Arild Østbø
Norwegian footballer (born 1991)
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Arild Østbø (born 19 April 1991) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Viking.
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Østbø with Viking in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arild Østbø | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viking | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Buøy | ||
| 2003–2010 | Viking | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2015 | Viking | 24 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Sandnes Ulf (loan) | ||
| 2012 | → Start (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Strømmen (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2016 | Sarpsborg 08 | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Rosenborg | 10 | (0) |
| 2020– | Viking | 52 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Norway U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Norway U16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2008 | Norway U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | Norway U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Norway U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Norway U21 | 18 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Norway U23 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2026 | |||
Career
Østbø was born in Stavanger[2] and joined the senior team of Viking FK in 2008. He formerly played for Buøy IL. He made his Viking debut in the 2008 Norwegian Football Cup, but his Tippeligaen debut came in 2010.[3]
From 2009 to 2010 he was on loan in Sandnes Ulf; the deal was terminated after Sandnes Ulf got Bo Andersen as their first-choice goalkeeper.[4]
Following Alexander Lund Hansen's transfer from Start to Rosenborg, Østbø was on 9 August 2012 loaned out to Start for the rest of the 2012-season.[5]
Ahead of the 2013 season, Viking's first-choice goalkeeper Rune Jarstein wanted to leave the club to play abroad. When the international transfer window closed on 1 February 2013, Jarstein was however still a Viking-player, and Viking wanted to loan out Østbø instead.[6] Østbø joined the First Division side Strømmen on a season-long loan-deal in February 2013, where Viking had an option to recall Østbø if Jarstein were sold in the summer.[7] After his loan deal ended, he was poised to return to Viking as the successor of Jarstein.[8]
On 2 November 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Sarpsborg 08.[9] After one season in Sarpsborg, Østbø signed a three-year contract with Rosenborg in January 2017.[10]
On 24 September 2019, Viking announced that Østbø would return to the club, signing a three-year contract ahead of the 2020 season.[11] He made 12 appearances as Viking won the 2025 Eliteserien.[12][13]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viking | 2008 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | Eliteserien | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Eliteserien | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Start (loan) | 2012 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Strømmen (loan) | 2013 | 1. divisjon | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2016 | Eliteserien | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2017 | Eliteserien | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Viking | 2020 | Eliteserien | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | Eliteserien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 69 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 126 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Mesterfinalen.
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Viking
