Olaus Skarsem

Olaus Skarsem

Personal information
Full name	Olaus Jair Skarsem
Date of birth	(1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Trondheim, Norway
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	CSKA Sofia
Number	7
Youth career
	Gimse
	Melhus
	Astor
2013–2017	Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Rosenborg	0	(0)
2019	→ Ranheim (loan)	21	(1)
2020–2021	Kristiansund	39	(3)
2021–2024	Rosenborg	60	(3)
2024–	CSKA Sofia	48	(5)
International career‡
2016	Norway U18	7	(0)
2019	Norway U21	1	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:25, 22 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 April 2019

Olaus Jair Skarsem (born 2 July 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia. ^[1]

Career

He made his debut for Rosenborg 13 April 2016 against Åfjord FK in the first round of the Cup, coming on and scoring in a 3-0 away win. ^[2]

After struggelig with injuries in the 2017 and 2018 season, also playing time when fit, he was sent out on loan to Ranheim for the 2019 season. ^[3] He made his Eliteserien debut for Ranheim coming on against Tromsø in a 1-2 loss at home in the first round of the 2019 season. He scored his first league goal against Sarpsborg 08 on May 19 in a 3-1 away win. ^[4] On 14 January 2020 Skarsem signed for Kristiansund. ^[5] In July 2021 Skarsem returned to Rosenborg. ^[6]

On 10 January 2024 Skarsem signed for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. ^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 November 2025 ^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other2		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rosenborg	2016	Tippeligaen	0	0	1	1	—		—		1	1
	2017	Eliteserien	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2018		0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
	Total		0	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	4	1
Ranheim (loan)	2019	OBOS-ligaen	21	1	3	2	—		—		24	3
Kristiansund	2020	Eliteserien	26	3	0	0	—		—		26	3
	2021		13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	Total		39	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	3
Rosenborg	2021	Eliteserien	16	1	2	2	—		—		18	3
	2022		25	0	2	0	—		—		27	0
	2023		19	2	1	0	1	0	—		21	2
	Total		60	3	5	2	1	0	0	0	66	5
CSKA Sofia	2023–24	First League	14	3	2	0	—		1	0	17	3
	2024–25		24	1	5	0	—		1	0	30	1
	2025–26		10	1	0	0	—		0	0	10	1
	Total		48	5	7	0	0	0	2	0	57	5
Career total			168	12	17	5	2	0	3	0	190	17

¹ Includes Norwegian Super Cup matches.

References

1. "CSKA Sofia website".
2. "Debutant-scoring da RBK gikk videre i NM".
3. "Ranheim henter midtbanespiller fra Rosenborg - adressa.no". www.adressa.no. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019.
4. "Kruttsterk prestasjon i Sarpsborg".
5. "Olaus Skarsem er klar for KBK!".
6. "Skarsem vender hjem til Rosenborg". Rosenborg.
7. "CSKA reinforced with the Norwegian Olaus Scarsem".
8. "Olaus Skarsem". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

External links

• Olaus Skarsem at FBref.com
• Olaus Skarsem at kicker (in German)
• Olaus Skarsem at kicker (in German)
• Olaus Skarsem at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
• Olaus Skarsem profile hos RBK.no Archived 6 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
• Official statistikk for Rosenborg Ballklub, Olaus Skarsem (in Norwegian)
• Olaus Skarsem profile på RBKweb.no (in Norwegian)