Sakarias Opsahl
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brann | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Heming | |||
| –2015 | Stabæk | ||
| 2016–2018 | Vålerenga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Vålerenga | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Ull/Kisa (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Tromsø (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Tromsø (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Tromsø | 80 | (4) |
| 2024– | Brann | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 May 2025 | |||
Sakarias Opsahl (born 17 July 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Brann.
Career
[edit]Vålerenga
[edit]He joined Stabæk's youth setup from IL Heming,[1] then Vålerenga's youth setup in 2016.[2] He signed his first professional contract in August 2018.[3] Opsahl made his debut for Vålerenga on 16 May 2019 against Strømsgodset, in a game that ended with a 2-0 win for Vålerenga.
Tromsø
[edit]After a successful loan spell at Tromsø in the 2020 season, Opsahl returned to Vålerenga for the start of the 2021 season. However, after only two appearances for the first team, Opsahl again returned to Tromsø, on a loan deal until August, before it would be made permanent.[4]
Brann
[edit]After less game time for Tromsø in the 2024 season, Opsahl signed a contract with fellow Eliteserien club Brann in July of 2024. The contract runs until the end of 2028.[5]
Personal life
[edit]He is the older brother of fellow footballer Oskar Opsahl.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vålerenga | 2019 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) | 2019 | 1. divisjon | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Tromsø (loan) | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 29 | 3 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| Tromsø | 2021 | Eliteserien | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2023 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 113 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | 125 | 8 | |||
| Brann | 2024 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 137 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]Tromsø
Individual
- Eliteserien Player of the Month: June 2023[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ Strømnes, André (20 April 2012). "Stabæk vant i Sverige". Budstikka (in Norwegian).
- ↑ Sakarias Opsahl at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved on 24 July 2019.
- ↑ "- En veldig spennende midtbanespiller". VIF-fotball.no. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ↑ Hopen, Andreas (28 June 2021). "Opsahl klar for Tromsø – Varsler flere signeringer" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "Bekreftet: Sakarias Opsahl har signert for Brann" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ Langvik-Hansen, Sebastian (25 July 2019). "Vålerenga sender brødrepar til OBOS-ligaen" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ Sakarias Opsahl at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- 1 2 Sakarias Opsahl at Soccerway
- ↑ Torjusen, Thomas (7 July 2023). "Se hvem som ble månedens spillere og trener i juni her" (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Oslo
- Norwegian men's footballers
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Men's association football forwards
- Vålerenga Fotball players
- Ullensaker/Kisa IL players
- Tromsø IL players
- SK Brann players
- Eliteserien players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Norwegian Second Division players