Ole Sæter
Club career
Sæter first caught the attention of Rosenborg when he played for Ranheim in 2020, later joining Rosenborg in January 2021. He made his first-team debut on 30 May 2021 when he came on as a substitute in Rosenborg's Eliteserien match against Stabæk.
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".
International career
Sæter is eligible to represent Pakistan as his maternal grandfather was Pakistani. In October 2022, Sæter declined any chance to play for Pakistan during a podcast with Nettavisen; 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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 October 2024
| 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 | 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in promotion play-offs
References
- ^ "Ole Sæter". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Ole Sæter at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "- En drøm som går i oppfyllelse". Rosenborg BK (in Norwegian). 13 January 2021.
- ^ Ole Sæter at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Pakistan-eligible Norwegian footballer rejects offer from Israeli club". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Norwegian Footballer refuses Israeli 'blood money'". Middle East Monitor. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Austerheim, Daniel; De Wahl, Stian Andrè (15 October 2022). "Profilens nedslående beskjed: – Vanskelig å se, dessverre". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (11 June 2023). "FOOTBALL: PAK FOOTBALL'S NEW DAWN?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Sæter, Ole [@ole_saeter] (8 July 2023). "🕺💃" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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