Markus Fjørtoft

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Markus Fjørtoft
Personal information
Full name Markus Garborg Fjørtoft
Date of birth (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth Swindon, England
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Ayr United
Number 23
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)
2019–2020 Hamilton Academical 9 (0)
2020–2021 Greenock Morton 23 (3)
2021– Ayr United 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:20, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Markus Garborg Fjørtoft (born 12 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ayr United.

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.

In September 2020, Fjørtoft joined Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton on a permanent deal.[5]

On 27 May 2021, it was announced that he had joined Ayr United for the 2021–22 season.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Watt, Martin (5 October 2019). "Rangers v Hamilton Academical: Globetrotting Markus Fjortoft at home in Lanarkshire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Markus Fjortoft". MLS. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Sounders select defender Markus Fjortoft in Second Round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". Sounders FC. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Hamilton Accies: Markus Fjortoft, son of Jan Aage, to sign in summer". BBC. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  5. ^ "@Morton_FC on Twitter". Twitter. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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