# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/markus-fj-rtoft
# Generated: 2026-08-20T19:52:00.158Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/markus-fj-rtoft"
name: "Markus Fjørtoft"
slug: "markus-fj-rtoft"
description: "Markus Garborg Fjørtoft is a former professional footballer who played as a defender in various countries, including Norway, the USA, New Zealand, and Scotland. Starting his career at the local club, Bærum SK, he later secured a scholarship to Duke University, where he obtained both his bachelor's and master's degrees. His college journey eventually led to his selection by Seattle Sounders FC in the 2018 MLS Draft. He retired on 10 August 2022, after leaving Ayr United to pursue new opportunities."
tagline: "English-born Norwegian footballer"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Footballers"
  slug: "footballers"
profileType:
  name: "Football / Soccer Player"
  slug: "footballer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857"
birthDate: "1994-01-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           40.06
  momentum:             0
  historical:           1.555401333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     15
  profileCompleteness:  54
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13775406/"
    handle:    "nm13775406"
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Fj%C3%B8rtoft"
    title: "Markus Fjørtoft"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66124148"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations