Torbjørn Agdestein

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Torbjørn Agdestein
Personal information
Full name Torbjørn Agdestein
Date of birth (1991-09-18) 18 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Stord, Norway
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Position(s) Striker
Team 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 34 (6)
2015 Kristiansund (loan) 13 (4)
International career
2012 Norway U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:02, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 14 January 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.[citation needed]

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 28 May 2016[citation needed]
Club Season Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2011–12 Bath City Football Conference 3 0 0 0 3 0
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 12 6 2 2 14 8
Career Total 69 10 7 2 76 12

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