{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kristian Opseth | image = Kristian Fardal Opseth scora 1-2-målet mot Bodø-Glimt 24. juli 2016.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption = Opseth with Sogndal in 2016 | fullname = Kristian Fardal Opseth | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|01|06|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kaupanger, Norway | height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="altomfotball"/> | position = Striker | currentclub = Stabæk | clubnumber = 22 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Kaupanger | years1 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = Førde | caps1 = 42 | goals1 = 36 | years2 = 2014–2017 | clubs2 = Sogndal | caps2 = 54 | goals2 = 18 | years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = → Bodø/Glimt (loan) | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 10 | years4 = 2017–2019 | clubs4 = Bodø/Glimt | caps4 = 47 | goals4 = 28 | years5 = 2019 | clubs5 = Erzurumspor | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2019–2020 | clubs6 = Adelaide United | caps6 = 21 | goals6 = 6 | years7 = 2020–2021 | clubs7 = Bengaluru | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2021–2023 | clubs8 = Sarpsborg 08 | caps8 = 55 | goals8 = 15 | years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = Stabæk | caps9 = 18 | goals9 = 2 | club-update = 1 December 2025 }} '''Kristian Fardal Opseth''' (born 6 January 1990) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for Stabæk.
==Career== Opseth started his career with Kaupanger before joining Førde.<ref name="altomfotball">{{cite web|url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=266716&tournamentId=1&seasonId=336&teamId=326&useFullUrl=false|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140407080032/http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=266716&tournamentId=1&seasonId=336&teamId=326&useFullUrl=false|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2014|title=Kristian Fardal Opseth|publisher=TV 2|language=no|work=altomfotball.no|access-date=6 September 2014}}</ref>
===Sogndal=== He joined Sogndal in 2014, and made his debut in a 3–0 defeat against Stabæk.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
===Bodø/Glimt=== Opseth later joined Bodø/Glimt.<ref>[http://www.sognavis.no/siste-nytt/sport/no-er-han-klar-for-bodglimt No er han klar for Bodø/Glimt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124041617/https://www.sognavis.no/siste-nytt/sport/no-er-han-klar-for-bodglimt |date=24 January 2019 }}‚ sognavis.no, 5 January 2017</ref> In 2017, he became the all-time top scorer of the Norwegian First Division, having scored 28 goals in 30 matches.
===Erzurumspor=== Opseth joined Turkish side Erzurumspor on 23 January 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.glimt.no/nyheter/kristian-fardal-opseth-til-tyrkia|title=Kristian Fardal Opseth til Tyrkia|publisher=FK Bodø/Glimt|language=no|work=glimt.no|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref>
===Adelaide=== On 31 July 2019, Opseth joined Australian club Adelaide United.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/thunderbolt-scando-for-reds-528916|title=Thunderbolt Scando for Reds|newspaper=FTBL|date=31 July 2019}}</ref> In October 2020, it was announced by Bruce Djite that Opseth had left Adelaide United.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.adelaideunited.com.au/news/djite-discusses-aloisis-arrival-incomings-and-outgoings|title=Djite discusses Aloisi's arrival, incomings and outgoings|first=Gianluca|last=Filosi|publisher=Adelaide United|type=Press conference|time=11:50|date=6 October 2020}}</ref>
===Bengaluru=== On 20 October 2020, Kristian Opseth joined Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC.
===Sarpsborg 08=== On 3 March 2021, he returned to Norway, signing a two-year contract with Sarpsborg 08.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/globetrotteren-opseth-klar-for-sarpsborg/s/12-95-3424095845|title=Globetrotteren Opseth klar for Sarpsborg|work=Nettavisen|date=3 March 2021|access-date=4 May 2021|language=no}}</ref>
===Stabæk=== After Sarpsborg 08 chose not to renew Opseth's contract after the 2023 season, Stabæk announced in March 2023 that they had signed Opseth on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sarpsborg08.no/nyheter/takk-for-innsatsen-kristian|title=Takk for innsatsen, Kristian!|language=no|publisher=Sarpsborg 08 FF|date=21 December 2023|access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://stabak.no/nyheter/velkommen-til-stabaek-kristian|title=Velkommen til Stabæk, Kristian|language=no|publisher=Stabæk Fotball|date=5 March 2024|access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|30 August 2025}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Norwegian Cup, FFA Cup}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Førde |2012<ref name="NFF">{{NFF|3024505}}</ref> |3. divisjon |24||26||0||0||24||26 |- |2013<ref name="NFF"/> |2. divisjon |18||10||0||0||18||10 |- !colspan="2"|Total !42!!36!!0!!0!!42!!36 |- |rowspan="4"|Sogndal |2014<ref name="NFF"/> |Tippeligaen |10||0||3||0||13||0 |- |2015<ref name="NFF"/> |1. divisjon |26||16||2||1||28||17 |- |2016<ref name="NFF"/> |Tippeligaen |18||2||3||1|||21||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !54!!18!!8!!2!!62!!20 |- |Bodø/Glimt (loan) |rowspan="2"|2017<ref name="NFF"/> |rowspan="2"|1. divisjon |13||10||2||2||15||12 |- |rowspan="3"|Bodø/Glimt |17||18||0||0||17|||18 |- |2018<ref name="NFF"/> |rowspan="1"|Eliteserien |30||10||4||3||34||13 |- !colspan="2"|Total !60!!38!!6!!5!!66!!43 |- |Erzurumspor |2018–19<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|kristian-fardal-opseth/333172}}</ref> |Süper Lig |12||1||0||0||12||1 |- |Adelaide United |2019–20<ref name="soccerway"/> |A-League |21||6||3||0||24||6 |- |Bengaluru |2020–21<ref name="worldfootball">{{WorldFootball.net|kristian-opseth}}</ref> |Indian Super League |15||0||0||0||15||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Sarpsborg 08 |2021<ref name="NFF"/> |rowspan="3"|Eliteserien |16||5||3||4||19||9 |- |2022<ref name="NFF"/> |13||2||4||1||17||3 |- |2023<ref name="NFF"/> |27||8||5||6||32||14 |- !colspan="2"|Total !56!!15!!12!!11!!68!!26 |- |rowspan="3"|Stabæk |2024<ref name=NFF/> |rowspan="2"|1. divisjon |6||1||4||3||10||4 |- |2025<ref name=NFF/> |10||1||2||1||12||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !16!!2!!6!!4!!22!!6 |- !colspan="3"|Career Total !276!!116!!35!!22!!311!!138 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== ===Club=== ;Sogndal * Norwegian First Division: 2015<ref name="soccerway"/>
;Bodø/Glimt * Norwegian First Division: 2017<ref name="soccerway"/>
;Adelaide United * FFA Cup: 2019<ref name="soccerway"/>
===Individual=== * Norwegian First Division top scorer: 2017<ref name="worldfootball"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Stabæk Fotball squad}} {{Norwegian First Division top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Opseth, Kristian}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:People from Sogndal Municipality Category:Footballers from Vestland Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Norwegian men's footballers Category:Sogndal Fotball players Category:FK Bodø/Glimt players Category:Erzurumspor F.K. footballers Category:Adelaide United FC players Category:Bengaluru FC players Category:Sarpsborg 08 FF players Category:Stabæk Fotball players Category:Norwegian Third Division players Category:Norwegian Second Division players Category:Eliteserien players Category:Norwegian First Division players Category:Süper Lig players Category:A-League Men players Category:Indian Super League players Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in India Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in India Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen