{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Olaus Skarsem | image = Olaus Skarsem.jpg | fullname = Olaus Jair Skarsem | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Trondheim, Norway | height = 1.78 m | currentclub = CSKA Sofia | clubnumber = 7 | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Gimse | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Melhus | youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = Astor | youthyears4 = 2013–2017 | youthclubs4 = Rosenborg | years1 = 2017–2020 | clubs1 = Rosenborg | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2019 | clubs2 = → Ranheim (loan) | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = Kristiansund | caps3 = 39 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2021–2024 | clubs4 = Rosenborg | caps4 = 60 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = CSKA Sofia | caps5 = 52 | goals5 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 2016 | nationalteam1 = Norway U18 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2019 | nationalteam2 = Norway U21 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | pcupdate = 16:20, 25 April 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 5 April 2019 }}
'''Olaus Jair Skarsem''' (born 2 July 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cska.bg/players/%d1%83%d0%bb%d0%b0%d1%83%d1%81-%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%80%d1%88%d0%b5%d0%bc/|title=CSKA Sofia website}}</ref>
==Career==
He made his debut for Rosenborg 13 April 2016 against Åfjord FK in the first round of the Cup, coming on and scoring in a 3-0 away win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rbk.no/nyheter/debutant-scoring-da-rbk-gikk-videre-i-nm|title=Debutant-scoring da RBK gikk videre i NM}}</ref>
After struggelig with injuries in the 2017 and 2018 season, also playing time when fit, he was sent out on loan to Ranheim for the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.adressa.no/100Sport/fotball/Ranheim-henter-midtbanespiller-fra-Rosenborg-267078b.html |title=Ranheim henter midtbanespiller fra Rosenborg - adressa.no |website=www.adressa.no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221114735/https://www.adressa.no/100Sport/fotball/Ranheim-henter-midtbanespiller-fra-Rosenborg-267078b.html |archive-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> He made his Eliteserien debut for Ranheim coming on against Tromsø in a 1-2 loss at home in the first round of the 2019 season. He scored his first league goal against Sarpsborg 08 on May 19 in a 3-1 away win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ranheimfotball.no/nyheter/kruttsterk-prestasjon-i-sarpsborg|title = Kruttsterk prestasjon i Sarpsborg}}</ref> On 14 January 2020 Skarsem signed for Kristiansund.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kristiansundbk.no/nyheter/olaus-skarsem-er-klar-for-kbk|title=Olaus Skarsem er klar for KBK!}}</ref> In July 2021 Skarsem returned to Rosenborg.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rbk.no/nyheter/skarsem-vender-hjem-til-rosenborg|title=Skarsem vender hjem til Rosenborg|newspaper=Rosenborg}}</ref>
On 10 January 2024 Skarsem signed for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cska.bg/news/%d1%86%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0-%d1%81%d0%b5-%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%b4%d1%81%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d1%81-%d0%bd%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%b6%d0%b5%d1%86%d0%b0-%d1%83%d0%bb%d0%b0%d1%83%d1%81-%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%80/|title=CSKA reinforced with the Norwegian Olaus Scarsem}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 25 April 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Olaus Skarsem|url=https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=315326&tournamentId=1&seasonId=344&teamId=313&useFullUrl=false|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424195823/https://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=315326&tournamentId=1&seasonId=344&teamId=313&useFullUrl=false|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 April 2022|website=altomfotball.no|publisher=TV 2|accessdate=31 May 2022|language=Norwegian}}</ref> {|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 !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other<sup>2</sup> !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Rosenborg |2016 |Tippeligaen |0||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||1 |- |2017 |rowspan="2"|Eliteserien |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2018 |0||0||1||0||1||0||1||0||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0!!0!!2!!1!!1!!0!!1!!0!!4!!1 |- |Ranheim (loan) |2019 |OBOS-ligaen |21||1||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||3 |- |rowspan="3"|Kristiansund |2020 |rowspan="2"|Eliteserien |26||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||3 |- |2021 |13||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !39!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!39!!3 |- |rowspan="4"|Rosenborg |2021 |rowspan="3"|Eliteserien |16||1||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||3 |- |2022 |25||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||0 |- |2023 |19||2||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||21||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !60!!3!!5!!2!!1!!0!!0!!0!!66!!5 |- |rowspan="4"|CSKA Sofia |2023–24 |rowspan="3"|First League |14||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||17||3 |- |2024–25 |24||1||5||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||30||1 |- |2025–26 |14||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||15||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !52!!5!!8!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!62!!5 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !172!!12!!18!!5!!2!!0!!3!!0!!195!!17 |}
<small><sup>1</sup> Includes Norwegian Super Cup matches.</small>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Sports links}} * [https://www.rbk.no/lag/olaus-jair-skarsem Olaus Skarsem profile hos RBK.no] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106234630/https://www.rbk.no/lag/olaus-jair-skarsem |date=6 November 2022 }} {{in lang|no}} * [http://rbkmedia.no/statistikk/spiller.php?player_id=340 Official statistikk for Rosenborg Ballklub, Olaus Skarsem] {{in lang|no}} * [https://www.rbkweb.no/spiller/skarsem Olaus Skarsem profile på RBKweb.no] {{in lang|no}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Skarsem, Olaus}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Trondheim Category:Norwegian men's footballers Category:Norway men's youth international footballers Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:Rosenborg BK players Category:Ranheim Fotball players Category:Kristiansund BK players Category:PFC CSKA Sofia players Category:Eliteserien players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Footballers from Trøndelag Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen