Martin Sjølstad
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin André Sjølstad | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Randers | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Drøbak-Frogn | ||
| 2014–2017 | Follo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Follo 2 | 20 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Follo | 52 | (9) |
| 2020–2021 | Strømmen | 41 | (1) |
| 2022 | Kristiansund | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Kongsvinger (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Sogndal | 84 | (4) |
| 2026– | Randers | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 | |||
Martin André Sjølstad (born 9 July 2000) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish Superliga club Randers FC.
Career
He moved from Drøbak-Frogn IL to Follo FK as a child, making his senior debut for Follo in the 2017 Second Division. Follo were relegated, and Sjølstad was a regular in the Third Division in 2018 and 2019.[2] He went on trial with Odd in 2018 and Vålerenga in 2019.[3][4]
He did not sign for a new team in early 2020, but competitive football was postponed. Before the belatede start of the 2020 First Division, Sjølstad was signed by Strømmen.[5][6]
After the 2021 season, Sjølstad was signed by Eliteserien club Kristiansund who wanted his energy and staying power on the wing back.[7] He made his Eliteserien debut in the second round against Sarpsborg 08, but had only played two matches when Kristiansund decided to loan Sjølstad out to Kongsvinger in the summer.[8]
At the end of 2022, there was a possibility that Kristiansund were relegated and Kongsvinger promoted.[9][10] Only the first thing happened, and Sjølstad wanted to fight for a place in the team as he returned to Kristiansund, but in February 2023 he was sold to another First Division team Sogndal.[11][12] He was among Sogndal's most stable players.[13]
On 1 September 2025, the Danish Superliga club Randers FC confirmed that they had signed a pre-contract with Sjølstad, valid from 2026, as his contract with Sogndal expired on 31 December 2025. Sjølstad signed an agreement until June 2028.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 11 December 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Follo 2 | 2016 | 3. divisjon | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 4. divisjon | 7 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 4 | |||
| 2019 | 4. divisjon | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 4 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
| Follo | 2017 | 2. divisjon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3. divisjon | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | 3. divisjon | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| Total | 52 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | 56 | 9 | |||
| Strømmen | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 24 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 1. divisjon | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | |||
| Kristiansund | 2022 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Kongsvinger (loan) | 2022 | 1. divisjon | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Sogndal | 2023 | 1. divisjon | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1. divisjon | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 84 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | 94 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 215 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 237 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs
References
- ^ Martin Sjølstad at Soccerway
- ^ a b Martin Sjølstad at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Stenseth, Knut Andreas (9 November 2018). "Martin fra Drøbak er aktuell for Odd". Akershus Amtstidende. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Stenseth, Knut Andreas (22 November 2019). "Follo FK-vingen imponerte i kamp for Vålerenga". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Stenseth, Knut Andreas (6 June 2020). "Martin (20) har vært i Follo FK siden 2014 – nå tar han steget opp to divisjoner". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Svesengen, Morten (6 June 2020). "Fikk tilbud fra Vålerenga – lørdag signerte han for Strømmen". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Kristiansund forsterker med to unggutter" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Biørnstad, Carl Henning (5 July 2022). "Bekreftet: Lånes ut fra Eliteserie-klubb – klar for KIL" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Mæhlum, Erik (10 October 2022). "Martin (22) scoret sitt første KIL-mål - det kan vise seg gull verdt i høst". Glåmdalen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Edøy, Rune (15 November 2022). "Fortsatt mulig at KBK-gutt kan juble for spill i Eliteserien". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Edøy, Rune (21 January 2023). "Klar for å ta opp kampen". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Edøy, Rune (3 February 2023). "Sjølstad ut, Ceïde og Stokke på vei inn". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Kristiansen, Tommy (9 April 2024). "Martin (23) fra Drøbak nyter tilværelsen – likevel drømmer han om noe større". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Randers FC henter Martin Sjølstad og lukker vinduet, randersfc.dk, 1 September 2025