| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 May 1977 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Playing position | Left-winger / Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Haga | |||
| NTG | |||
| Stabæk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| –2002 | Asker | ||
| 2002–2006 | Kongsvinger[2] | 125 | (9) |
| 2007–2011 | Hønefoss | 95 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2008. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Kjetil Byfuglien (born 23 May 1977 in Oslo) is a Norwegian professional football defender, .
Byfuglien played for Haga IF, NTG and Stabæk IF before joining Asker SK. While with Asker, he had a trial with English side Torquay United in November 2001[3] and was set for a trial with Queens Park Rangers later the same month.[4]
He joined Kongsvinger IL in 2002 and played mostly left wing, but later during his stay he appeared more often at left-back. In October 2006 he left to join Hønefoss BK.[5] In 2010 he made his debut for Hønefoss in the Norwegian Premier League.