Markus Naglestad

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Markus Naglestad
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Naglestad in 2024
Personal information
Full name Markus Kvame Naglestad
Date of birth (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chattanooga FC
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2008 Våg
2006 IK Start
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Bridgeport Purple Knights 33 (23)
2012–2014 Providence Friars 44 (12)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Våg
2012 Connecticut FC Azul 3 (1)
2013–2014 Donn 5 (14)
2015 Gjøvik-Lyn 28 (28)
2016 Fram Larvik 25 (26)
2017 Sandefjord 6 (0)
2017 HamKam 8 (9)
2018 Hødd 25 (15)
2019 Egersund 27 (26)
2020 Hartford Athletic 6 (1)
2021– Chattanooga FC 114 (60)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 9, 2025

Markus Naglestad (born 26 April 1991) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for MLS Next Pro side Chattanooga FC.

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Career

Naglestad started his career as a youth at Våg. He had a short spell with IK Start in 2006. [1]

He featured for Våg in the 3. divisjon – the 4th tier of Norwegian football – in 2009 and 2010. [2] As a 19-year-old, he moved to the US for studies. [1] [3] There he was voted both East Coast Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year, and Rookie of the Year, by the league's coaches after his first season out of two seasons with Bridgeport Purple Knights of the NCAA Division II. [4] [5] He then spent two seasons with Providence Friars of NCAA Division I, [6] before being drafted by New York City of Major League Soccer on 20 January 2015, [7] but failed to sign a contract due to a knee injury. [1]

On 9 November 2018, Naglestad signed with Egersunds IK for the 2019 season. [8]

In August 2020, he signed with Hartford Athletic of the USL Championship. [9]

On 16 February 2021, Naglestad signed with National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) side Chattanooga FC ahead of the Spring 2021 season. [10] He was the top scorer in NISA in the 2022 season, [11] and again in the 2023 season. [12] Naglestad left the club before the team's debut in MLS Next Pro in 2024, but was later brought back on board in August 2024. [13] In November 2024, the club announced that Naglestad would be re-signed to join for the 2025 season. [14]

Career statistics

As of 9 August 2025
SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2015 Gjøvik-Lyn 2. divisjon 2626322928
2016 Fram Larvik 2425212626
2017 Sandefjord Eliteserien 600060
2017 HamKam 2. divisjon 890089
2018 Hødd 2513422915
2019 Egersund 2625212826
2020 Hartford USL Championship 810081
2021 Chattanooga FC NISA 218352715
20222619212820
20232315323223
2024 MLS Next Pro 600060
202515121212
Career Total2141422115248165

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Skulle spille med stjernene i New York – endte i norsk 2. divisjon" (in Norwegian). VG. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Markus Kvame Naglestad Profile" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Markus Naglestad (23) sikter på kontrakt med stjernene" (in Norwegian). NLA Mediehøgskolen Gimlekollen. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams Announced". East Coast Conference. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Markus Naglestad Profile". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Markus Naglestad drafted by New York City FC in the MLS" (in Norwegian). College Scholarships USA. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2018.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Ukjent kristiansander blir lagkamerat med David Villa og Frank Lampard" (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Markus Naglestad klar for EIK, eikfotball.no, 9 November 2019
  9. ↑ "Athletic Sign Forward Markus Naglestad". 14 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Chattanooga FC Signs Veteran Striker Markus Naglestad for 2021 Season". Chattanooga FC. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "NISA Announces 2022 Annual Award Recipients". NISA Soccer. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Media Alert : Chattanooga FC's Naglestad Nets Back-To-Back Golden Boot". NISA Soccer. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Chattanooga Football Club re-signs forward Markus Naglestad". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro . Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "Chattanooga Football Club re-signs forward Markus Naglestad". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro . Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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