Osame Sahraoui | |
Birth Date: | 11 June 2001 |
Birth Place: | Oslo, Norway |
Height: | 1.64 m |
Position: | Left winger |
Currentclub: | Lille |
Clubnumber: | 11 |
Youthyears1: | –2013 |
Youthclubs1: | Hauketo |
Youthyears2: | 2014–2019 |
Youthclubs2: | Vålerenga |
Years1: | 2020–2023 |
Clubs1: | Vålerenga |
Caps1: | 84 |
Goals1: | 13 |
Years2: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs2: | Heerenveen |
Caps2: | 47 |
Goals2: | 9 |
Years3: | 2024– |
Clubs3: | Lille |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2021–2023 |
Nationalteam1: | Norway U21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
Nationalteam2: | Norway |
Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 17 August 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 7 September 2023 |
Osame Sahraoui (born 11 June 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ligue 1 club Lille and the Norway national team.
Growing up in Hauketo IF, Sahraoui joined Vålerenga's youth system in 2014.[1] Steadily advancing in the junior ranks, he signed his first professional contract in May 2019, then made his senior debut in June 2020 against Stabæk, where he provoked a penalty kick that equalised the match.[2] In July 2020, he signed a contract extension which runs until 2023.[3] On 26 July 2020, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win against Strømsgodset.[4]
On 31 January 2023, Sahraoui signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.[5] He made his debut for the club the very next game on 4 Februari against FC Utrecht which resulted in a 1–0 defeat.[6]
On 1 August 2024, French Ligue 1 club Lille announced the signing of Sahraoui on a five-year contract.[7]
Born in Norway, Sahraoui is of Moroccan descent. He was previously called up to a training camp for Morocco youth national teams.[8]
On 8 October 2021, Sahraoui gained his first cap for the Norway U21 in a match against Croatia.[9]
In August 2023, Sahraoui received his first call-up to the Norway senior national team by head coach Ståle Solbakken, for a friendly match against Jordan and a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Georgia.[10]
Sahraoui's uncle, Mohammed Fellah, is a former professional footballer.[11]
Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Vålerenga | 2020 | Eliteserien | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 5 | |||
2021 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 2 | ||||
2022 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 6 | |||||
Total | 84 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 91 | 13 | ||||
Heerenveen | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 8 | |||||
Total | 47 | 9 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 52 | 9 | ||||
Lille | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
Career total | 132 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 22 |