Kristian Thorstvedt
| 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 | 97 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Norway U21 | 7 | (4) |
| 2020– | Norway | 33 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:54, 24 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||
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.
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]
Personal life
Kristian Thorstvedt is the son of former goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 November 2025[13][14]
| 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 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 97 | 16 | 6 | 0 | – | 103 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 243 | 54 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 270 | 60 | ||
International
- As of match played 16 November 2025[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thorstvedt goal.[16]
| 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 |
Honours
Viking
Genk
- Belgian Cup: 2020–21[17]
Sassuolo
Individual
- Norwegian First Division Young Player of the Season: 2018[5]
References
- ^ "Kristian Thorstvedt" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Norway" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b Kristian Thorstvedt at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Kristian Thorstvedt klar for Viking". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Dette er årets spiller i OBOS-ligaen: – Helt magisk". Eurosport (in Norwegian). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Noorse middenvelder Kristian Thorstvedt tekent tot midden 2023". KRC Genk (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "KV Mechelen is niet meer dan een vluggertje voor Racing Genk". Sporza (in Dutch). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Ito en Bongonda schieten Racing Genk naar 5e Beker van België". Sporza (in Dutch). 25 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Racing Genk 4-0 Antwerp". ESPN. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "KRISTIAN THORSTVEDT: CONTRACT EXTENSION UNTIL 2025". 28 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "IL SASSUOLO INGAGGIA IL NORVEGESE KRISTIAN THORSTVEDT". SassuoloCalcio.it (in Italian). 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "En telefonsamtale gjorde Thorstvedt til Viking-spiller". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Kristian Thorstvedt" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Kristian Thorstvedt at Soccerway
- ^ Kristian Thorstvedt at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Kristian Thorstvedt at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Sassuolo Calcio wins the Serie B championship". MAPEI. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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