Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 May 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cambuur | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Kjelsås | ||
2017–2019 | Lyn | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Kjelsås 2 | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Lyn 2 | 6 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Kjelsås | 33 | (2) |
2020–2023 | Stabæk | 95 | (5) |
2023 | Stabæk 2 | 2 | (0) |
2024– | Cambuur | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Norway U18 | 10 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Norway U20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:21, 23 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2022 |
Sturla Ottesen (born 25 May 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eerste Divisie club Cambuur.
Ottesen started his youth career at Kjelsås, and after a stint at Lyn, he returned to Kjelsås where he started his senior career. The club was playing in the Norwegian Second Division when he made his debut on 14 April 2019, in a game against Asker. He was a starter in that match, which his team won 3–1. [2] He recorded strong performances during his debut 2019 season, and was voted Talent of the Year in that league by the Football Association of Norway. [3]
On 5 October 2020, Ottesen signed with Eliteserien club Stabæk. [4] [5] He made his professional debut on 18 October 2020, starting against Aalesund in a 4–0 win. Ottesen scored his first goal for Stabæk on 22 September 2021, in a 5–1 loss to Strømsgodset in the Norwegian Football Cup. [6]
Ottesen moved abroad for the first time on 5 February 2024, signing with Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie club Cambuur on a one-and-a-half-year deal. [7] He made his debut for the club five days later, replacing Jhondly van der Meer in the 55th minute of a 3–3 home league draw against VVV-Venlo. [8] [9]
Ottesen is a Norwegian former youth international. [10]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kjelsås 2 | 2016 [11] | 3. divisjon | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Lyn 2 | 2018 [11] | 4. divisjon | 6 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||
Kjelsås | 2019 [11] | 2. divisjon | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
2020 [11] | 2. divisjon | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
Stabæk | 2020 [11] | Eliteserien | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
2021 [11] | Eliteserien | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
2022 [11] | Eliteserien | 29 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 35 | 4 | ||
2023 [11] | Eliteserien | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
Total | 95 | 5 | 11 | 2 | — | 106 | 7 | |||
Stabæk 2 | 2023 [11] | 3. divisjon | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Cambuur | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
Career total | 144 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 12 |
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