Martin Sjølstad

Martin Sjølstad
Personal information
Full name Martin André Sjølstad
Date of birth (2000-08-09) 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 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Follo 2 2016 3. divisjon 120——120
2017 4. divisjon 74——74
2019 4. divisjon 10——10
Total 204——204
Follo 2017 2. divisjon 2000—20
2018 3. divisjon 25410—264
2019 3. divisjon 25530—285
Total 52940—569
Strømmen 2020 1. divisjon 241——241
2021 1. divisjon 17020—190
Total 41120—431
Kristiansund 2022 Eliteserien 2010—30
Kongsvinger (loan) 2022 1. divisjon 161005[a]0211
Sogndal 2023 1. divisjon 30240—332
2024 1. divisjon 29020—310
2025 1. divisjon 25240—292
Total 844100—944
Career total 215191705023719
  1. ↑ Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs

References

  1. ↑ Martin Sjølstad at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 Martin Sjølstad at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. ↑ Stenseth, Knut Andreas (9 November 2018). "Martin fra Drøbak er aktuell for Odd". Akershus Amtstidende. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Stenseth, Knut Andreas (22 November 2019). "Follo FK-vingen imponerte i kamp for Vålerenga". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Svesengen, Morten (6 June 2020). "Fikk tilbud fra Vålerenga – lørdag signerte han for Strømmen". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Kristiansund forsterker med to unggutter" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Biørnstad, Carl Henning (5 July 2022). "Bekreftet: Lånes ut fra Eliteserie-klubb – klar for KIL" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Edøy, Rune (15 November 2022). "Fortsatt mulig at KBK-gutt kan juble for spill i Eliteserien". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Edøy, Rune (21 January 2023). "Klar for å ta opp kampen". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Edøy, Rune (3 February 2023). "Sjølstad ut, Ceïde og Stokke på vei inn". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Randers FC henter Martin Sjølstad og lukker vinduet, randersfc.dk, 1 September 2025
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