Markus Fjørtoft
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Markus Garborg Fjørtoft | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Bærum SK | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Duke Blue Devils | 74 | (7) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Bærum SK | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Southern United | 14 | (0) |
| 2019– | Hamilton Academical | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 9 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Markus Garborg Fjørtoft (born 12 January 1994) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premiership. He is the son of former Norwegian international Jan Åge Fjørtoft.[1]
Career
Youth and college
Fjørtoft played four years of college soccer at Duke University between 2014 and 2017. He made a total of 74 appearances, scoring 7 and tallying 2 assists in his time at Duke.[2]
Professional
On 19 January 2018, Fjørtoft was selected in the second round (45th overall) in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[3]
In September 2018, Fjørtoft signed with Southern United FC of New Zealand.[1] He signed a one-year contract for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in April 2019, starting from July 2019.[4] He extended his contract for another year in January 2020.
References
- ^ a b Watt, Martin (5 October 2019). "Rangers v Hamilton Academical: Globetrotting Markus Fjortoft at home in Lanarkshire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Markus Fjortoft". MLS. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Sounders select defender Markus Fjortoft in Second Round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". Sounders FC. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Hamilton Accies: Markus Fjortoft, son of Jan Aage, to sign in summer". BBC. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
External links
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Norwegian footballers
- Norwegian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate association footballers in New Zealand
- Norwegian expatriates in New Zealand
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Association football midfielders
- Seattle Sounders FC draft picks
- Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players
- Bærum SK players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- New York Red Bulls U-23 players
- USL League Two players
- Scottish Professional Football League players