Olaus Skarsem
Norwegian footballer (born 1998)
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Olaus Jair Skarsem (born 2 July 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sarpsborg 08.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Olaus Jair Skarsem | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Trondheim, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarpsborg 08 | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gimse | |||
| Melhus | |||
| Astor | |||
| 2013–2017 | Rosenborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Rosenborg | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Ranheim (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Kristiansund | 39 | (3) |
| 2021–2024 | Rosenborg | 60 | (3) |
| 2024–2026 | CSKA Sofia | 52 | (5) |
| 2026– | Sarpsborg 08 | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Norway U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U21 | 1 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 April 2019 | |||
Career
He made his debut for Rosenborg 13 April 2016 against Åfjord FK in the first round of the Cup, coming on and scoring in a 3-0 away win.[2]
After struggelig with injuries in the 2017 and 2018 season, also playing time when fit, he was sent out on loan to Ranheim for the 2019 season.[3] He made his Eliteserien debut for Ranheim coming on against Tromsø in a 1-2 loss at home in the first round of the 2019 season. He scored his first league goal against Sarpsborg 08 on May 19 in a 3-1 away win.[4] On 14 January 2020 Skarsem signed for Kristiansund.[5] In July 2021 Skarsem returned to Rosenborg.[6]
On 10 January 2024 Skarsem signed for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.[7]
On 16 July 2026, Skarsem moved back to Norway to play for Sarpsborg 08 on a two-and-a-half year contract.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 July 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other2 | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosenborg | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Ranheim (loan) | 2019 | OBOS-ligaen | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| Kristiansund | 2020 | Eliteserien | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2021 | Eliteserien | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 5 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2023–24 | First League | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 5 | ||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2026 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 174 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 197 | 17 | ||
1 Includes Norwegian Super Cup matches.
