Leo Skiri Østigård

Leo Skiri Østigård (born 28 November 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Napoli and the Norway national team.[4]

Leo Skiri Østigård
Personal information
Full name Leo Skiri Østigård[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999[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 13 (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 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

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 Stoke City on loan for the 2021–22 season.[15] He made his debut that evening, playing the whole match of the 2–1 EFL Cup first round victory at home over League One side Fleetwood Town in what was also his League Cup debut.[16] Four days later he made his league debut for The Potters keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 stalemate away at Birmingham City.[17] On his third appearance he scored Stoke's third goal knocking in a rebound in a 3–1 away victory over 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 Serie A side Genoa on loan for the 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 Milan in the Coppa Italia Round of 16 on 13 January, Østigård scored his first ever domestic cup goal opening the scoring in the eventual 3–1 after extra-time loss.[22] He came on as a substitute in the 0–0 away draw at Roma on 5 February, where he was shown a straight red card on the 68th minute.[23] Østigård was sent off for a second time in five matches, this time being shown two yellows after just 24 minutes of play in the 1–0 home victory over 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 3 October 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Molde 2017[29] Eliteserien 1000———10
2018[29] Eliteserien 0000———00
Total 100000000010
Viking (loan) 2018[29] 1. divisjon 11020———130
Brighton & Hove Albion 2018–19 Premier League 000000——00
2019–20 Premier League 000000——00
2020–21 Premier League 000000——00
Total 000000000000
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2018–19 Professional Development League ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 28110———291
Coventry City (loan) 2020–21 Championship 3921000——402
Stoke City (loan) 2021–22 Championship 1310020——151
Genoa (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 15011———161
Napoli 2022–23 Serie A 7010—3[lower-alpha 2]1—111
2023–24 Serie A 6100—2[lower-alpha 2]1—82
Total 13110005200193
Career total 1205612052101348
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 12 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 202291
202350
Total141
As of match played 20 June 2023
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.
117 November 2022Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland8 Republic of Ireland1–02–1Friendly[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. 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. 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. Leo Skiri Østigård at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  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.
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