Karina Sævik
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates |date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Karina Sævik
| fullname =
| image = Karina Sævik 20201115 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Sævik with VfL Wolfsburg in 2020
| height = 1.73m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1996|3|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kopervik, Karmøy, Norway
| position = Attacking midfielder, winger
| currentclub = Vålerenga
| clubnumber = 21
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Haugar
| years1 = 2013–2015
| clubs1 = Avaldsnes
| caps1 = 40
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2015–2019
| clubs2 = Kolbotn
| caps2 = 81
| goals2 = 24
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = Paris Saint-Germain
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = VfL Wolfsburg
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2021
| clubs5 = VfL Wolfsburg II
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2021–2022
| clubs6 = Avaldsnes
| caps6 = 29
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2022–
| clubs7 = Vålerenga
| caps7 = 62
| goals7 = 27
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Norway U15
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam2 = Norway U16
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam3 = Norway U17
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2013–2015
| nationalteam4 = Norway U19
| nationalcaps4 = 26
| nationalgoals4 = 4
| nationalyears5 = 2015–2019
| nationalteam5 = Norway U23
| nationalcaps5 = 14
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| nationalyears6 = 2019–
| nationalteam6 = Norway
| nationalcaps6 = 61
| nationalgoals6 = 8
| pcupdate = 17 November 2024
| ntupdate = 8 April 2025
}}
Karina Sævik (born 24 March 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Toppserien club Vålerenga and the Norway national team. She was selected to the team representing Norway at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite web |url= https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-a-kvinner/2019/her-er-norges-vm-tropp/
|title=Her er Norges VM-tropp |website=fotball.no |language=no |access-date=2 June 2019 }}{{cite web |title=Karina Sævik au Paris Saint-Germain |url=https://www.psg.fr/equipes/football-feminin/content/karina-saevik-au-paris-saint-germain |website=FR |date=5 August 2019 |language=fr}}
Personal life
Club career
Sævik played for the club Avaldsnes IL from 2013 to 2015. She played for Kolbotn Fotball from 2016 to June 2019 and for Paris Saint-Germain from July 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/karina-saevik/ |title=Karina Sævik |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=1 November 2019}}
On 16 September 2020, German club Wolfsburg announced the signing of Sævik on a two-year deal.{{cite web|title=Neuzugang aus Paris|url=https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/newsdetails/news-detail/detail/news/neuzugang-aus-paris/|access-date=16 September 2020}}
International career
On 19 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Norwegian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.{{Cite web |last=updated |first=Jessy Parker Humphreys last |date=2023-06-06 |title=Norway Women's World Cup 2023 squad: full 23-player team |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/norway-women-world-cup-2023-squad-team-roster-players |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=fourfourtwo.com |language=en}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|17 May 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Avaldsnes IL
|2013 |rowspan="3"|Toppserien |9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2014
|20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2015
|11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!40 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5 | |
| rowspan="6"|Kolbotn Fotball
|2015 |rowspan="5"|Toppserien |11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2016
|22 | 3 | 4 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2017
|22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 24 | 6 | ||
| 2018
|16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 19 | 11 | ||
| 2019
|10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 9 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!81 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 32 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain
|11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg
|14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Avaldsnes IL
|2021 |Toppserien |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!146 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 173 | 41 |
=International=
{{updated|match played 8 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|211550}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="7"|Norway
|2019 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 61 | 8 |
:Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sævik goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Karina Sævik | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 6 March 2019 | Estádio Municipal Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal | {{fbw|POL}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|3–0 | 2019 Algarve Cup |
| align="center"|2 | 8 October 2019 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | {{fbw|FRO}} | align="center"|7–0 | align="center"|13–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| align="center"|3 | 16 September 2021 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | {{fbw|ARM}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|10–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|4 | 25 November 2021 | Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania | {{fbw|ALB}} | align="center"|4–0 | align="center"|7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|5 | 15 February 2023 | Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers, France | {{fbw|URU}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–0 | 2023 Tournoi de France |
| align="center"|6 | 11 April 2023 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | {{fbw|SWE}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|3–3 | Friendly |
| align="center"|7 | 22 September 2023 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | {{fbw|AUT}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| align="center"|8 | 5 December 2023 | NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria | {{fbw|AUT}} | align="center"|1–2 | align="center"|1–2 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
VfL Wolfsburg
Vålerenga
Norway
Individual
- Toppserien Player of the Year: 2023
- Toppserien Goal of the Year: 2019
References
External links
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