Lars Sætra (born 24 July 1991 in

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) is a

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defender who plays for

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Career

Club career

He started out playing football for

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at a very young age. In 2007, he needed surgery for a knee-injury, but was back in 2008 with his debut on the reserves team. 2009 was the breakout year for Sætra, he played well during the annual youth cup (JET-cupen) and made his first team debut against

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on 20 September 2009. In 2010, he has been a starting regular in

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, in the absence of teammate

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. In the 2010 season he has scored 2 goals, both with his head. On 31 August 2011, Sætra moved to

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on a loan for the rest of the season. In the summer of 2014 Sætra chose to move to Swedish club

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after his contract with Strømsgodset had expired. He played 14 games and scored one goal after moving to Hammarby to help the team achieve promotion to

. In 2015, he established himself as a key player in manager

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's squad, playing 29 league games and scoring once. After the season, in November 2015, he renewed his link to the club by signing a new contract running until the end of 2018. During the 2016 season Sætra made 19 league appearances for the club. In the off season, on 9 January 2017, he signed for the Chinese second tier outfit Baoding Rongda. In December 2017, he was released from Baoding following the relegation of the club. On 22 February 2018, Sætra re-joined

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on a two-year contract. He was released from Strømsgodset after the 2019 season.

International career

Sætra played one match in the

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, and is selected for the starting line-up during the elite qualification.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;

(1): 2013 *

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(1):

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; Hammarby *

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(1): 2014

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