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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Viking 50 (19)
2020–2022 Genk 73 (14)
2022– Sassuolo 85 (15)
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 12 January 2025
‡ 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.

Contents

Club career

Early career

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

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

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

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 January 2025 [13] [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stabæk 22016 2. divisjon 10––10
2017 3. divisjon 205––205
Total215––215
Viking 220183. divisjon20––20
Viking 2018 1. divisjon 24910–259
2019 Eliteserien 261063–3213
Total501973–5722
Genk 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 8100–81
2020–21 30742–349
2021–22 3562180457
Total731463808717
Sassuolo 2022–23 Serie A 31210–322
2023–24 34620–366
2024–25 Serie B 20720–227
Total851550–9015
Career total231531868025759

International

As of match played 17 November 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 202010
2021103
202271
202370
202460
Total314
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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 March 2021 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 2–03–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
27 September 2021 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, NorwayFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 1–05–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
38 October 2021 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, TurkeyFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–11–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
429 March 2022Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, NorwayFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 3–09–0 Friendly

Honours

Viking

Genk

Individual

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References

  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. 1 2 Kristian Thorstvedt at WorldFootball.net
  4. ↑ "Kristian Thorstvedt klar for Viking". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 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.


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