Edvard Sandvik Tagseth (born 23 January 2001) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nashville SC.

Edvard Tagseth
Tagseth playing for Liverpool U18s in 2017
Personal information
Full name Edvard Sandvik Tagseth
Date of birth (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Frosta Municipality, Norway
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Nashville SC
Youth career
–2017 Neset
2017–2019 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Neset 4 (3)
2017–2019 Liverpool 0 (0)
2019–2024 Rosenborg 118 (8)
2025– Nashville SC 0 (0)
International career
2016 Norway U15 8 (4)
2017 Norway U16 11 (2)
2017 Norway U17 3 (0)
2018–2019 Norway U18 15 (3)
2019 Norway U19 6 (0)
2021 Norway U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2024

Career

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Liverpool

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Edvard Tagseth first caught the attention of the public when he played Norway Cup in 2014 for his hometown team Neset.[1] He later signed a deal with Liverpool as a 14 year old.[2] The first year he trained one week with the Academy every month while the second year he trained two weeks every month. When he turned 16 years old he became a full-time part of the Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy. He stayed there until the summer of 2019, when he chose not to renew his contract with the Academy.

Rosenborg

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Tagseth then later joined Rosenborg in August 2019.[3] He made his first-team debut on 3 October when he came on as a substitute in Rosenborg's Europa League match against PSV Eindhoven.[4] Three days later he got his first start in a league match against Haugesund.

Nashville SC

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On 19 November 2024, MLS club Nashville SC announced that Tagseth would join the club in January 2025.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 1 December 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Neset 2016 4. divisjon 4 3 1 1 5 4
Total 4 3 1 1 0 0 5 4
Rosenborg 2019 Eliteserien 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 3 0
2020 26 1 2[a] 0 28 1
2021 21 1 3 0 5[b] 0 29 1
2022 27 1 2 0 29 1
2023 18 0 3 0 2[b] 0 23 0
2024 25 5 3 2 28 7
Total 118 8 11 2 11 0 140 10
Career total 122 11 12 3 11 0 145 14
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References

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  1. ^ "Riseth: - Han er det beste talentet jeg har sett på 20 år". August 2014.
  2. ^ "Trøndersk 14-åring til Liverpool – Trønderfotball 2017". tronderfotball.no. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Tagseth klar for Rosenborg".
  4. ^ "Tagseth fikk debuten".
  5. ^ SC, Nashville. "Nashville Soccer Club Signs Norwegian Midfielder Edvard Tagseth". Nashville SC. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  6. ^ Edvard Tagseth at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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