Karina Sævik
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.jpg) Sævik with VfL Wolfsburg in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kopervik, Karmøy Municipality, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vålerenga | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kopervik | |||
| Haugar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Haugar | ||
| 2013–2015 | Avaldsnes | 40 | (3) |
| 2015–2019 | Kolbotn | 81 | (24) |
| 2019–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | VfL Wolfsburg | 14 | (2) |
| 2021 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 2 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Avaldsnes | 30 | (3) |
| 2022– | Vålerenga | 88 | (45) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Norway U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Norway U16 | 8 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Norway U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Norway U19 | 26 | (4) |
| 2015–2019 | Norway U23 | 14 | (1) |
| 2019– | Norway | 68 | (9) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 April 2026 | |||
Karina Sævik (born 24 March 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Toppserien club Vålerenga and the Norway national team.
Sævik was born in the town of Kopervik in Karmøy Municipality, on 24 March 1996.[1] She started her career in Kopervik IL[2]
and also played senior football for SK Haugar.[3]
Sævik played for the club Avaldsnes IL from 2013 to 2015. She played for Kolbotn Fotball from 2016 to June 2019 and for Paris Saint-Germain from July 2019.[4]
On 16 September 2020, German club Wolfsburg announced the signing of Sævik on a two-year deal.[5]
International career
She was selected to the team representing Norway at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6][7]
On 19 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Norwegian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[8]
On 16 June 2025, Sævik was called up to the Norway squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Avaldsnes IL | 2013 | Toppserien | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 12 | 3 | |||
| Total | 40 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5 | ||
| Kolbotn Fotball | 2015 | Toppserien | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 2 | – | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2017 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 24 | 6 | |||
| 2018 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | – | 19 | 11 | |||
| 2019 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | 11 | 9 | |||
| Total | 81 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 32 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2019–20 | Division 1 Féminine | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2020–21 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Avaldsnes IL | 2021 | Toppserien | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 20 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Vålerenga | 2022 | Toppserien | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 17 | ||
| 2024 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 18 | ||
| 2025 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 24 | ||
| Total | 88 | 45 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 118 | 61 | ||
| Career total | 264 | 76 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 325 | 107 | ||
International
- As of match played 14 April 2026[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2019 | 13 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 68 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sævik goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 March 2019 | Estádio Municipal Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal |  Poland | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Algarve Cup |
| 2 | 8 October 2019 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |  Faroe Islands | 7–0 | 13–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 3 | 16 September 2021 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Armenia | 3–0 | 10–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 25 November 2021 | Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania |  Albania | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 15 February 2023 | Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers, France |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Tournoi de France |
| 6 | 11 April 2023 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |  Sweden | 2–1 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 7 | 22 September 2023 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Austria | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 8 | 5 December 2023 | NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||
| 53. | 14 April 2026 | Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm, Norway |  Slovenia | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
