Ingi Højsted

Ingi Højsted

Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985
Place of birth	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	B36 Tórshavn
Number	6
Youth career
	B36 Tórshavn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	Arsenal	0	(0)
2005	B36 Tórshavn	25	(1)
2005–2006	Birmingham City	0	(0)
2006–2011	B36 Tórshavn	51	(2)
International career‡
2003–2008	Faroe Islands	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2008

Ingi Højsted (born 12 November 1985) is a retired Faroese football midfielder, who last played for B36 Tórshavn. He has been capped for the Faroe Islands at senior level.

Club career

In the summer of 2002 he joined Arsenal in London as a trainee, later playing for B36 Tórshavn. On 22 November 2005 Birmingham City signed him until the end of the season. Højsted has since parted company with Birmingham City after playing only 45 minutes of reserve team football.

His career's progression was curtailed by several short to long-term injuries, of which fostered him eventually retiring.

International career

Højsted made his debut for the Faroe Islands in an April 2003 friendly match against Kazakhstan, coming on as a substitute for Jákup á Borg. He has collected 6 caps and has scored no goals.

External links

• Ingi Højsted at National-Football-Teams.com