Kristian Lien (footballer)
Norwegian footballer (born 2001)
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Kristian Strømland Lien (born 30 September 2001) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Djurgårdens IF in Allsvenskan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristian Strømland Lien | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Flekkefjord, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Flekkefjord | ||
| 2018–2019 | Start | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Flekkefjord | 19 | (10) |
| 2019 | Start | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Flekkerøy (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Flekkerøy | 38 | (14) |
| 2022–2023 | Mjøndalen | 25 | (11) |
| 2023–2026 | Groningen | 15 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Kristiansund (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2025 | → HamKam (loan) | 30 | (11) |
| 2026– | Djurgårdens IF | 10 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 July 2026 | |||
Life and career
Lien was born on 30 September 2001 in Flekkefjord, Norway. He studied economics.[1] As a youth player, Lien joined the youth academy of Norwegian side Flekkefjord FK. He started his senior career with the club. He made nineteen league appearances and scored twelve goals while playing for them. In 2018, he signed for Norwegian side Start. He was described as "impressed for the Start juniors" while playing for the club.[2] He made one league appearance and scored zero goals while playing for them.[3]
In 2020, he was sent on loan to Norwegian side Flekkerøy. In 2021, he signed for the club. He made forty-eight league appearances and scored fourteen goals while playing for the club. In 2022, he signed for Norwegian side Mjøndalen. By mid-July, he was the top scorer of the 2023 Norwegian First Division with ten goals.[4]
In 2023, he signed for Dutch side Groningen. In 2024, he was sent on loan to Norwegian side Kristiansund.[3] On 22 January 2025, Lien moved on a new loan to HamKam until the end of 2025.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flekkefjord | 2017 | 4. divisjon | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Total | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | ||
| Start | 2019 | 1. divisjon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flekkerøy (loan) | 2020 | 2. divisjon | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Flekkerøy | 2021 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | ||
| Total | 38 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 14 | ||
| Mjøndalen | 2022 | 1. divisjon | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2023 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | ||
| Total | 25 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | ||
| Groningen | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Kristiansund (loan) | 2024 | Eliteserien | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| HamKam (loan) | 2025 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 15 | |
| Djurgården | 2026 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 152 | 49 | 12 | 7 | 164 | 56 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Cup, KNVB Cup
Honours
Individual
- Norwegian First Division Young Player of the Month: May 2023[7]