Abel Stensrud

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Abel Stensrud

| fullname = Abel William Stensrud

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2002|5|23}}{{WorldFootball.net|abel-stensrud}}

| birth_place = Oslo, Norway

| height = 1.83 m

| currentclub = Trapani

| clubnumber = 11

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Hasle-Løren

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2021

| youthclubs2 = Skeid

| years1 = 2020–2021 | clubs1 = Skeid | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 22

| years2 = 2022–2023 | clubs2 = Odd | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2023 | clubs3 = → Bryne (loan) | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2023 | clubs4 = → Moss (loan) | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2024–2025 | clubs5 = TOP Oss | caps5 = 39 | goals5 = 8

| years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = Trapani | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2022

| nationalteam1 = Norway U20

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 24 January 2025

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Abel William Stensrud (born 23 May 2002) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian {{Italian football updater|Trapani}} club Trapani.{{Soccerway|abel-william-stensrud/643075}}

Club career

Stensrud played youth football at Hasle-Løren and Skeid. In October 2020, he made his senior debut for Skeid in the Norwegian Second Division. After scoring 22 goals in 23 games in 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Odd in January 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.odd.no/nyheter/abel-william-stensrud-klar-for-odd|title=Abel William Stensrud klar for Odd|language=no|work=Odds BK|date=17 January 2022|access-date=27 April 2022}} On 10 April 2022, he made his Eliteserien debut in a 1–0 loss against Rosenborg.{{NFF|2875402}}

On 10 January 2024, Stensrud signed a six-month contract with Dutch Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss, with an option to extend at the end of the season.{{cite press release |title=TOP Oss verwelkomt Noorse spits Abel Stensrud |url=https://toposs.nl/top-oss-verwelkomt-noorse-spits-abel-stensrud/ |website=TOP Oss |access-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110202607/https://toposs.nl/top-oss-verwelkomt-noorse-spits-abel-stensrud/ |archive-date=10 January 2024 |language=nl-NL |date=10 January 2024}}

On 30 January 2025, Stensrud moved to Trapani in the Italian third-tier Serie C.{{cite web|publisher=FC Trapani 1905|url=https://trapanicalcio.com/comunicati-stampa/abel-stensrud-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-del-trapani/|title=Abel Stensrud è un nuovo giocatore del Trapani|trans-title=Abel Stensrud is a new player for Trapani|date=30 January 2025|access-date=30 January 2025|language=it}}

International career

In March 2022, he made his international debut for the Norway under-20 national team.

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Skeid \|2020 \|rowspan="2"\|Second Division \|2	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	2	0
2021 \|22	22	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	23	22
colspan="2"\|Total !24	22	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	25	22
Odd \|2022 \|Eliteserien \|7	0	1	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	8	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !31	22	2	1	0	0	0	0	33	23