# Kristian Thorstvedt

Kristian Thorstvedt (born 13 March 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Sassuolo and the Norway national team.

## Club career
### Early career

On 1 February 2018, Thorstvedt signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Viking. He was awarded young player of the season in the 2018 1. divisjon.

### Genk

On 3 January 2020, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Genk.
On 4 March 2021, Thorstvedt netted a brace in Genk's 4–1 defeat of Mechelen in the quarter-final stage of the Belgian Cup. Genk would eventually go on to beat Standard Liège in the final to win the domestic cup for the fifth time in club history. On 20 May 2021, Thorstvedt scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 league win over Royal Antwerp. On 28 April 2022, Genk announced that they had extended Thorstvedt's contract, keeping him with the club through the end of the 2024-25 season.

### Sassuolo

On 12 July 2022, Sassuolo announced the signing of Thorsrvedt from Genk, on a five-year contract.

## Personal life

Kristian Thorstvedt is the son of former goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 24 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Stabæk 2 | 2016 | 2. divisjon | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Stabæk 2 | 2017 | 3. divisjon | 20 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 |
| Stabæk 2 | Total | Total | 21 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 5 |
| Viking 2 | 2018 | 3. divisjon | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Viking | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 9 |
| Viking | 2019 | Eliteserien | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 32 | 13 |
| Viking | Total | Total | 50 | 19 | 7 | 3 | – | – | 57 | 22 |
| Genk | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 |
| Genk | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 9 |
| Genk | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 7 |
| Genk | Total | Total | 73 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 87 | 17 |
| Sassuolo | 2022–23 | Serie A | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2 |
| Sassuolo | 2023–24 | Serie A | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 6 |
| Sassuolo | 2024–25 | Serie B | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 7 |
| Sassuolo | Total | Total | 87 | 15 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 92 | 15 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 233 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 259 | 59 |

### International

    As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Norway | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Norway | 2021 | 10 | 3 |
| Norway | 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| Norway | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| Norway | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 31 | 4 |
    Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thorstvedt goal.
List of international goals scored by Kristian Thorstvedt :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 24 March 2021 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 7 September 2021 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Gibraltar | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 8 October 2021 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | Turkey | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 29 March 2022 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Armenia | 3–0 | 9–0 | Friendly |

## Honours

Viking
* Norwegian Football Cup: 2019
* Norwegian First Division: 2018
Genk
* Belgian Cup: 2020–21
Individual
* Norwegian First Division Young Player of the Season: 2018