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Sivert August Felde Haugli (born 5 May 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an defender for MLS Next Pro club Portland Timbers 2.

Sivert Haugli

Personal information
Full name	Sivert August Felde Haugli
Date of birth	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Portland Timbers 2
Number	60
Youth career
0000–2014	Snarøya SK
2014–2016	Stabæk
2016–2017	Bærum
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Virginia Tech Hokies	71	(4)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Bærum	17	(1)
2021	Des Moines Menace	7	(2)
2022–	Portland Timbers 2	6	(0)
2022	→ Phoenix Rising (loan)	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022

Career

Youth & College

Haugli played as part of the youth academy at Snarøya SK, before a spell at Stabæk.[1][2] In 2016, Haugli joined Bærum and went on to appear for the club's first team in both 2017 and 2018.[3][1]

In 2018, Haugli moved to the United States to play college soccer at Virginia Tech. In four seasons with the Hokies, Haugli went on to make 71 appearances, scoring four goals and adding three assists. In 2020 he was named to the Academic Honor-Roll.[1]

During his 2021 season at college, Haugli also appeared for USL League Two side Des Moines Menace, scoring two goals in seven regular season games, as well as adding a further goal in two playoff appearances on the way to helping the Menace to the league title.[4][5]

Professional

On 11 January 2022, Haugli was selected 83rd overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Portland Timbers.[6] [7][8][9] He joined Portland on their preseason tour,[10] but went unsigned by the club.

On 26 April 2022, it was announced Haugli would sign with Portland's MLS Next Pro side Portland Timbers 2, but would spend the remainder of the season with USL Championship club Phoenix Rising.[11][12] After making nine appearances for Phoenix, he was recalled by Portland on 9 August 2022.[13][14] He went on to play in six games for Timbers 2 in the MLS Next Pro that season.[15]

Personal

Sivert's father, Frode Haugli, played as a defender for Norwegian side HamKam.[1] His younger brother, Oskar, currently plays at Virginia Tech.[16]

Honours

Club

Des Moines Menace

• USL League Two: 2021

References

External links

• Sivert Haugli at Major League Soccer
• Sivert Haugli at Soccerway

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