Ole Sæter

Ole Sæter
Personal information
Full name	Ole Christian Hammerfjell Sæter
Date of birth	30 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Trondheim, Norway
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Rosenborg
Number	9
Youth career
0000–2010	Freidig
2011–2015	Trond [no]
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	Sverresborg
2018	Kristiansund 2
2019	Nardo
2020	Ranheim
2021–	Rosenborg
2021	→ Ullensaker/Kisa (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:09, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

Ole Christian Hammerfjell Sæter (born 30 March 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eliteserien club Rosenborg.

Club career

Sæter first caught the attention of Rosenborg when he played for Ranheim in 2020, later joining Rosenborg in January 2021.^[3] He made his first-team debut on 30 May 2021 when he came on as a substitute in Rosenborg's Eliteserien match against Stabæk.^[4]

In September 2024, amid the Gaza genocide during the Israel–Hamas war, Sæter rejected a reportedly lucrative bid from Israeli club Maccabi Haifa, referring to it as "blood money" and stating that "[his] values are more important".^[5]^[6]

International career

Sæter is eligible to represent Pakistan as his maternal grandfather was Pakistani.^[7]^[8] In October 2022, Sæter declined any chance to play for Pakistan during a podcast with Nettavisen.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 December 2024^[1]^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Norwegian Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sverresborg	2016	Norwegian Third Division	20	5	1	0	—		—		21	5
	2017	Norwegian Third Division	19	3	1	1	—		—		20	4
	Total		39	8	2	1	—		—		41	9
Kristiansund 2	2018	Norwegian Third Division	20	14	—		—		—		20	14
Nardo	2019	Norwegian Second Division	20	7	2	0	—		—		22	7
Ranheim	2020	Norwegian First Division	19	8	—		—		1^[a]	3	20	11
Rosenborg	2021	Eliteserien	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2022	Eliteserien	20	14	2	2	—		—		22	16
	2023	Eliteserien	12	8	0	0	2^[b]	1	—		14	9
	2024	Eliteserien	23	10	1	0	—		—		24	10
	Total		56	32	3	2	2	1	—		61	35
Ullensaker/Kisa (loan)	2021	Norwegian First Division	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
Career total			160	69	7	3	2	1	1	3	170	76

^ Appearances in promotion play-offs
^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

^ ^a ^b "Ole Sæter". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ Ole Sæter at WorldFootball.net
^ "- En drøm som går i oppfyllelse". Rosenborg BK (in Norwegian). 13 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b Ole Sæter at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
^ "Pakistan-eligible Norwegian footballer rejects offer from Israeli club". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
^ "Norwegian Footballer refuses Israeli 'blood money'". Middle East Monitor. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b Austerheim, Daniel; De Wahl, Stian Andrè (15 October 2022). "Profilens nedslående beskjed: – Vanskelig å se, dessverre". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ Sohail, Shahrukh (11 June 2023). "FOOTBALL: PAK FOOTBALL'S NEW DAWN?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

External links

Profile at RBK.no

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[9] Appearances in promotion play-offs

[CON-10] Appearances in UEFA Conference League

[Altomfotball-1] "Ole Sæter". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[2] Ole Sæter at WorldFootball.net

[3] "- En drøm som går i oppfyllelse". Rosenborg BK (in Norwegian). 13 January 2021.

[NFF-4] Ole Sæter at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

[5] "Pakistan-eligible Norwegian footballer rejects offer from Israeli club". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 21 September 2024.

[6] "Norwegian Footballer refuses Israeli 'blood money'". Middle East Monitor. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

[:0-7] Austerheim, Daniel; De Wahl, Stian Andrè (15 October 2022). "Profilens nedslående beskjed: – Vanskelig å se, dessverre". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.

[8] Sohail, Shahrukh (11 June 2023). "FOOTBALL: PAK FOOTBALL'S NEW DAWN?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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