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Øyvind Alseth (born 13 August 1994) is a Norwegian
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who currently plays as a defender or
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Career


College

Alseth played four years of
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at the
Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...
between 2013 and 2016. While at college, Alseth appeared for
USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will feature ...
side K-W United.


Professional

Alseth was selected in the third round (65th overall) of the
2017 MLS SuperDraft The 2017 MLS SuperDraft was the eighteenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The first two rounds of the 2017 ...
by
Toronto FC Toronto Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matc ...
. Alseth signed with Toronto on 22 March 2017. Alseth made his professional debut on 25 March 2017, starting for Toronto's
United Soccer League The United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of various professional and amateur soccer leagues in the United States league system. It currently organizes its Championship, League One, and League Two for men, its Super League and W Leag ...
affiliate team against
Phoenix Rising FC Phoenix Rising Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2014 as Arizona United Soccer Club, the team is a member of the USL Championship. They won the league championship in 2023, defeating the ...
.


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Øyvind Alseth
at Syracuse University Athletics * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alseth, Oyvind 1994 births Living people Footballers from Trondheim Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Syracuse Orange men's soccer players K–W United FC players Toronto FC players Toronto FC II players Ranheim Fotball players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada USL League Two players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Toronto FC draft picks Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders