| Ole Martin Årst | |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Bergen, Norway |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Sortland |
| Youthclubs2: | Brage/Trondenes |
| Youthclubs3: | Fløya |
| Youthclubs4: | Tromsø |
| Youthclubs5: | Skarp |
| Years1: | 1994–1995 |
| Clubs1: | Skarp |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 34 |
| Years2: | 1995–1997 |
| Clubs2: | Tromsø |
| Caps2: | 54 |
| Goals2: | 19 |
| Years3: | 1997–1999 |
| Clubs3: | Anderlecht |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 1999–2000 |
| Clubs4: | Gent |
| Caps4: | 33 |
| Goals4: | 30 |
| Years5: | 2000–2003 |
| Clubs5: | Standard Liège |
| Caps5: | 73 |
| Goals5: | 41 |
| Years6: | 2003–2007 |
| Clubs6: | Tromsø |
| Caps6: | 103 |
| Goals6: | 45 |
| Years7: | 2007–2011 |
| Clubs7: | Start |
| Caps7: | 67 |
| Goals7: | 34 |
| Years8: | 2012-2013 |
| Clubs8: | Tromsø |
| Caps8: | 25 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Totalcaps: | 414 |
| Totalgoals: | 218 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1995–1996 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2000–2007 |
| Nationalteam2: | Norway |
| Nationalcaps2: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
Ole Martin Årst (born 19 July 1974) is a Norwegian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is a former top scorer in both Belgium's and Norway's top leagues.
The son of a naval officer, Ole Martin Årst was born in Bergen and spent his childhood years in Harstad and Sortland before settling in Tromsø at age 11.[1] He made his professional debut for Tromsø IL on 22 April 1995 against Hamarkameratene at Briskeby stadion. After the 1997 season he was sold to Anderlecht for . He then moved to K.A.A. Gent in Belgium and became as a top goalscorer in 2000 with 30 goals. Then Standard Liège signed him for NOK 24 million. He returned to Tromsø IL in the summer of 2003 for .
Årst became the top scorer in the Tippeligaen 2005, with 16 goals. After a hat-trick against IK Start on 2 October 2005 Årst was ranked as the top league scorer of all times in Tromsø IL with 51 goals. On 9 July 2007, he transferred to IK Start.
Start went down that season, but as Start won a direct promotion in 2008, Årst did not participate in any games due to a serious injury. The same injury limited him to only two games in the 2009 season.
He announced his retirement in October 2009.[2]
He made a comeback for the club in a friendly match in early 2010. He then signed a contract for the duration of 2010, with possibilities of renewal.
Årst signed a one-year deal with Tromsø IL ahead of the 2012 Tippeligaen season. This was his third spell at the club.
Årst made his debut for the Norway national team in a January 2000 friendly match against Iceland and went on to earn 22 caps, scoring two goals.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Skarp | 1994 | Third division | 22 | 34 | – | 22 | 34 | ||||
| Tromsø | 1995 | Tippeligaen | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 6 | – | 32 | 15 | ||||
| 1997 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 17 | |||
| Total | 54 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 75 | 36 | |||
| Anderlecht | 1997–98 | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 10 | |||||||
| 1998–99 | 18 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 36 | 11 | |||||||||
| Gent | 1999–00 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 30 | |||||||
| Standard Liège | 2000–01 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 14 | |||||||
| 2001–02 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | 30 | 19 | |||||||||
| Total | 71 | 39 | |||||||||
| Tromsø | 2003 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | 16 | 6 | ||
| 2004 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | – | 28 | 11 | ||||
| 2005 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 22 | |||
| 2006 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 2 | – | 28 | 13 | ||||
| 2007 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | 16 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 103 | 45 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 123 | 59 | |||
| Start | 2007 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2008 | Adeccoligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | – | 27 | 16 | ||||
| 2011 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 4 | – | 35 | 20 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 42 | |||
| Tromsø | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| Career total | 410 | 214 | |||||||||
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