Ole Kristian Selnæs (born 7 July 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Norwegian club Rosenborg as a defensive midfielder. Between 2015 and 2019, he made 32 appearances for the Norway national team scoring twice. He is the son of former Rosenborg goalkeeper Ivar Selnæs. fvn.no
Club career
Early career Selnæs was born in Trondheim,Ole Selnæs profilen rbk.no but lived in Lillestrøm when his father Ivar Selnæs was head coach of Skjetten SKSelnæs mister to kamper rbkweb.no 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.
In 2011, he was heavily involved in the Rosenborg under-19 side that won the national championshipStegavik avgjorde for Rosenborg fotball.no and gained third place in their NextGen Series group.About Rosenborg nextgenseries.com Despite still being barely known from outside the club,– Jeg er ikke redd for noe aftenposten.no he was being recognised internally with an integral part of the first team's 2012 pre-season.Selnæs fikk stipend rbk.no His impressive pre-season was rewarded when, on 25 March, he signed a professional contract.A-lagskontrakt for Selnæs rbk.no
He started the season as back-up to the midfield pair of Mohammed-Awal Issah and Markus Henriksen,Selnæs blir forfremmet rbkweb.no but soon became first choice beside Henriksen. altomfotball.no His professional debut came against Lillestrøm on 1 April 2012, when he came on as a late substitute for Issah.17-åring hjemmedebuterer for Rosenborg tv2.no The next week, he made his first start at home to Sogndal. aftenposten.no
After four league matches he was named the biggest talent in Scandinavia by the web-site scan-scout.com, which did not surprise Rosenborg's head coach Jan Jönsson: "He has developed very fast, but I'm not surprised."
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".
Saint Etienne Selnæs joined AS Saint-Étienne on 31 January 2016.
Shenzhen FC On 9 February 2019, Selnæs transferred to Super League newcomer Shenzhen FC.深圳队官宣签下法甲双星：挪威国脚+塞内加尔铁闸 at sports.sina.com 9 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-11
Zürich On 24 June 2022, Selnæs signed a one-year deal with Zürich in Switzerland. His first goal scored with his new team was an own goal in the match against Glimt in UEFA Europa League the 15 september 2022.
International career Selnæs represented his country from under-16 to under-21 youth level.
As of February 2021, he made 32 appearances for the senior national team.
Personal life Selnæs is a big fan of Norwegian soap opera Hotel Cæsar, and in an interview with Adresseavisen in March 2012 he stated that he would love to play a role in the show. Two months later he was offered a small speaking role in the TV series.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRosenborg2012Tippeligaen22140—803412013Tippeligaen19072—302922014Tippeligaen21120—602912015Tippeligaen25230—140422Total874162—3101346Saint-Étienne2015–16Ligue 1302000—502016–17Ligue 12601010903702017–18Ligue 12602010—2902018–19Ligue 12000000—200Total750502090910Shenzhen FC2019Chinese Super League27400——2742020Chinese Super League18010——190Total45410——464Hebei (loan)2021Chinese Super League14100——141Zürich 2022–23Swiss Super League16010—120290Rosenborg2023Eliteserien9000—00902024Eliteserien22130—002512025Eliteserien24050—603502026Eliteserien18100——181Total73280— 60862Career total312113122058040313
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorway201690201751201891201990Total322
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Selnæs goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Ole SelnæsNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 5 October 2017 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino 6–0 8–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification2 13 October 2018 Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway 1–0 1–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
Honours Rosenborg Tippeligaen: 2015 Norwegian Cup: 2015
Individual Eliteserien Player of the Year: 2015 Eliteserien Midfielder of the Year: 2015
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