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Kristian Thorstvedt

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Kristian Thorstvedt
Personal information
Full name Kristian Thorstvedt[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway[3]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sassuolo
Number 42
Youth career
–2012 Viking
2013–2017 Stabæk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Viking 50 (19)
2020–2022 Genk 73 (14)
2022– Sassuolo 65 (8)
International career
2018 Norway U19 1 (0)
2019 Norway U20 5 (0)
2019–2020 Norway U21 7 (4)
2020– Norway 31 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Kristian Thorstvedt (born 13 March 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Sassuolo and the Norway national team.

Club career

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Early career

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On 1 February 2018, Thorstvedt signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Viking.[4] He was awarded young player of the season in the 2018 1. divisjon.[5]

Genk

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On 3 January 2020, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Genk.[6]

On 4 March 2021, Thorstvedt netted a brace in Genk's 4–1 defeat of Mechelen in the quarter-final stage of the Belgian Cup.[7] Genk would eventually go on to beat Standard Liège in the final to win the domestic cup for the fifth time in club history.[8] On 20 May 2021, Thorstvedt scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 league win over Royal Antwerp.[9] On 28 April 2022, Genk announced that they had extended Thorstvedt's contract, keeping him with the club through the end of the 2024-25 season.[10]

Sassuolo

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On 12 July 2022, Sassuolo announced the signing of Thorsrvedt from Genk, on a five-year contract.[11]

Personal life

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Kristian Thorstvedt is the son of former goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 26 May 2024[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stabæk 2 2016 2. divisjon 1 0 1 0
2017 3. divisjon 20 5 20 5
Total 21 5 21 5
Viking 2 2018 3. divisjon 2 0 2 0
Viking 2018 1. divisjon 24 9 1 0 25 9
2019 Eliteserien 26 10 6 3 32 13
Total 50 19 7 3 57 22
Genk 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 8 1 0 0 8 1
2020–21 30 7 4 2 34 9
2021–22 35 6 2 1 8 0 45 7
Total 73 14 6 3 8 0 87 17
Sassuolo 2022–23 Serie A 31 2 1 0 32 2
2023–24 34 6 2 0 36 6
Total 65 8 3 0 68 8
Career total 211 46 16 6 8 0 235 52

International

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As of match played 17 November 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2020 1 0
2021 10 3
2022 7 1
2023 7 0
2024 6 0
Total 31 4
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thorstvedt goal.[16]
List of international goals scored by Kristian Thorstvedt
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 March 2021 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar  Gibraltar 2–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 7 September 2021 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Gibraltar 1–0 5–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 8 October 2021 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 29 March 2022 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Armenia 3–0 9–0 Friendly

Honours

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Viking

Genk

Individual

  • Norwegian First Division Young Player of the Season: 2018[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kristian Thorstvedt" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Norway" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b Kristian Thorstvedt at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Kristian Thorstvedt klar for Viking". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Dette er årets spiller i OBOS-ligaen: – Helt magisk". Eurosport (in Norwegian). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Noorse middenvelder Kristian Thorstvedt tekent tot midden 2023". KRC Genk (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  7. ^ "KV Mechelen is niet meer dan een vluggertje voor Racing Genk". Sporza (in Dutch). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Ito en Bongonda schieten Racing Genk naar 5e Beker van België". Sporza (in Dutch). 25 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Racing Genk 4-0 Antwerp". ESPN. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  10. ^ "KRISTIAN THORSTVEDT: CONTRACT EXTENSION UNTIL 2025". 28 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  11. ^ "IL SASSUOLO INGAGGIA IL NORVEGESE KRISTIAN THORSTVEDT". SassuoloCalcio.it (in Italian). 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  12. ^ "En telefonsamtale gjorde Thorstvedt til Viking-spiller". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Kristian Thorstvedt" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  14. ^ a b c Kristian Thorstvedt at Soccerway
  15. ^ Kristian Thorstvedt at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  16. ^ Kristian Thorstvedt at National-Football-Teams.com
  17. ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.