Edvard Skagestad

Edvard Skagestad
Personal information
Full name Edvard Skagestad
Date of birth (1988-07-06) 6 July 1988
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Aalesund
Number 23
Youth career
Ås IL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Follo
2011–2013 Aalesund 69 (1)
2014–2015 IFK Norrköping 18 (2)
2015– Aalesund 45 (2)
National team
2006 Norway U-18 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2016.


Edvard Skagestad (born 6 July 1988) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a centre back for Tippeligaen side Aalesunds. His first professional club was Follo, Skagestad played three seasons for Aalesund in Tippeligaen and Skagestad played one season for IFK Norrköping in Allsvenskan. He has represented Norway at youth international level.

Early life

Born and raised in Ås, Akershus. Skagestad was involved in athletics while attending senior high school. He initially played Basketball, and did not start focusing on football until around the age of 18. He describes himself as a moderate supporter of Arsenal FC.[1]

Club career

Starting his youth career in his community, Skagestad previously played for Ås IL. Skagestad later played for local club Follo from 2006 to 2010, and he played the cup final against Strømsgodset in 2010, which Follo lost 2–0.[2]

He joined Aalesund ahead of the 2011-season as a free agent.[3] He immediately stated that his goal for the season was to play for a permanent spot.[4] After making a series of good performances in the 2011 pre-season, Skagestad suffered a bout of hamstring-injuries which kept him on the sidelines until late April. He made his debut in the cup-win against Stranda, and his first league debut came later on 29 May in the 2–0 home win against Viking.[5] He was again injured in the 4–0 win over IF Elfsborg but quickly recovered.[6]

During the last half of the 2011 season there was an acute shortage of qualified strikers in Aalesund's squad. Skagestad, who originally was a right back, was then forced to play as a striker and occasionally as a winger. He went on to receive praise for his performance[7] At one point, Skagestad made the starting-eleven as a striker while the actual strikers Sander Post, Didrik Fløtre and Solomon Okoronkwo was referred to the bench.[8] His first goal for the club came on 30 October in an 1–1 away draw against Lillestrøm.[9] The 2011 season ended triumphantly for Skagestad as he was chosen to start, again as a striker, the 2011 Cup final against Brann. A match which Aalesund won 2–1.[10]

In the run-up to the 2012 season, Skagestad was again chosen as a striker, this time due to rampant injuries suffered by Leke James, Demar Phillips and Lars Fuhre. He answered by actively part-taking in defeating Dutch powerhouse FC Twente in the Maspalomas Cup.[11] His strong performances in the pre-season as a striker earned him a starting spot throughout the first half of the season, which again made him target of the local media, who were frustrated by the club's inability to produce an actual striker.[12] Despite being brought to the club as a center back, Skagestad ended up playing most of the matches as a striker.[13] After the home loss against rivals Molde on 6 May, Aalesund's head coach Kjetil Rekdal were facing outside pressure and slowly started utilizing Skagestad as a full back, replacing him as a forward with the Jamaican newcomer Tremaine Stewart.[14] By mid-season however, Skagestad found himself playing midfielder, once again due to injuries devastating the squad. Commentators noted that the full-back had essentially played in every single position except as goalkeeper after arriving at the club.[15]

Skagestad played for Aalesund for three seasons, and played 28 matches when the team finished fourth in the 2013 Tippeligaen, which was his last season. On 29 November 2013 he was presented as a new signing for the Swedish club IFK Norrköping, and he joined the club in January 2014.[16]

Career statistics

As of 30 November 2016[17]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2006 Follo Adeccoligaen 30??30
2007 Second Division ??????
2008 ??????
2009 ??????
2010 Adeccoligaen 25070320
2011 Aalesund Tippeligaen 17150221
2012 24010250
2013 28030310
2014 Norrköping Allsvenskan 18200182
2015 Aalesund Tippeligaen 21020230
2016 24220262
Career Total 16052001805

References

  1. ↑ Stenerud, Kristian (27 August 2012). "AaFK-spiss: – Jeg bruker ikke mye tid på fotball". smp.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "3. Edvard Skagestad" (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Skagestad signerte" (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Selvsikker Skagestad går for fast plass". smp.no (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  5. ↑ Hjelvik, Eirik Nesset (24 April 2011). "Får endelig sjansen". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  6. ↑ Nedregrotten, Sveinung (28 July 2011). "Rekdal: – Drømmeresultat". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Tyr til en spiss som ikke er spiss". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). 3 October 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  8. ↑ Hjelvik, Eirik Nesset (15 October 2011). "Hadde blitt forbanna hadde det vært meg". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  9. ↑ Almløv, André (30 October 2011). "Skagestad klarte ikke juble". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  10. ↑ Lyngøy, Roar. "Det oransje mareritt". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  11. ↑ Stenerud, Kristian (12 January 2012). "Sterk Aafk seier". smp.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  12. ↑ Skuseth, Helge (10 April 2012). "Det famles i blinde". smp.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  13. ↑ Valderhaug, Bertil (8 May 2012). "Bomkjøpene Rekdal ikke snakker om". smp.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  14. ↑ Skuseth, Helge (25 August 2012). "Er Aafk-spissingen gjennomtenkt?". smp.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  15. ↑ Lilleheien, Pål Are (12 August 2012). "Enda en ny rolle for Skagestad". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "Skagestad klar for ny klubb". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Edvard Skagestad". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
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