Edvard Skagestad

Starting his youth career in his community, Skagestad previously played for Ås IL. Skagestad later played for local club Follo from 2006 to 2010, and he played the cup final against Strømsgodset in 2010, which Follo lost 2–0. He joined Aalesund ahead of the 2011-season as a free agent. He immediately stated that his goal for the season was to play for a permanent spot. After making a series of good performances in the 2011 pre-season, Skagestad suffered a bout of hamstring-injuries which kept him on the sidelines until late April. He made his debut in the cup-win against Stranda, and his first league debut came later on 29 May in the 2–0 home win against Viking. He was again injured in the 4–0 win over IF Elfsborg but quickly recovered. During the last half of the 2011 season there was an acute shortage of qualified strikers in Aalesund's squad. Skagestad, who originally was a right back, was then forced to play as a striker and occasionally as a winger. He went on to receive praise for his performance At one point, Skagestad made the starting-eleven as a striker while the actual strikers Sander Post, Didrik Fløtre and Solomon Okoronkwo was referred to the bench. His first goal for the club came on 30 October in a 1–1 away draw against Lillestrøm. The 2011 season ended triumphantly for Skagestad as he was chosen to start, again as a striker, the 2011 Cup final against Brann. A match which Aalesund won 2–1. In the run-up to the 2012 season, Skagestad was again chosen as a…

As of match played 23 October 2022

Born and raised in Ås, Akershus. Skagestad was involved in athletics while attending senior high school. He initially played Basketball, and did not start focusing on football until around the age of 18. He describes himself as a moderate supporter of Arsenal FC.