Ole Selnæs

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 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Saint-Étienne
Number 17
Youth career
Skjetten SK
0000–2009 Sverresborg
2009–2012 Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Rosenborg 87 (4)
2016– Saint-Étienne 30 (0)
National team‡
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– Norway 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:56, 30 May 2017 (UTC)

Ole Kristian Selnæs (born 7 July 1994) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne as a defensive midfielder. He is the son of former Rosenborg goalkeeper Ivar Selnæs.[1]

Club career

Early career

He 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 didn't 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]

International career

Selnæs represented his country from under-16 to under-21 youth level.[18]

As of May 2017, he made nine appearances for the senior national team.[18]

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.[19] Two months later he was offered a small speaking role in the TV series.[20]

Career statistics

As of 22 May 2017 [21][10]
Club Season Division League Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosenborg 2012 Tippeligaen 22140—80341
2013 19072—30292
2014 21120—60291
2015 25230—140422
Total 874162003101346
Saint-Étienne 2015–16 Ligue 1 30200 0—50
2016–17 260101 090370
Total 290301090420
Career Total 1164192104001766

References

  1. ↑ – Drømmen er A-kontrakt fvn.no (in Norwegian)
  2. 1 2 Ole Selnæs profilen 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 aftenposten.no (in Norwegian)
  7. ↑ Selnæs fikk stipend rbk.no (in Norwegian)
  8. ↑ A-lagskontrakt for Selnæs rbk.no (in Norwegian)
  9. ↑ Selnæs blir forfremmet rbkweb.no (in Norwegian)
  10. 1 2 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. 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. 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. 1 2 "Ole Kristian Selnæs - Profil - Norges Fotballforbund". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  19. ↑ Bråten, Roy Tommy (20 March 2012). "Tar gjerne en rolle i Hotel Cæsar". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  20. ↑ Wolden, Odd Rune (19 May 2012). "RBK-Selnæs til Hotel Cæsar". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  21. ↑ "Ole Selnæs Socceway Profile". Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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