Kristian Thorstvedt
Norwegian footballer (born 1999)
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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.
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Thorstvedt with Norway in 2026 | |||
| 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 | 119 | (19) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Norway U21 | 7 | (4) |
| 2020– | Norway | 38 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 June 2026 | |||
Club career
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]
International career
On 21 May 2026, Thorstvedt was included in the 26-man squad selected by Norway national team manager Ståle Solbakken for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[12]
Personal life
Kristian Thorstvedt is the son of former goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt.[13]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stabæk 2 | 2016 | 2. divisjon | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 3. divisjon | 20 | 5 | – | – | 20 | 5 | |||
| Total | 21 | 5 | – | – | 21 | 5 | ||||
| Viking 2 | 2018 | 3. divisjon | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Viking | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 9 | |
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | – | 32 | 13 | ||
| Total | 50 | 19 | 7 | 3 | – | 57 | 22 | |||
| Genk | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | – | 34 | 9 | |||
| 2021–22 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 7 | ||
| Total | 73 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 87 | 17 | ||
| Sassuolo | 2022–23 | Serie A | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie B | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 7 | ||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 33 | 4 | ||
| Total | 119 | 19 | 6 | 0 | – | 125 | 19 | |||
| Career total | 265 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 292 | 63 | ||
International
- As of match played 17 June 2026[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thorstvedt goal.[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 March 2021 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar |  Gibraltar | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 7 September 2021 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Gibraltar | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 8 October 2021 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Turkey | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 29 March 2022 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Armenia | 3–0 | 9–0 | Friendly |
