Leo Skiri Østigård

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Leo Skiri Østigård
Personal information
Full name Leo Skiri Østigård[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Molde, Norway
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
Centre-back[3]
Team information
Current team
 Napoli
Number 55
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Molde 1 (0)
2018 → Viking (loan) 11 (0)
2018–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2019–2020 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 28 (1)
2020–2021 → Coventry City (loan) 39 (2)
2021 → Stoke City (loan) 13 (1)
2022 → Genoa (loan) 15 (0)
2022– Napoli 28 (1)
International career‡
2015
Norway U16
 8 (1)
2016 Norway U17 9 (2)
2017
Norway U18
 10 (1)
2018 Norway U19 7 (1)
2019 Norway U20 5 (2)
2018–2020 Norway U21 10 (2)
2022– Norway 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Leo Skiri Østigård (born 28 November 1999) is a Norwegian professional

centre-back for Serie A club Napoli and the Norway national team.[4]

Club career

Early career

In the winter of 2017, Østigård signed a three-year contract with Molde FK. Ahead of the 2018 season, he went on loan to Viking FK in 1. divisjon.[5]

Brighton & Hove Albion

After the loan with Viking expired, Østigård signed for Brighton & Hove Albion.[6]

Loan to St. Pauli

On 19 July 2019, FC St. Pauli signed Østigård on a loan deal until the end of 2019–20 season.[7] He made his debut for the Hamburg based club on 31 August coming on as a substitute in a 3–3 draw against Dynamo Dresden.[8] He made his first start for St. Pauli which was against fierce rivals Hamburger SV where Kiezkicker won 2–0, claiming a first home win in 59 years against their local side.[9]

Loan to Coventry City

On 27 August 2020, Østigård joined Championship side Coventry City on a season-long loan deal.[10] He made his debut on 12 September in which was his first senior game in English football where he played the full game in a 2–1 away defeat at Bristol City.[11] On 27 February 2021, Østigård was sent off in a 1–1 away draw at Blackburn Rovers after picking up a second yellow card.[12] Østigård scored his first goal in English football on 5 April opening the scoreline in an eventual 3–1 home victory over Bristol City.[13] Østigård returned to The Seagulls with two remaining games of the season due to a thigh injury. He made 39 appearances in the league scoring two goals – 40 apprarances, two goals overall – helping The Sky Blues to safety on their return to the Championship after eight years.[14]

Loan to Stoke City

On 10 August 2021, Østigård joined

Swansea City on 17 August.[18] On 27 December 2021, Østigård was recalled from his loan spell by Brighton.[19]

Loan to Genoa

Østigård signed for

rest of the season on 5 January, after progressive previous loan spells and this signing giving him the chance to play at the top level.[20] He made his debut four days later, playing the whole match of the 1–0 home loss against Spezia in the league, in what was his 100th club career appearance.[21]
In the week day away fixture against
Torino on 18 March.[24]

Napoli

On 10 July 2022, Østigård transferred to

Napoli in Serie A on a permanent transfer.[25] On 26 October 2022, he scored a goal on his Champions League debut in a 3–0 win against Rangers.[26]

International career

After being capped at all youth levels he made his senior debut for the Norwegian national team playing the whole match helping keep a clean sheet in a 2–0 friendly win at home over Slovakia on 25 March 2022.[27] He scored his first senior international goal on his eighth appearance on 17 November, heading home from a Martin Ødegaard corner in the 2–1 friendly win away at the Republic of Ireland.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 April 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Molde 2017[29] Eliteserien 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
2018[29] Eliteserien 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Viking (loan) 2018[29]
1. divisjon
 11 0 2 0 — — — 13 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2018–19 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2019–20 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2020–21 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Brighton & Hove Albion U21
 2018–19 Professional Development League — — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 28 1 1 0 — — — 29 1
Coventry City (loan) 2020–21 Championship 39 2 1 0 0 0 — — 40 2
Stoke City (loan) 2021–22 Championship 13 1 0 0 2 0 — — 15 1
Genoa (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 15 0 1 1 — — — 16 1
Napoli 2022–23 Serie A 7 0 1 0 — 3[d] 1 — 11 1
2023–24 Serie A 21 1 1 0 — 4[d] 1 2[e] 0 28 2
Total 28 1 2 0 — 7 2 2 0 39 3
Career total 135 5 7 1 2 0 7 2 3 0 154 8
  1. Norwegian Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana

International

As of match played 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2022 9 1
2023 10 0
2024 2 0
Total 21 1
As of match played 26 March 2024
Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Østigård goal.[30]
List of international goals scored by Leo Skiri Østigård
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 17 November 2022 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland 8  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–1
Friendly
 [31]

Honours

Napoli

Personal life

His older sister Rikke was a very talented handball player at top level, but had to suspend her career at the age of 23 due to her many knee injuries.[33]

References

  1. ^ "Leo Skiri Østigård" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Norway" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ Leo Skiri Østigård at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ a b Leo Skiri Østigård at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Leo Østigård har bestemt seg. I dag reiser han til Stavanger". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  6. ^ "ALBION SIGN NORWEGIAN YOUNGSTER". www.brightonandhovealbion.com (in Norwegian). Brighton & Hove Albion. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. ^ "FC St. Pauli leiht Østigård aus" (in German). FC St. Pauli. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. ^ "ST. PAULI PEGGED BACK AT DRESDEN". 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  9. ^ "St Pauli beat Hamburg at home for first time in 59 years - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  10. ^ "TRANSFER: Leo Ostigard joins Coventry City on loan from Brighton". Coventry City F.C. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Bristol City 2–1 Coventry City: Tomas Kalas gives Holden's side victory - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Coventry City: Matty James equaliser cancels out Ben Brereton's opener - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Coventry City 3-1 Bristol City: Sky Blues claim important win in survival bid- BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Leo Ostigard says Coventry farewells and returns to Albion - BBC Sport". 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Leo Ostigard: Stoke City sign Brighton & Hove Albion defender on season-long loan - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Stoke City 2-1 Fleetwood Town - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Birmingham City 0-0 Stoke City: Blues and Potters stay unbeaten after stalemate - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Swansea City 1-3 Stoke City: Sam Clucas goads Swans fans as Potters ease to victory - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Brighton to cut short Leo Ostigard's loan at Stoke City". The Athletic. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Leo Østigård joins Genoa on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Genoa vs Spezia - Genoa Cricket and Cricket and Football club - Official Website". Genoa Cricket and Cricket and Football club - Official Website. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  22. ^ "QUALIFICAZIONE AI SUPPLEMENTARI, IL MILAN VOLA AI QUARTI". A.C. Milan. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Roma 0-0 Genoa - Official AS Roma Website". Roma. 5 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  24. ^ "Football - Skiri Østigård saw red adter just 24 minutes in Serie A". nettavisen.no. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  25. ^ "IL NAPOLI UFFICIALIZZA L'ACQUISTO DI OSTIGARD" (in Italian). Napoli. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  26. ^ "Napoli 3–0 Rangers". UEFA. 26 October 2022.
  27. ^ "2-0 win against Slovakia: A very deserved victory - Norwegian Football Association". fotball.no. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  28. ^ "Republic of Ireland 1-2 Norway: Visitors strike late to snatch friendly win". BBC Sport. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  29. ^ a b c Leo Skiri Østigård at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  30. ^ Leo Skiri Østigård at National-Football-Teams.com
  31. ^ "Republic of Ireland 1-2 Norway: Visitors strike late to snatch friendly win". BBC Sport. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  32. ^ "Napoli win Serie A for first time in 33 years". BBC Sport. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  33. ^ "Rikke greide ikke å fortelle at hun hadde lagt opp. Hun var midt i en identitetskrise". NRK. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

External links

  • Profile at the S.S.C. Napoli website
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