Markus Naglestad (born 26 April 1991) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward.
Career Naglestad started his career as a youth at Våg. He had a short spell with IK Start in 2006.
He featured for Våg in the 3. divisjon – the 4th tier of Norwegian football – in 2009 and 2010. As a 19-year-old, he moved to the US for studies. 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. He then spent two seasons with Providence Friars of NCAA Division I, before being drafted by New York City of Major League Soccer on 20 January 2015, but failed to sign a contract due to a knee injury.
On 9 November 2018, Naglestad signed with Egersunds IK for the 2019 season.Markus Naglestad klar for EIK , eikfotball.no, 9 November 2019
In August 2020, he signed with Hartford Athletic of the USL Championship.
On 16 February 2021, Naglestad signed with National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) side Chattanooga FC ahead of the Spring 2021 season. He was the top scorer in NISA in the 2022 season, and again in the 2023 season. 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. In November 2024, the club announced that Naglestad would be re-signed to join for the 2025 season.
Career statistics
SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals2015Gjøvik-Lyn2. divisjon26263229282016Fram Larvik24252126262017SandefjordEliteserien6000602017HamKam2. divisjon8900892018Hødd25134229152019Egersund26252128262020HartfordUSL Championship8100812021Chattanooga FCNISA21835271520222619212820202323153232232024MLS Next Pro600060202517121232Career Total2161422115250165
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