Kjetil Byfuglien

{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1977)}}

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| name = Kjetil Byfuglien

| image = Kjetil-byfuglien-hbk.jpg

| image_size = 200

| fullname =Kjetil Haaland Byfuglien

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|5|23|df=y}}{{cite web|title=Kjetil Byfuglien|url=http://www.nifs.no/personprofil.php?person_id=13660|publisher=Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk|language=Norwegian|accessdate=8 December 2008}}

| birth_place = Oslo, Norway

| height = {{height|m=1.84}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Left Back

| youthyears1 = | youthyears2 = | youthyears3 =

| youthclubs1 = Haga | youthclubs2 = NTG | youthclubs3 =Stabæk

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2002 | years2 = 2002–2006 | years3 =2007–2011 | years4 =2012–2016

| clubs1 = Asker | clubs2 = Kongsvinger{{cite web|url=http://www.fozzum.com/kil/spillerfakta.php?_persid=207 |author=Fossum, Geir |title=Kjetil Byfuglien |work=Fozzum.com (Kongsvinger IL statistics) |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727143051/http://www.fozzum.com/kil/spillerfakta.php?_persid=207 |archivedate=27 July 2011 }} | clubs3 =Hønefoss | clubs4 =Jevnaker

| caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = 125 | goals2 = 9 | caps3 = 95 | goals3 = 2

| pcupdate = 8 December 2011

}}

Kjetil Byfuglien (born 23 May 1977) is a retired Norwegian football defender.

Byfuglien played for Haga IF, NTG and Stabæk IF before joining Asker SK. While with Asker, he had a trial with English side Torquay United in November 2001{{cite news|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.sellars/cgulls/news6.html |title=Brown signs but player hunt continues |author=Gullside |date=2001-11-09 |accessdate=2008-12-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023205328/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.sellars/cgulls/news6.html |archivedate=2012-10-23 }} and was set for a trial with Queens Park Rangers later the same month.{{cite news|url=http://www.qpr-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=24092|title=De Ornelas to be sacrificed for Gallen|publisher=Queens Park Rangers Mad|date=2001-11-22|accessdate=2008-12-08}}

He joined Kongsvinger IL in 2002 and played mostly left wing, but later during his stay he appeared more often at left-back. In October 2006 he left to join Hønefoss BK.{{cite news|url=http://fotballmagasinet.no/?mode=news&id=4557 |title=Kjetil Byfuglien til Hønefoss |work=Fotball Magasinet |language=Norwegian |date=2006-10-13 |accessdate=2008-12-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724175722/http://fotballmagasinet.no/?mode=news&id=4557 |archivedate=2011-07-24 }} In 2010, he made his debut for Hønefoss in the Norwegian Premier League. He finished his career at Jevnaker IF.