US Sassuolo· Serie AThorstvedt has won the Belgian Cup (2021 with Genk) and the Norwegian Cup (with Viking FK), and he was part of the Sassuolo squad that won the Serie B title in 2023-24, earning promotion to Serie A.
Kristian Thorstvedt is a Norwegian central midfielder who began his career at Viking FK before moving to Genk in Belgium, where he won the Belgian Cup in 2021. He later transferred to Sassuolo in Serie A, showcasing his versatility and goal-scoring ability from midfield. Born in Stavanger, he has also represented Norway at various youth levels and earned senior caps.
Thorstvedt is a box-to-box midfielder known for his physical presence, aerial ability, and late runs into the penalty area. He combines technical skill with tactical intelligence, making him effective in both defensive duties and offensive transitions. His key strengths include passing range and finishing, though he can sometimes be inconsistent in possession.
| Season | Comp | Apps | G | A | YC | RC | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Serie A | 32 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2458 |
| 25/26 | International Friendlies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 25/26 | Italy Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 24/25 | UEFA Nations League B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| 24/25 | Serie B | 22 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1926 |
| 24/25 | Italy Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 23/24 | Serie A | 34 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2412 |
| 23/24 | International Friendlies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 |
| 23/24 | Italy Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 22/23 | UEFA Nations League B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 161 |
| 22/23 | Serie A | 31 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1128 |
| 22/23 | International Friendlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | European Qualifiers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 22/23 | Italy Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 21/22 | Jupiler Pro League Europe Play-Offs | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 366 |
| 21/22 | International Friendlies | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| 21/22 | UEFA Europa League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 437 |
| 21/22 | UEFA Champions League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 |
| 21/22 | Croky Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 |
| 21/22 | Volkswagen Supercup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Jupiler Pro League | 29 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2134 |
| 2025 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| 2021 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 509 |
| 2019 | NM-Cup | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 508 |
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1882 |
| 2019 | U20 World Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 2018 | NM-Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 2018 | OBOS-ligaen | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1610 |
| 2017 | Norsk Tipping-Ligaen avdeling 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | UEFA Nations League B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 20/21 | International Friendlies | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 20/21 | Jupiler Pro League Champions' Play-Offs | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 499 |
| 20/21 | Croky Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 318 |
| 20/21 | Jupiler Pro League | 24 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1528 |
| 19/20 | UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 426 |
| 19/20 | International Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 19/20 | Jupiler Pro League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 441 |
| 18/19 | International Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Competition | Min | G | A | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | Norway | ✈ | 1:1 | International Friendlies | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-06-01 | Sweden | 🏠 | 3:1 | International Friendlies | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-31 | Switzerland | 🏠 | 0:0 | International Friendlies | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-27 | Norway | ✈ | 2:1 | International Friendlies | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-16 | Norway | ✈ | 1:4 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-13 | Estonia | 🏠 | 4:1 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-14 | New Zealand | 🏠 | 1:1 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-11 | Israel | 🏠 | 5:0 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-09 | Moldova | 🏠 | 11:1 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-04 | Finland | 🏠 | 1:0 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-06-09 | Norway | ✈ | 0:1 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-06-06 | Italy | 🏠 | 3:0 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-03-25 | Norway | ✈ | 2:4 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-03-22 | Norway | ✈ | 0:5 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-17 | Kazakhstan | 🏠 | 5:0 | UEFA Nations League B | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-14 | Norway | ✈ | 1:4 | UEFA Nations League B | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-13 | Norway | ✈ | 5:1 | UEFA Nations League B | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-10 | Slovenia | 🏠 | 3:0 | UEFA Nations League B | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-09 | Austria | 🏠 | 2:1 | UEFA Nations League B | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-06 | Norway | ✈ | 0:0 | UEFA Nations League B | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-06-08 | Norway | ✈ | 3:1 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-06-05 | Kosovo | 🏠 | 3:0 | International Friendlies | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-03-26 | Slovakia | 🏠 | 1:1 | International Friendlies | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-03-22 | Czechia | 🏠 | 1:2 | International Friendlies | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-19 | Norway | ✈ | 3:3 | European Qualifiers | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-16 | Faroe Islands | 🏠 | 2:0 | International Friendlies | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-15 | Spain | 🏠 | 0:1 | European Qualifiers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-12 | Norway | ✈ | 0:4 | European Qualifiers | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-09-12 | Georgia | 🏠 | 2:1 | European Qualifiers | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-09-07 | Jordan | 🏠 | 6:0 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-20 | Cyprus | 🏠 | 3:1 | European Qualifiers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-17 | Scotland | 🏠 | 1:2 | European Qualifiers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-28 | Norway | ✈ | 1:1 | European Qualifiers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-25 | Norway | ✈ | 3:0 | European Qualifiers | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-20 | Finland | 🏠 | 1:1 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-17 | Norway | ✈ | 1:2 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-27 | Serbia | 🏠 | 0:2 | UEFA Nations League B | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-24 | Norway | ✈ | 2:1 | UEFA Nations League B | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-06-12 | Sweden | 🏠 | 3:2 | UEFA Nations League B | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-06-09 | Slovenia | 🏠 | 0:0 | UEFA Nations League B | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-06-05 | Norway | ✈ | 1:2 | UEFA Nations League B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-06-02 | Norway | ✈ | 0:1 | UEFA Nations League B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-03-29 | Armenia | 🏠 | 9:0 | International Friendlies | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-03-25 | Slovakia | 🏠 | 2:0 | International Friendlies | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-11-16 | Norway | ✈ | 2:0 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-11-13 | Latvia | 🏠 | 0:0 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-10-11 | Montenegro | 🏠 | 2:0 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-10-08 | Norway | ✈ | 1:1 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-09-07 | Gibraltar | 🏠 | 5:1 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021-09-04 | Norway | ✈ | 0:2 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-09-01 | Netherlands | 🏠 | 1:1 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-06-06 | Norway | ✈ | 2:1 | International Friendlies | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-06-02 | Norway | ✈ | 0:1 | International Friendlies | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-03-30 | Norway | ✈ | 0:1 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-03-27 | Norway | ✈ | 3:0 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-03-24 | Norway | ✈ | 0:3 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-11-18 | Norway | ✈ | 1:1 | UEFA Nations League B | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |