Kristian Fardal Opseth (born 6 January 1990) is a Norwegian

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who plays as a

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for

Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the ...

in the

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Career

Opseth started his career with Kaupanger before joining Førde. He joined

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in 2014, and made his debut in a 3–0 defeat against Stabæk. Opseth later joined Bodø/Glimt. In 2017, he became the all-time top scorer of the

Norwegian First Division The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon and OBOS-ligaen (named sponsor is property developer OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are p ...

, having scored 28 goals in 30 matches. Opseth joined Turkish side

Erzurumspor Erzurumspor was a sports club located in Erzurum, Turkey. The football club played in the Turkish Regional Amateur League. The club also played in Turkish First League between 1998–2001. It fell into money shortage since 2000 and gradually fel ...

on 23 January 2019. On 31 July 2019, Opseth joined Australian club Adelaide United. In October 2020, it was announced by

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that Opseth had left Adelaide United. On 20 October 2020, Kristian Opseth joined

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club Bengaluru FC. On 3 March 2021, he returned to Norway, signing a two-year contract with

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Sogndal *

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;Bodø/Glimt *

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;Adelaide United * FFA Cup:

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Individual

top scorer: 2017

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Opseth, Kristian 1990 births Living people People from Sogndal Association football forwards Norwegian footballers Sogndal Fotball players FK Bodø/Glimt players Erzurumspor footballers Adelaide United FC players Bengaluru FC players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Norwegian Third Division players Norwegian Second Division players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Süper Lig players A-League Men players Indian Super League players Norwegian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate soccer players in Australia Expatriate footballers in India Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in India Sportspeople from Vestland