Kristian Thorstvedt
Kristian Thorstvedt (born 13 March 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jupiler Pro League club Genk and the Norway national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristian Thorstvedt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway[3] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Viking | ||
| 2013–2017 | Stabæk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Viking | 50 | (19) |
| 2020– | Genk | 68 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Norway U21 | 7 | (4) |
| 2020– | Norway | 13 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022 | |||
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]
Personal life
Kristian Thorstvedt is the son of former goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt.[10]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | 40 | 6 | |||
| Total | 68 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | – | 82 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 110 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | – | 131 | 38 | |||
International
- As of match played 29 March 2022[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.[14]
| 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 | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | 8 October 2021 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Turkey | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 4 | 29 March 2022 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Armenia | 3–0 | 9–0 | Friendly |
References
- "Kristian Thorstvedt" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- "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.
- Kristian Thorstvedt at WorldFootball.net
- "Kristian Thorstvedt klar for Viking". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- "Dette er årets spiller i OBOS-ligaen: – Helt magisk". Eurosport (in Norwegian). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- "Noorse middenvelder Kristian Thorstvedt tekent tot midden 2023". KRC Genk (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "KV Mechelen is niet meer dan een vluggertje voor Racing Genk". Sporza (in Dutch). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- "Ito en Bongonda schieten Racing Genk naar 5e Beker van België". Sporza (in Dutch). 25 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- "Racing Genk 4-0 Antwerp". ESPN. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- "En telefonsamtale gjorde Thorstvedt til Viking-spiller". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- "Kristian Thorstvedt" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- Kristian Thorstvedt at Soccerway
- Kristian Thorstvedt at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Kristian Thorstvedt at National-Football-Teams.com
- "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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