Lars Sætra Explained

Lars Sætra
Birth Date:24 July 1991
Birth Place:Drammen, Norway
Currentclub:Kalmar
Clubnumber:39
Position:Defender
Years1:2009–2014
Clubs1:Strømsgodset
Caps1:55
Goals1:4
Years2:2011
Clubs2:Sandefjord Fotball (loan)
Caps2:5
Goals2:1
Years3:2014–2016
Clubs3:Hammarby IF
Caps3:62
Goals3:3
Years4:2017
Caps4:14
Goals4:1
Years5:2018–2019
Caps5:36
Goals5:3
Years6:2020–2021
Clubs6:Tromsø
Caps6:27
Goals6:2
Years7:2021–
Clubs7:Kalmar
Caps7:103
Goals7:7
Nationalyears1:2010
Nationalteam1:Norway U19
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:31 July 2024
Ntupdate:13 April 2010

Lars Sætra (born 24 July 1991) is a Norwegian football defender who plays for Kalmar in Allsvenskan.

Career

Strømsgodset

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.

Hammarby

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.

Baoding Rongda

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]

Return to Strømsgodset

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]

Tromsø

In early 2020, Sætra signed with newly relegated OBOS-ligaen side Tromsø on a two-year contract.[7]

Kalmar

After only one season at Tromsø, Sætra went back to Swedish football, and signed with Allsvenskan side Kalmar.[8]

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

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational CupEuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Strømsgodset2009Tippeligaen200020
201018340223
20118020100
201213031161
2013500050
20149120111
Total554111664
Sandefjord2011Adeccoligaen510051
Total510051
Hammarby2014Superettan14100141
2015Allsvenskan29151342
201619160251
Total623111734
Baoding Rongda2017China League One14100141
Total14100141
Strømsgodset2018Eliteserien18150231
201918230212
Total36380443
Tromsø2020OBOS-ligaen272272
Total27200272
Kalmar2021Allsvenskan28020300
202230350353
20232931020323
2024000000
Total8768020976
Career Total286203822032621

Honours

Strømsgodset

2013

2010, runner-up: 2018

Hammarby

2014

Tromsø

2020

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: STRØMSGODSET - - Hva skjedde med gamlehjemmet?. 15 April 2010. Nettavisen. Norwegian. 27 February 2012.
  2. News: Hammarby förlänger med Lars Sætra. 26 November 2016. Hammarbyfotboll.se. Swedish. 18 March 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151129004314/http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/Article.aspx?id=eb5e69a9-c438-485e-9b4c-8b68625aa53b. 29 November 2015.
  3. News: Lars Sætra lämnar Hammarby. 9 January 2017. Hammarbyfotboll.se. Swedish. 9 January 2017.
  4. Web site: Gamle kjente på trening.
  5. http://www.godset.no/nyheter/saetra-vender-hjem SÆTRA VENDER HJEM
  6. Web site: Sju spelarar ferdig i Godset . www.nrk.no. NRK. 7 December 2018. Norwegian. 4 December 2019.
  7. News: Lars Sætra signerte for Tromsø. no. Dagsavisen. 20 February 2020. 18 February 2024.
  8. News: Lars Sætra klar for Kalmar FF. sv. Kalmar FF. 31 March 2021. 18 February 2024.