Kristian Opseth

Kristian Fardal Opseth (born 6 January 1990) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for Sarpsborg 08 in the Eliteserien.

Kristian Opseth
Opseth with Sogndal in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kristian Fardal Opseth
Date of birth (1990-01-06) 6 January 1990
Place of birth Kaupanger, Norway
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sarpsborg 08
Number 22
Youth career
Kaupanger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Førde 42 (36)
2014–2017 Sogndal 54 (18)
2017 → Bodø/Glimt (loan) 13 (10)
2017–2019 Bodø/Glimt 47 (28)
2019 Erzurumspor 12 (1)
2019–2020 Adelaide United 21 (6)
2020–2021 Bengaluru 15 (1)
2021– Sarpsborg 08 40 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023

Career

Opseth started his career with Kaupanger before joining Førde.[1]

He joined Sogndal in 2014, and made his debut in a 3–0 defeat against Stabæk.

Opseth later joined Bodø/Glimt.[2] In 2017, he became the all-time top scorer of the Norwegian First Division, having scored 28 goals in 30 matches. Opseth joined Turkish side Erzurumspor on 23 January 2019.[3]

On 31 July 2019, Opseth joined Australian club Adelaide United.[4] In October 2020, it was announced by Bruce Djite that Opseth had left Adelaide United.[5]

On 20 October 2020, Kristian Opseth joined Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC.

On 3 March 2021, he returned to Norway, signing a two-year contract with Sarpsborg 08.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 July 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cups Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Førde 2012[7] 3. divisjon 242600–2426
2013[7] 2. divisjon 181000–1810
Total 423600–4236
Sogndal 2014[7] Tippeligaen 10030–130
2015[7] 1. divisjon 261621–2817
2016[7] Tippeligaen 18231–213
Total 541882–6220
Bodø/Glimt (loan) 2017[7] 1. divisjon 131022–1512
Bodø/Glimt 171800–1718
2018[7] Eliteserien 301043–3413
Total 603865–6643
Erzurum BB 2018–19[8] Süper Lig 12100—121
Adelaide United 2019–20[8] A-League 21630—246
Bengaluru 2020–21[9] Indian Super League 15000—150
Sarpsborg 08 2021[7] Eliteserien 16532—197
2022[7] 13241—173
2023[7] 11544—159
Total 4012117–5119
Career Total 244111281400272125

    Honours

    Club
    Sogndal
    Bodø/Glimt
    Adelaide United

    Individual

    References
    1. "Kristian Fardal Opseth". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
    2. No er han klar for Bodø/Glimt Archived 24 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine‚ sognavis.no, 5 January 2017
    3. "Kristian Fardal Opseth til Tyrkia". glimt.no (in Norwegian). FK Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
    4. "Thunderbolt Scando for Reds". FTBL. 31 July 2019.
    5. Filosi, Gianluca (6 October 2020). Djite discusses Aloisi’s arrival, incomings and outgoings (Press conference). Adelaide United. Event occurs at 11:50.
    6. "Globetrotteren Opseth klar for Sarpsborg". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
    7. Kristian Opseth at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
    8. Kristian Opseth at Soccerway
    9. Kristian Opseth at WorldFootball.net
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