Tobias Hestad (born 29 December 2000) is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays for

Alta Alta or ALTA may refer to: Acronyms * Alt-A, short for Alternative A-paper, is a type of U.S. mortgage * American Land Title Association, a national trade association representing the land title industry * American Literary Translators Associatio ...

Career

Hestad is the son of

Daniel Berg Hestad Daniel Berg Hestad (born 30 July 1975) is a Norwegian football manager and a former player, who played as a central midfielder, most notably for Molde. He is the manager of Molde 2 and the Under-19 squad of Molde. With 666 official appearances, ...

and the grandson of

Stein Olav Hestad Stein Olav "Laffen" Hestad (born 30 June 1952) is a Norwegian former footballer. Hestad spent his entire playing career at Molde FK, where he previously had club record with 681 first-team matches, including 249 matches in the Norwegian top divi ...

, both Molde FK legends. Tobias Hestad left the Molde youth setup for the senior team in 2017. He did not play any league matches, instead having four separate loan spells to domestic clubs. He left on a free transfer in 2022 and joined Gjøvik-Lyn, where he found regular playing time over two seasons. Hestad joined third-tier side

in 2024 and scored seven goals in their opening cup match against

Kirkenes Kirkenes (; ; Skolt Sami: ''Ǩeârkknjargg;'' fi, Kirkkoniemi; ; russian: Киркенес) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, in the far northeastern part of Norway. The town ...

. As of the 1st of June, 2024, Hestad is the top scorer in the Norwegian Cup with 8 goals, despite Alta's third round cup loss to Stabæk.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hestad, Tobias 2000 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers