Sigurd Rosted (; born 22 July 1994) is a Norwegian professional

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for

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club

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. Described as a calm and intelligent centre-back with leading abilities, Rosted began his career in his native Norway and made the move to Belgian Gent in January 2018 before making the move to Brøndby one and a half years later. He won the

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with Brøndby in 2021, before joining Major League Soccer side Toronto FC in January 2023. Rosted was an international for the Norway under-21 team, receiving his only call-up in 2017. His made his first appearance for the Norway senior team in 2018, scoring a goal in a friendly against

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Rosted played youth football Hasle-Løren and

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, before joining Sarpsborg 08 ahead of the 2015 season. Prior to signing, he had been diagnosed with Bekhterev's disease, a type of

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mainly affecting his back, but medication allowed him to play professionally. Rosted made his professional debut in September 2015 against

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Gent

On 7 January 2018, Rosted signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with

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side Gent. On 24 January, he made his Gent debut against Royal Antwerp in the First Division A as a substitute in a 1–1 draw away, playing the last 45 minutes in place of Nana Asare. He finished the 2017–18 season with 8 appearances for the club. The following season Rosted established himself as a starter in the Gent first team, playing 38 matches and scoring 6 goals in all competitions. However, towards the end of the season he saw less playing time, as Timothy Derijck was preferred in the centre of defense.

Brøndby

On 27 August 2019, Rosted moved to Denmark to join Superliga club Brøndby on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around €300,000. He made his competitive debut for the club on 1 September, playing 90 minutes as Brøndby lost 1–0 away to

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in the Superliga. Rosted soon found himself as a regular starter in the first team, establishing a partnership in central defense with fellow summer signing,

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. Rosted scored his first goal for the club on 7 June 2020 in a 3–2 loss to

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, a header in the 64th minute. In his first season for Brøndby, he made 26 total appearances in which he scored one goal. Rosted had a strong start to the 2020–21 season, scoring a last minute winner in a 3–2 home win over Nordsjælland. He continued his form in the

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against

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, marking the controversial former Brøndby player Kamil Wilczek. Rosted then scored again on 2 October in a 2–1 away win over

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, a 14th minute header after a corner kick provided from Jesper Lindstrøm, as he was voted Man of the Match by fans afterwards. His performances strongly contributed to Brøndby having an undefeated start to the season after four games; the club's best start in the Superliga in 15 years. At the end of the season, Brøndby won their first league title in 16 years after a 2–0 victory against Nordsjælland. Rosted contributed with 25 total appearances that season, scoring three goals.

Toronto FC

On 31 January 2023, Brøndby IF announced that Rosted had left the club to sign for

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. Toronto FC announced the signing on 7 February, having using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) for the transfer to sign Rosted to a three-year deal with an option for 2026. He made his debut for the Reds starting in a 3–2 defeat to D.C. United away at

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on 26 February 2023.

International career

In 2017, he was called up to the Norway national team for the first time in his career, as a replacement for injured Tore Reginiussen before the friendly match against

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on 13 June. He played his first international match on 26 March 2018 in a friendly against

, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win. He had been substituted in for Håvard Nordtveit in the 63rd minute.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.''

Honours

Brøndby *

: 2020–21

References

External links

MLS profile

Sigurd Rosted
at Brøndby IF * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosted, Sigurd 1994 births Living people Footballers from Oslo Men's association football defenders Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Norway men's under-21 international footballers Norway men's international footballers Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Kjelsås Fotball players Sarpsborg 08 FF players K.A.A. Gent players Brøndby IF players Toronto FC players Eliteserien players Norwegian Second Division players Belgian Pro League players Danish Superliga players Major League Soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Canada People with ankylosing spondylitis