{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1977)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kjetil Byfuglien | image = Kjetil-byfuglien-hbk.jpg | image_size = 200 | fullname =Kjetil Haaland Byfuglien | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|5|23|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Kjetil Byfuglien|url=http://www.nifs.no/personprofil.php?person_id=13660|publisher=Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk|language=Norwegian|accessdate=8 December 2008}}</ref> | birth_place = Oslo, Norway | height = {{height|m=1.84}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Left Back | youthyears1 = | youthyears2 = | youthyears3 = | youthclubs1 = Haga | youthclubs2 = NTG | youthclubs3 =Stabæk | years1 = {{0|0000}}–2002 | years2 = 2002–2006 | years3 =2007–2011 | years4 =2012–2016 | clubs1 = Asker | clubs2 = Kongsvinger<ref name=kil>{{cite web|url=http://www.fozzum.com/kil/spillerfakta.php?_persid=207 |author=Fossum, Geir |title=Kjetil Byfuglien |work=Fozzum.com (Kongsvinger IL statistics) |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727143051/http://www.fozzum.com/kil/spillerfakta.php?_persid=207 |archivedate=27 July 2011 }}</ref> | clubs3 =Hønefoss | clubs4 =Jevnaker | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = 125 | goals2 = 9 | caps3 = 95 | goals3 = 2 | pcupdate = 8 December 2011 }}
'''Kjetil Byfuglien''' (born 23 May 1977) is a retired Norwegian 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<ref>{{cite news|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.sellars/cgulls/news6.html |title=Brown signs but player hunt continues |author=Gullside |date=2001-11-09 |accessdate=2008-12-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023205328/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.sellars/cgulls/news6.html |archivedate=2012-10-23 }}</ref> and was set for a trial with Queens Park Rangers later the same month.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.qpr-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=24092|title=De Ornelas to be sacrificed for Gallen|publisher=Queens Park Rangers Mad|date=2001-11-22|accessdate=2008-12-08}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fotballmagasinet.no/?mode=news&id=4557 |title=Kjetil Byfuglien til Hønefoss |work=Fotball Magasinet |language=Norwegian |date=2006-10-13 |accessdate=2008-12-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724175722/http://fotballmagasinet.no/?mode=news&id=4557 |archivedate=2011-07-24 }}</ref> In 2010, he made his debut for Hønefoss in the Norwegian Premier League. He finished his career at Jevnaker IF.
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