Kristian Thorstvedt
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| 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Viking | ||
| 2013–2017 | Stabæk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Viking | 50 | (19) |
| 2020–2022 | Genk | 73 | (14) |
| 2022– | Sassuolo | 114 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Norway U21 | 7 | (4) |
| 2020– | Norway | 35 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:21, 21 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Kristian Thorstvedt (born 13 March 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Sassuolo and the Norway national team.
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] On 28 April 2022, Genk announced that they had extended Thorstvedt's contract, keeping him with the club through the end of the 2024-25 season.[10]
Sassuolo
On 12 July 2022, Sassuolo announced the signing of Thorstvedt from Genk, on a five-year contract.[11]
Personal life
Kristian Thorstvedt is the son of former goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt.[12]
