Ole Sæter

Ole Sæter
Personal information
Full name Ole Christian Hammerfjell Sæter[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-30) 30 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Trondheim, Norway
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Rosenborg
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2010 Freidig
2011–2015 Trond [no]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Sverresborg 39 (8)
2018 Kristiansund 2 20 (14)
2019 Nardo 20 (7)
2020 Ranheim 19 (8)
2021– Rosenborg 52 (31)
2021Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024

Ole Christian Hammerfjell Sæter (born 30 March 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eliteserien club Rosenborg.

Club career

Sæter first caught the attention of Rosenborg when he played for Ranheim in 2020, later joining Rosenborg in January 2021.[3] He made his first-team debut on 30 May 2021 when he came on as a substitute in Rosenborg's Eliteserien match against Stabæk.[4]

In September 2024, amid the Gaza genocide during the Israel–Hamas war, Sæter rejected a reportedly lucrative bid from Israeli club Maccabi Haifa, referring to it as "blood money" and stating that "[his] values are more important".[5][6]

International career

Sæter is eligible to represent Pakistan as his maternal grandfather was Pakistani.[7][8] In October 2022, Sæter declined any chance to play for Pakistan during a podcast with Nettavisen;[7] however, in July 2023, he uploaded a picture on X with the Pakistan shirt, dropping a hint on a possibility to represent the national team.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 October 2024[1][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Norwegian Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sverresborg 2016 Norwegian Third Division 20 5 1 0 21 5
2017 19 3 1 1 20 6969
Total 39 8 2 1 41 9
Kristiansund 2 2018 Norwegian Third Division 20 14 20 14
Nardo 2019 Norwegian Second Division 20 7 2 0 22 7
Ranheim 2020 Norwegian First Division 19 8 1[a] 3 20 11
Rosenborg 2021 Eliteserien 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022 20 14 2 2 22 16
2023 12 8 0 0 2 1 14 9
2024 19 9 1 0 0 0 20 9
Total 52 31 3 2 2 1 57 34
Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) 2021 Norwegian First Division 6 0 6 0
Career total 156 68 7 3 2 1 1 3 166 75
  1. ^ Appearances in promotion play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b "Ole Sæter". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ Ole Sæter at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "- En drøm som går i oppfyllelse". Rosenborg BK (in Norwegian). 13 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b Ole Sæter at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. ^ "Pakistan-eligible Norwegian footballer rejects offer from Israeli club". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Norwegian Footballer refuses Israeli 'blood money'". Middle East Monitor. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b Austerheim, Daniel; De Wahl, Stian Andrè (15 October 2022). "Profilens nedslående beskjed: – Vanskelig å se, dessverre". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (11 June 2023). "FOOTBALL: PAK FOOTBALL'S NEW DAWN?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  9. ^ Sæter, Ole [@ole_saeter] (8 July 2023). "🕺💃" (Tweet) – via Twitter.