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Ole Selnæs
Personal information
Full name Ole Kristian Selnæs
Date of birth (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Trondheim, Norway
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Saint-Étienne
Number 17
Youth career
Skjetten SK
0000–2009 Sverresborg
2009–2012 Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Rosenborg 87 (4)
2016– Saint-Étienne 64 (0)
International career
2010 Norway U16 10 (2)
2011 Norway U17 12 (0)
2011–2012 Norway U18 7 (0)
2012–2013 Norway U19 11 (1)
2013–2016 Norway U21 8 (0)
2015– Norway 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:03, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Ole Kristian Selnæs (born 7 July 1994) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne as a defensive midfielder. He is the son of former Rosenborg goalkeeper Ivar Selnæs.[1]

Club career

Early career

He was born in Trondheim,[2] but lived in Lillestrøm when his father Ivar Selnæs was head coach of Skjetten SK[3] and he was playing in the youth department of the same club. His family later moved back to Trondheim, with Selnæs joining Sverresborg IF.

Rosenborg

When Selnæs joined Rosenborg in 2009, he was earmarked for his accurate left foot and good knowledge of the game, which allowed him to develop as a defensive midfielder.[2]

In 2011, he was heavily involved in the Rosenborg under-19 side that won the national championship[4] and gained third place in their NextGen Series group.[5] Despite still being barely known from outside the club,[6] he was being recognised internally with an integral part of the first team's 2012 pre-season.[7] His impressive pre-season was rewarded when, on 25 March, he signed a professional contract.[8]

He started the season as back-up to the midfield pair of Mohammed-Awal Issah and Markus Henriksen,[9] but soon became first choice beside Henriksen.[10] His professional debut came against Lillestrøm on 1 April 2012, when he came on as a late substitute for Issah.[11] The next week, he made his first start at home to Sogndal.[12]

After four league matches he was named the biggest talent in Scandinavia by the web-site scan-scout.com,[13][14] which didn't surprise Rosenborg's head coach Jan Jönsson: "He has developed very fast, but I'm not surprised."[15]

Selnæs was a regular in Rosenborg's midfield during the first half of the 2012 season, but lost his place in the starting line-up due to an injury. After his recovery, Rosenborg had bought Tarik Elyounoussi, Cristian Gamboa and Jaime Alas and Selnæs' chances were limited. But he stated in an interview with NRK in September 2012 that "I am only 19 years old and have plenty of time, and will work hard to get more chances for the first-team".[16]

Saint Etienne

Selnæs joined AS Saint-Étienne on 31 January 2016.[17]

International career

Selnæs represented his country from under-16 to under-21 youth level.[18]

As of May 2017, he made nine appearances for the senior national team.[18]

Personal life

Selnæs is a huge fan of Hotel Cæsar, and in an interview with Adresseavisen in March 2012 he stated that he would love to play a role in the Norwegian soap opera.[19] Two months later he was offered a small speaking role in the TV series.[20]

Career statistics

As of 13 October 2018[21][10]
Club Season Division League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rosenborg 2012 Tippeligaen 22 1 4 0 8 0 34 1
2013 19 0 7 2 3 0 29 2
2014 21 1 2 0 6 0 29 1
2015 25 2 3 0 14 0 42 2
Total 87 4 16 2 0 0 31 0 134 6
Saint-Étienne 2015–16 Ligue 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
2016–17 26 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 37 0
2017–18 26 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 29 0
2018–19 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 64 0 5 0 2 0 9 0 80 0
Career Total 151 4 21 2 2 0 40 0 214 6

International

As of match played on 13 October 2018[22]
Norway
Year Apps Goals
2016 9 0
2017 5 1
2018 6 1
Total 20 2

International goals

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.[21]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 October 2017 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle  San Marino 6–0 8–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 13 October 2018 Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo  Slovenia 1–0 1–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League

References

  1. ^ – Drømmen er A-kontrakt fvn.no Template:No icon
  2. ^ a b Ole Selnæs profilen Archived 27 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine rbk.no Template:No icon
  3. ^ Selnæs mister to kamper rbkweb.no Template:No icon
  4. ^ Stegavik avgjorde for Rosenborg fotball.no Template:No icon
  5. ^ About Rosenborg nextgenseries.com
  6. ^ – Jeg er ikke redd for noe Archived 12 January 2013 at archive.today aftenposten.no Template:No icon
  7. ^ Selnæs fikk stipend Archived 7 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine rbk.no Template:No icon
  8. ^ A-lagskontrakt for Selnæs Archived 27 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine rbk.no Template:No icon
  9. ^ Selnæs blir forfremmet rbkweb.no Template:No icon
  10. ^ a b Altomfotball profilen altomfotball.no Template:No icon
  11. ^ 17-åring hjemmedebuterer for Rosenborg tv2.no Template:No icon
  12. ^ Bør Selnæs starte mot FFK? aftenposten.no Template:No icon
  13. ^ Sagbakken, Ole Kristian (24 April 2012). "Nå rankes han som Nordens største talent". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  14. ^ Johansen, Øyvind Chr. (24 April 2012). "Top 3 – Youth recommendations in Scandinavia". scan-scout.com. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  15. ^ Sagbakken, Ole Kristian (25 April 2012). "Jönsson: – Jeg er ikke overrasket". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Wolden, Odd Rune; Øfsti, Anders (14 September 2012). "Han var hetest på Rosenborg i vår – ute i kulden i høst" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  17. ^ "St Etienne complete signing of Ole Selnaes from Rosenborg". Sky Sports. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Ole Kristian Selnæs - Profil - Norges Fotballforbund". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  19. ^ Bråten, Roy Tommy (20 March 2012). "Tar gjerne en rolle i Hotel Cæsar". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ Wolden, Odd Rune (19 May 2012). "RBK-Selnæs til Hotel Cæsar". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  21. ^ a b "O. Selnæs". Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  22. ^ "Ole Sælnes statistics". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2018.