Kristian Thorstvedt

Kristian Thorstvedt (born 13 March 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Sassuolo and the Norway national team.

Kristian Thorstvedt

Personal information
Full name	Kristian Thorstvedt[1]
Date of birth	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth	Stavanger, Norway[3]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)	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	87	(15)
International career‡
2018	Norway U19	1	(0)
2019	Norway U20	5	(0)
2019–2020	Norway U21	7	(4)
2020–	Norway	31	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2024

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 January 2025^[13][14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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
	Total		87	15	5	0	–		92	15
Career total			233	53	18	6	8	0	259	59

International

As of match played 17 November 2024^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Norway	2020	1	0
	2021	10	3
	2022	7	1
	2023	7	0
	2024	6	0
Total		31	4

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thorstvedt goal.^[16]

List of international goals scored by Kristian Thorstvedt

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

• Norwegian Football Cup: 2019^[14]
• Norwegian First Division: 2018^[14]

Genk

• Belgian Cup: 2020–21^[17]

Sassuolo

• Serie B: 2024–25^[18]

Individual

• Norwegian First Division Young Player of the Season: 2018^[5]