Lars Sætra
Lars Sætra (born 24 July 1991 in Drammen) is a Norwegian football defender who plays for Tromsø in OBOS-ligaen.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Drammen, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tromsø | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Strømsgodset | 55 | (4) |
| 2011 | → Sandefjord Fotball (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Hammarby IF | 62 | (3) |
| 2017 | Baoding Rongda | 14 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Strømsgodset | 36 | (3) |
| 2020– | Tromsø | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Norway U-19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 April 2010 | |||
Career
Club career
He started out playing football for Strømsgodset at a very young age.[1] In 2007, he needed surgery for a knee-injury, but was back in 2008 with his debut on the reserves team. 2009 was the breakout year for Sætra, he played well during the annual youth cup (JET-cupen) and made his first team debut against Fredrikstad on 20 September 2009. In 2010, he has been a starting regular in Tippeligaen, in the absence of teammate Alexander Aas. In the 2010 season he has scored 2 goals, both with his head. On 31 August 2011, Sætra moved to Sandefjord Fotball on a loan for the rest of the season.
In the summer of 2014 Sætra chose to move to Swedish club Hammarby IF after his contract with Strømsgodset had expired. He played 14 games and scored one goal after moving to Hammarby to help the team achieve promotion to Allsvenskan.
In 2015, he established himself as a key player in manager Nanne Bergstrand's squad, playing 29 league games and scoring once. After the season, in November 2015, he renewed his link to the club by signing a new contract running until the end of 2018.[2]
During the 2016 season Sætra made 19 league appearances for the club. In the off season, on 9 January 2017, he signed for the Chinese second tier outfit Baoding Rongda.[3] In December 2017, he was released from Baoding following the relegation of the club.[4]
On 22 February 2018, Sætra re-joined Strømsgodset Toppfotball on a two-year contract.[5] He was released from Strømsgodset after the 2019 season.[6]
International career
Sætra played one match in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification, and is selected for the starting line-up during the elite qualification.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Strømsgodset | 2009 | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Sandefjord | 2011 | Adeccoligaen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Strømsgodset | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Hammarby | 2014 | Superettan | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 62 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 3 | ||
| Baoding Rongda | 2017 | China League One | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Strømsgodset | 2018 | Eliteserien | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 2019 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 36 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Tromsø | 2020 | OBOS-ligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 173 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 196 | 13 | ||
Honours
References
- "STRØMSGODSET - - Hva skjedde med gamlehjemmet?". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 15 April 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- "Hammarby förlänger med Lars Sætra". Hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- "Lars Sætra lämnar Hammarby". Hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- http://www.godset.no/nyheter/gamle-kjente-viser-seg-frem
- SÆTRA VENDER HJEM
- "Sju spelarar ferdig i Godset". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Lars Sætra stats on altomfotball.no". TV2 (Norway). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- "Profile on svenskfotball.se". Retrieved 4 August 2014.