:Edvard Skagestad
{{Short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Edvard Skagestad
| image =
| fullname = Edvard Skagestad
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|7|6|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| height = {{height|m=1.86}}
| youthclubs1 = Ås IL
| youthyears1 =
| currentclub = Follo
| clubnumber = 6
| position = Centre back
| years1 = 2006–2010
| clubs1 = Follo
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2011–2013
| clubs2 = Aalesund
| caps2 = 69
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2014
| clubs3 = IFK Norrköping
| caps3 = 18
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2015–2016
| clubs4 = Aalesund
| caps4 = 47
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2017
| clubs5 = Fredrikstad
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2018–2020
| clubs6 = Kongsvinger
| caps6 = 79
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2021
| clubs7 = Ås
| caps7 = 10
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2022–
| clubs8 = Follo
| caps8 = 12
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = Norway U-18
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 12:57, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Edvard Skagestad (born 6 July 1988) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a centre back for Follo. Skagestad played five seasons for Aalesund in Eliteserien and 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.{{cite news|last=Stenerud|first=Kristian|title=AaFK-spiss: – Jeg bruker ikke mye tid på fotball|url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article248267.ece|access-date=27 September 2012|newspaper=smp.no|date=27 August 2012|language=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829164150/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article248267.ece|archive-date=29 August 2012|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.aafk.no/default.aspx?menu=1060&id=43560 |language=no |title=3. Edvard Skagestad |publisher=Aalesunds FK |access-date=25 February 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
He joined Aalesund ahead of the 2011-season as a free agent.{{cite web |url=http://www.aafk.no/default.aspx?menu=617&id=43149 |language=no |title=Skagestad signerte |publisher=Aalesunds FK |date=3 August 2010 |access-date=25 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225050011/http://www.aafk.no/default.aspx?menu=617 |archive-date=25 February 2012 |url-status=dead }} He immediately stated that his goal for the season was to play for a permanent spot.{{cite web |url=http://fotball.smp.no/eliteserien/article192804.ece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708021519/http://fotball.smp.no/eliteserien/article192804.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 July 2012 |language=no |title=Selvsikker Skagestad går for fast plass |work=smp.no |publisher=Sunnmørsposten |date=15 February 2011 |access-date=25 February 2012 }} 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.{{cite news|last=Hjelvik|first=Eirik Nesset|title=Får endelig sjansen|url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article199244.ece|access-date=27 September 2012|newspaper=100% Fotball|date=24 April 2011|language=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504045458/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article199244.ece|archive-date=4 May 2011|url-status=dead}} He was again injured in the 4–0 win over IF Elfsborg but quickly recovered.{{cite news|last=Nedregrotten|first=Sveinung|title=Rekdal: – Drømmeresultat|url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/uefa/article206053.ece|access-date=27 September 2012|newspaper=100% Fotball|date=28 July 2011|language=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923122254/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/uefa/article206053.ece|archive-date=23 September 2011|url-status=dead}}
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{{cite news|title=Tyr til en spiss som ikke er spiss|url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article211550.ece|access-date=27 September 2012|newspaper=100% Fotball|date=3 October 2011|language=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006082418/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article211550.ece|archive-date=6 October 2011|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|last=Hjelvik|first=Eirik Nesset|title=Hadde blitt forbanna hadde det vært meg|url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article212343.ece|access-date=27 September 2012|newspaper=100% Fotball|date=15 October 2011|language=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017064401/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article212343.ece|archive-date=17 October 2011|url-status=dead}} His first goal for the club came on 30 October in a 1–1 away draw against Lillestrøm.{{cite news|last=Almløv|first=André|title=Skagestad klarte ikke juble|url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article213738.ece|access-date=27 September 2012|newspaper=100% Fotball|date=30 October 2011|language=no|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222182441/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article213738.ece|archive-date=22 February 2013|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|last=Lyngøy|first=Roar|title=Det oransje mareritt|url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/nm/article214388.ece|access-date=27 September 2012|newspaper=100% Fotball|language=no|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419173031/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/nm/article214388.ece|archive-date=19 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}
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.{{cite news|last=Stenerud|first=Kristian|title=Sterk Aafk seier|url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/treningskamper/article219535.ece|access-date=27 September 2012|newspaper=smp.no|date=12 January 2012|language=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121202949/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/treningskamper/article219535.ece|archive-date=21 January 2012|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|last=Skuseth|first=Helge|title=Det famles i blinde|url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/kommentar/helge_skuseth/article231860.ece|access-date=27 September 2012|newspaper=smp.no|date=10 April 2012|language=no|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222195837/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/kommentar/helge_skuseth/article231860.ece|archive-date=22 February 2013|url-status=dead}} Despite being brought to the club as a center back, Skagestad ended up playing most of the matches as a striker.{{cite news|last=Valderhaug|first=Bertil|title=Bomkjøpene Rekdal ikke snakker om|url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/kommentar/bertil_valderhaug/article235590.ece|access-date=27 September 2012|newspaper=smp.no|date=8 May 2012|language=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615194107/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/kommentar/bertil_valderhaug/article235590.ece|archive-date=15 June 2012|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|last=Skuseth|first=Helge|title=Er Aafk-spissingen gjennomtenkt?|url=http://fotball.fvn.no/kommentar/helge_skuseth/article248015.ece|access-date=27 September 2012|newspaper=smp.no|date=25 August 2012|language=no|archive-date=22 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222183638/http://fotball.fvn.no/kommentar/helge_skuseth/article248015.ece|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|last=Lilleheien|first=Pål Are|title=Enda en ny rolle for Skagestad|url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article246751.ece|access-date=27 September 2012|newspaper=Romsdals Budstikke|date=12 August 2012|language=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813210322/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article246751.ece|archive-date=13 August 2012|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite news |url=http://www.nettavisen.no/sport/fotball/article3719847.ece |language=no |title=Skagestad klar for ny klubb |newspaper=Nettavisen |agency=Norwegian News Agency |date=29 November 2013 |access-date=1 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200634/http://www.nettavisen.no/sport/fotball/article3719847.ece |archive-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 23 October 2022}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nifs.no/personprofil.php?person_id=19990 |title=Edvard Skagestad |language=no |work=nifs.no |publisher=A-pressen}}{{NFF|2089177}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||
rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
2006
|rowspan="5" valign="center"|Follo |3 | 0 | ? | ? | 3 | 0 |
2007
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|2. divisjon |? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
2008
|? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
2009
|? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
2010
|25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
2011
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|Aalesund |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Eliteserien |17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
2012
|24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
2013
|28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
2014
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|Norrköping |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Allsvenskan |18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
2015
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|Aalesund |rowspan="2" valign="center"|Eliteserien |23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
2016
|24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
2017
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|Fredrikstad |rowspan="4" valign="center"|1. divisjon |14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
2018
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|Kongsvinger |25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
2019
|28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
2020
|26 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 1 | |
2021
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|Ås |rowspan="1" valign="center"|4. divisjon |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2022
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|Follo |rowspan="1" valign="center"|3. divisjon |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
colspan="3"|Career total
!277 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 299 | 5 |
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- [http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=139017 Profile] at altomfotball.no
- {{Soccerway|edvard-skagestad/110929}}
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