Osame Sahraoui

Osame Sahraoui (born 11 June 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen and the Norway national team.

Osame Sahraoui
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 SC Heerenveen
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2013 Hauketo
2014–2019 Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Vålerenga 80 (13)
2023– Heerenveen 47 (9)
International career‡
2021– Norway U21 8 (2)
2023– Norway 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Club career

Vålerenga

Growing up in Hauketo IF, he joined Vålerenga's youth system in 2014.[1] Steadily advancing in the junior ranks, he signed his first professional contract in May 2019,[1] 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]

SC Heerenveen

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]

International career

Born in Norway, Sahraoui is of Moroccan descent. He has been called up to a training camp for Morocco youth national teams.[7]

On 8 October 2021, Sahraoui gained his first cap for the Norway U21 in a match against Croatia.[8]

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.[9]

Personal life

Sahraoui's uncle, Mohammed Fellah, is a former professional footballer.[10]

Career statistics
As of 6 February 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 2020 Eliteserien 28500–285
2021 2723020322
2022 25620–276
Total 801350208713
Heerenveen 2022–23 Eredivisie 17120–191
2023–24 19510–205
Total 36630–396
Career total 11619502012319
  1. Includes Cup, KNVB Cup.

References
  1. "Viser at de satser på meg". Vålerenga (in Norwegian Bokmål). 19 May 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. "– Kommer det en mulighet til, så tar jeg selvfølgelig den". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. "Stortalentet forlenger med Vålerenga!". Vålerenga (in Norwegian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. Wahl, Stian André de (26 July 2020). "Vålerenga slo Strømsgodset etter Sahraoui-show: - Klasse". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. tres.nl, TRES-. "Osame Sahraoui kiest voor sc Heerenveen". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. tres.nl, TRES-. "Debutantenfeestje levert geen resultaat op tegen FC Utrecht". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. "- Viser at de satser på meg" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  8. "Kroatia – Norge – 08.10.2021 18.00". fotball.no – Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  9. "Norges tropp mot Jordan og Georgia" [Norway's squad against Jordan and Georgia] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  10. Giæver, Jonas (5 September 2022). "Bekrefter storklubbens interesse". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  11. "Osame Sahraoui". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 30 July 2021.


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