Fredrik Torsteinbø (born 13 March 1991) is a Norwegian

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who plays for

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Club career

He started his senior career in the Norwegian team Vidar in 2009. In 2011, he signed for Norwegian team

. He made his debut on 3 April 2011 against

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, they lost the game 0–1. He eventually established himself as a key player in the

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-outfit, playing as a regular in the Norwegian highest division

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in 2012 and 2013. In January 2014, Torsteinbø was presented as a new player for

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in the Swedish second tier

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, being signed on a free transfer. In his first season at the club, he scored five goals and ten assists to help Hammarby achieve promotion to

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, the top flight. During the upcoming 2015 season he once again managed to score 5 goals as Hammarby finished 11th in the league. In the 2016 season he was used less regularly in the starting lineup, playing in an unusual position as a left defender during the first half of the campaign. However, he chose to renew his tie to the club in the middle of the season, signing a new contract that will last until the end of 2018. On 20 July 2017, Torsteinbø completed a move back to his city of birth,

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, by signing a contract with

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until the end of 2020. On 11 January 2023, Torsteinbø returned to

on a two-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

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* * 1991 births Living people Footballers from Stavanger Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FK Vidar players Sandnes Ulf players Hammarby Fotboll players Viking FK players Norwegian Second Division players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Superettan players Allsvenskan players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub