Magnus Troest

Magnus Troest

Troest playing for Midtjylland in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-06-05) 5 June 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Cavese
Number	23
Youth career
2001–2003	B.93
2003–2005	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Midtjylland	75	(6)
2008–2009	Parma	28	(2)
2009–2012	Genoa	0	(0)
2009–2010	→ Recreativo (loan)	25	(1)
2010–2011	→ Atalanta (loan)	25	(1)
2011–2012	→ Varese (loan)	36	(2)
2012–2013	Varese	34	(5)
2013–2015	Lanciano	79	(3)
2015–2018	Novara	102	(3)
2018–2022	Juve Stabia	111	(3)
2023–	Cavese	3	(0)
International career
2002	Denmark U16	3	(0)
2003–2004	Denmark U17	12	(2)
2004	Denmark U18	1	(0)
2005–2006	Denmark U19	7	(1)
2006–2008	Denmark U21	18	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023

Magnus Troest (born 5 June 1987) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie D club Cavese.

Club career

Early years

Born in Copenhagen, Troest started playing football for several local clubs. He debuted for the Denmark U16 national team in October 2002, while playing for club B.93. In the summer 2003, the 16-year-old Troest moved abroad to play for English club Aston Villa. The club reportedly wanted to sign his big brother Jonas Troest from B.93 as well. Troest signed a three-year contract. ^[1] He played two years in the youth academy, but did not get his senior debut for Aston Villa.

Midtjylland

In May 2005 he transferred back home to Denmark, to play for FC Midtjylland (FCM) in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. ^[2] He initially had to struggle to make the FCM first team, but finally made his senior debut in October 2005. ^[3] He won the 2005 Danish under-19 Player of the Year award. From the second half of the 2005–06 season, he became a regular in the starting line-up. He scored his first two goals for FCM, as the club beat Aarhus GF 2–1 in March 2006.

Parma and Genoa

He then moved to Parma in 2008 (Parma re-sold half of the contract to Genoa C.F.C. for €1.5 million) and he again performed well, playing nearly 30 games and helping the club into Serie A.

Genoa bought back Troest in June 2009, for €900,000. ^[4] Troest was one-year loaned to Recreativo de Huelva on 30 August 2009. ^[5]

He spent the 2010–11 on loan at Atalanta. ^[6] He played 25 times, and also scored once, the opener of a 2–2 home draw against Cittadella in the penultimate matchday. ^[7] Atalanta won the championship for the sixth time in history after collecting 79 points, two more than Siena, the runner-up. ^[8] This title was Troest first senior trophy. ^[9]

Novara

On 3 August 2015, Troest joined Novara in Serie B. ^[10] He left at the end of 2017–18 season, which saw the club relegated to third tier, after refusing to pen a new deal. ^[11]

Juve Stabia

Troest remained in Italian second tier by completing a transfer to Juve Stabia, signing a two-year contract with an option to renew. ^[12] He took squad number 20, and made his official debut for the club on 16 September 2018 by playing full-90 minutes in a 3–0 success at Siracusa. ^[13]

Nola 1925

On 9 February 2023, Troest joined Serie D side Nola 1925 on a free transfer. ^[14]

International career

Troest has amassed 31 appearances with Denmark youth teams.

Personal life

Troest is the younger brother of AB player Jonas Troest. ^[15] His sister, Stina Troest, is a hurdler who has competed 400 meter hurdles at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore 2010 and won silver. ^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 April 2022 ^{[9] [17]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Midtjylland	2005–06	Danish Superliga	16	2	0	0	0	0	—		16	2
	2006–07		30	1	0	0	—		—		30	1
	2007–08		29	3	0	0	6 [lower-alpha 1]	1	—		35	4
	Total		75	6	0	0	6	1	—		81	7
Parma	2008–09	Serie B	29	2	0	0	—		—		29	2
Recreativo Huelva (loan)	2009–10	Segunda División	25	1	2	0	—		—		27	1
Atalanta (loan)	2010–11	Serie B	25	1	0	0	—		—		25	1
Varese	2011–12	Serie B	40	2	1	0	—		—		41	2
	2012–13		34	5	1	0	—		—		35	5
	Total		74	7	2	0	—		—		76	7
Virtus Lanciano	2013–14	Serie B	38	3	0	0	—		—		38	3
	2014–15		41	0	2	0	—		—		43	0
	Total		79	3	2	0	—		—		81	3
Novara	2015–16	Serie B	39	1	2	0	—		—		41	1
	2016–17		37	1	3	1	—		—		40	2
	2017–18		26	1	1	0	—		—		27	1
	Total		102	3	6	1	—		—		108	4
Juve Stabia	2018–19	Serie C	34	1	0	0	—		—		34	1
	2019–20	Serie B	31	1	1	0	—		—		32	1
	2020–21	Serie C	28	1	2	0	—		—		30	1
	2021–22		21	0	0	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		114	3	3	0	—		—		117	3
Career total			523	26	15	1	6	1	0	0	544	28

1. All appearance(s) in UEFA Cup

Honours

Atalanta ^[9]

• Serie B: 2010–11

Juve Stabia ^[9]

• Serie C: 2018–19 (Group C)

References

1. "15-årig til Villa", Fredericia Dagblad , 22 March 2003
2. "FCM snupper lille Troest", Ekstra Bladet , 28 May 2005
3. Jannik Stamm Mikkelsen, Troest tripper efter at komme på banen, 25 January 2006
4. "Genoa CFC Report and Accounts on 31 December 2009" (in Italian).
5. "El central Magnus Troest refuerzo para la zaga del Recreativo" (in Spanish). Recreativo de Huelva. 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009.
6. "commenti Genoa, Troest ceduto in prestito all'Atalanta" [Genoa, Troest loaned to Atalanta] (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
7. "Atalanta vs. Cittadella 2 – 2". Soccerway. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
8. "Serie B 2010–11". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
9. "Magnus Troest". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
10. "Official, reinforcement in defense for Novara: Magnus Troest" [Official, reinforcement in defense for Novara: Magnus Troest] (in Italian). vanovarava.it. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
11. Luca Bargellini (26 May 2018). "Salernitana, piace Troest del Novara" [Salernitana likes Troest of Novara] (in Italian). Tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
12. Natale Giusti (25 August 2018). "Magnus Troest è un nuovo difensore della Juve Stabia. Rescindono Matute e Dentice" [Magnus Troest is a new defender of Juve Stabia. They remember Matute and Dentice] (in Italian). napolisoccer.net. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
13. "Siracusa vs. Juve Stabia 0 – 3". Soccerway. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
14. Ufficiale: Magnus Troest è un nuovo difensore del Nola 1925, nolacalcio.com, 9 February 2023
15. Luca Bargellini (6 March 2015). "Troest-brødrenes smukke lillesøster: Kæmper for kronerne" [The beautiful little sister of the Troest brothers: Fighting for the crowns] (in Danish). Bt.dk. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
16. "14 Questions with Olympic Athlete Stina Troest". Puori.com. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
17. "Magnus Troest". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 January 2019.

External links

• Magnus Troest national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
• Magnus Troest official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
• Magnus Troest at DR (in Danish) (archived)