USL Championship 810081
Career Total 12399116134105

References

  1. "Skulle spille med stjernene i New York – endte i norsk 2. divisjon" (in Norwegian). VG. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. "Markus Kvame Naglestad Profile" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. "Markus Naglestad (23) sikter på kontrakt med stjernene" (in Norwegian). NLA Mediehøgskolen Gimlekollen. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. "Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams Announced". East Coast Conference. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. "Markus Naglestad Profile". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  6. "Markus Naglestad drafted by New York City FC in the MLS" (in Norwegian). College Scholarships USA. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  7. "Ukjent kristiansander blir lagkamerat med David Villa og Frank Lampard" (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  8. Markus Naglestad klar for EIK, eikfotball.no, 9 November 2019
  9. https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news_article/show/1117550
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