Abel Stensrud
Norwegian footballer (born 2002)
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Abel William Stensrud (born 23 May 2002) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Swedish Superettan club Östersund.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abel William Stensrud[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Östersund | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hasle-Løren | |||
| –2021 | Skeid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Skeid | 24 | (22) |
| 2022–2023 | Odd | 16 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Bryne (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Moss (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | TOP Oss | 39 | (8) |
| 2025 | Trapani | 6 | (1) |
| 2025 | Skeid | 14 | (5) |
| 2026– | Östersund | 15 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Norway U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 September 2026 | |||
Club career
Stensrud played youth football at Hasle-Løren and Skeid.[3] In October 2020, he made his senior debut for Skeid in the Norwegian Second Division.[4] After scoring 22 goals in 23 games in 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Odd in January 2022.[3] On 10 April 2022, he made his Eliteserien debut in a 1–0 loss against Rosenborg.[4]
On 10 January 2024, Stensrud signed a six-month contract with Dutch Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss, with an option to extend at the end of the season.[5]
On 30 January 2025, Stensrud moved to Trapani in the Italian third-tier Serie C.[6] After playing only six games for the Sicilians, he left Trapani by mutual consent on 18 July 2025.[7]
Less than a month after he left Trapani, on 5 August 2025, he signed for his old club Skeid, now playing in the Norwegian First Division.[8]
International career
In March 2022, he made his international debut for the Norway under-20 national team.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 May 2022[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Skeid | 2020 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 22 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 22 | ||||
| Odd | 2022 | Eliteserien | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 23 | ||
