Markus Garborg Fjørtoft (born 12 January 1994) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He retired on 10th August 2022, after leaving Ayr United.
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
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) |
2021–2022 | Ayr United | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 10 December 2021 (UTC) |
He is the son of former Norwegian international Jan Åge Fjørtoft.[1]
Fjørtoft co-hosts the podcast BroPod, along with fellow footballer Ciaran McKenna. He also co-hosts The German Fussball Podcast with his father.
On 10 August 2022, Fjørtoft announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 28 [2]
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.[3]
On 19 January 2018, Fjørtoft was selected in the second round (45th overall) in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[4]
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.[5] He extended his contract for another year in January 2020.
In September 2020, Fjørtoft joined Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton on a permanent deal.[6]
On 27 May 2021, it was announced that he had joined Ayr United for the 2021–22 season. He left Ayr United at the end of the season.
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