Torbjørn Agdestein
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Torbjørn Agdestein | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Stord, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Haugesund | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2010 | Stord IL | 35 | (16) |
| 2010–2013 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Bath City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Inverness CT | 13 | (0) |
| 2014– | Haugesund | 30 | (5) |
| 2015 | → Kristiansund (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:08, 2 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
Torbjørn "Toby" Agdestein (born 18 September 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently playing for Tippeligaen side Haugesund.
Club career
Stord IL
Agdestein started his career at Stord IL, playing 35 games and scoring 16 goals.
Brighton & Hove Albion
In 2010, Agdestein was transferred to English club Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee and featured in the development squad.[1] Agdestein made his first competitive appearance for Brighton during an FA Cup 3rd round replay against Wrexham.[2] Three days later, he made his first league appearance for Brighton coming on as a second-half substitute and providing an assist to Will Buckley in a 2–1 victory at Peterborough United.[3] Towards the end of the 2010-11 season, Agdestein had his Brighton contract extended for one-year.[4]
During September 2011, Agdestein joined Conference National side Bath City on loan.[5] However, making three appearance, Agdestein returned to Brighton.[6]
Following his return from Bath City, Agdestein soon played regularly in the reserve team and in March 2012, signed a two-year contract.[7]
On 26 July 2013, Agdestein left Brighton after his contract was terminated by mutual consent despite having one-year left to run.[8] After leaving the club, Agdestein said manager Óscar García had never seen him play.[9]
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Agdestein signed for Inverness CT in July 2013 on a six- month contract, the club beating off competition from Viking.[10][11] However, Agdestein suffered a lack of playing time due to the form of Billy McKay and only made one start. Despite a desire to sign a new contract,[12] Agdestein left the club when his contract expired and his agent said he was in talks with English clubs.[13]
Haugesund
After leaving Scotland and not getting a move to England, Agdestein returned to Norway, where he joined Tippeligaen side Haugesund.[14]
On March 30, March he signed a loan deal with OBOS-ligaen club Kristiansund.
International career
On 22 February 2012 it was announced Agdestein had been called up to the Norway under-21 national team for the first time, ahead of their friendly with Slovenia.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 7 May 2016
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2011–12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Championship | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Inverness CT | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 | Haugesund | Tippeligaen | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 | Kristiansund | OBOS-ligaen | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 2015 | Haugesund | Tippeligaen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Career Total | 62 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 10 | ||
References
- ↑ "Brighton sign Kazenga LuaLua and Torbjorn Agdestein". BBC Football. 2010-08-31.
- ↑ "Wrexham v Brighton". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2011-01-18.
- ↑ "Peterborough v Brighton". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2012-01-21.
- ↑ "Brighton & Hove Albion duo pen new deals". BBC Sport. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "Bath City sign Brighton youngster Torbjorn Agdestein". BBC Football. 2011-09-16.
- ↑ "Albion interested in Irish defender". The Argus. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "New deal for Albion striker". The Argus. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "Harley leaves Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
- ↑ "Toby: Now watch me go gaffer". The Scottish Sun (subscription required). 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "Tel Signs Viking Raider". ictfc.com. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ↑ "Terry Butcher completes Viking raid and gives Inverness Caledonian Thistle attack another dimension". Daily Record. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ "Torbjorn Agdestein reveals Inverness Caledonian Thistle dilemma". Sports Mole. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ "Torbjorn Agdestein completed in Inverness" [Torbjørn Agdestein ferdig i Inverness] (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ "Agdestein klar". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). 17 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "Poyet: Take Your Chance". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2012-02-22. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013.
External links
- Player profile on Brighton & Hove Albion official website
- Torbjørn Agdestein career statistics at Soccerbase
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