Ole Martin Årst
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-07-19) 19 July 1974
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Sortland
Brage/Trondenes
Fløya
Tromsø
Skarp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Skarp 22 (34)
1995–1997 Tromsø 54 (19)
1997–1999 Anderlecht 36 (11)
1999–2000 Gent 33 (30)
2000–2003 Standard Liège 73 (41)
2003–2007 Tromsø 103 (45)
2007–2011 Start 67 (34)
2012-2013 Tromsø 25 (3)
Total 414 (218)
International career
1995–1996 Norway U21 5 (1)
2000–2007 Norway 22 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Club career

Born in Bergen, Årst grew up in Tromsø.[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 13 million kr. 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 NOK 5 million.

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.

International career

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.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Skarp1994Third division2234–2234
Tromsø1995Tippeligaen713320124
199624986–3215
199723945433117
Total 54191514637536
Anderlecht1997–98Belgian Pro League1810
1998–99181
Total 3611
Gent1999–00Belgian Pro League3230
Standard Liège2000–01Belgian Pro League2914
2001–02126
2002–033019
Total 7139
Tromsø2003Tippeligaen13531–166
2004251130–2811
2005261622743522
2006261122–2813
200713235–167
Total 1034513107412359
Start2007Tippeligaen12620–146
2008Adeccoligaen0000–00
2009Tippeligaen2000–20
2010241234–2716
2011291664–3520
Total 6734118007842
Tromsø2012Tippeligaen2535130334
Career total 410214

Honours

Tromsø

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Johansen, Reidun (19 July 2003). "Årst i hundre" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Samuelsen, Kjetil (30 October 2009). "Årst legger opp". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  3. ↑ Ole Martin Årst at National-Football-Teams.com
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