Ole Selnæs

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.[1]

Ole Selnæs
Personal information
Full name Ole Kristian Selnæs
Date of birth (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994
Place of birth Trondheim, Norway
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rosenborg
Number 10
Youth career
Skjetten SK
0000–2009 Sverresborg
2009–2012 Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Rosenborg 87 (4)
2016–2019 Saint-Étienne 75 (0)
2019–2022 Shenzhen 45 (4)
2021 → Hebei (loan) 14 (1)
2022–2023 Zürich 16 (0)
2023– Rosenborg 4 (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)
2015–2019 Norway 32 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2019

Club career

Early career

Selnæs 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 did not 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]

Shenzhen

On 9 February 2019, Selnæs transferred to Super League newcomer Shenzhen.[18]

Zürich

On 24 June 2022, Selnæs signed a one-year deal with Zürich in Switzerland.[19] 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.[20]

International career

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

As of February 2021, he made 32 appearances for the senior national team.[21]

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.[22] Two months later he was offered a small speaking role in the TV series.[23]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 October 2023[24][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National cup League cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosenborg 2012 Tippeligaen 22140—80341
2013 19072—30292
2014 21120—60291
2015 25230—140422
Total 874162—3101346
Saint-Étienne 2015–16 Ligue 1 302000—50
2016–17 260101090370
2017–18 260201000290
2018–19 200000000200
Total 750502090910
Shenzhen 2019 Chinese Super League 27400——274
2020 18010——190
Total 45410——464
Hebei (loan) 2021 Chinese Super League 14100——141
Zürich 2022–23 Swiss Super League 16010—120290
Rosenborg 2023 Eliteserien 4000—0040
Career total 24392322052032011

International
As of match played on 15 October 2019[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 201690
201751
201891
201990
Total322
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Selnæs goal.
List of international goals scored by Ole Selnæs[24]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
15 October 2017San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino6–08–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
213 October 2018Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway Slovenia1–01–02018–19 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Individual

References
  1. – Drømmen er A-kontrakt fvn.no (in Norwegian)
  2. Ole Selnæs profilen Archived 27 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine rbk.no (in Norwegian)
  3. Selnæs mister to kamper rbkweb.no (in Norwegian)
  4. Stegavik avgjorde for Rosenborg fotball.no (in Norwegian)
  5. About Rosenborg nextgenseries.com
  6. – Jeg er ikke redd for noe Archived 12 January 2013 at archive.today aftenposten.no (in Norwegian)
  7. Selnæs fikk stipend Archived 7 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine rbk.no (in Norwegian)
  8. A-lagskontrakt for Selnæs Archived 27 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine rbk.no (in Norwegian)
  9. Selnæs blir forfremmet rbkweb.no (in Norwegian)
  10. Altomfotball profilen altomfotball.no (in Norwegian)
  11. 17-åring hjemmedebuterer for Rosenborg tv2.no (in Norwegian)
  12. Bør Selnæs starte mot FFK? aftenposten.no (in Norwegian)
  13. Sagbakken, Ole Kristian (24 April 2012). "Nå rankes han som Nordens største talent". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. 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.
  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. 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 (in Chinese)
  19. "FC Zurich sign midfielder Ole Selnaes". Zürich. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  20. "Nightmare night for Ole Selnæs - scored an own goal against Bodø/Glimt - news Sport - Sports news, results and broadcasting schedule - Teknomers English News". 15 September 2022.
  21. "Ole Kristian Selnæs - Profil - Norges Fotballforbund". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  22. 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.
  23. Wolden, Odd Rune (19 May 2012). "RBK-Selnæs til Hotel Cæsar". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  24. "O. Selnæs". Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  25. "Ole Sælnes statistics". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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