Tobias Hestad (born 29 December 2000) is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays for

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Career

Hestad is the son of

Daniel Berg Hestad Daniel Berg Hestad (born 30 July 1975) is a Norwegian football manager and a former player, who played as a central midfielder, most notably for Molde. He is the manager of Molde 2 and the Under-19 squad of Molde. With 666 official appearances, ...

and the grandson of Stein Olav Hestad, both of whom had long, successful careers at

Molde FK Molde Fotballklubb () is a association football, football club based in Molde Municipality, Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football league system, Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club w ...

. Tobias Hestad left the Molde youth setup for the senior team in 2017. He did not play any league matches, instead having four separate loan spells to domestic clubs. He left on a free transfer in 2022 and joined Gjøvik-Lyn, where he found regular playing time over two seasons. Hestad joined third-tier side

in 2024 and scored seven goals in their opening cup match against

Kirkenes (Norwegian language, Norwegian; ), (Northern Sami language, Northern Sami; , or is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, in the far northeastern part of Norway. The town lies on a peninsu ...

. Hestad was the top scorer in the

Norwegian Cup The Norwegian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament ...

with 8 goals, despite Alta's third round cup loss to Stabæk.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hestad, Tobias 2000 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen SK Gjøvik-Lyn players IL Hødd players Raufoss IL players IL Stjørdals-Blink players Asker Fotball players Molde FK players Men's association football wingers