John Hou Sæter

John Hou Sæter
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998
Place of birth Trondheim, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stabæk
Number 8
Youth career
–2012 IL Trond
2013–2017 Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Rosenborg 4 (0)
2016 → Ranheim (loan) 9 (3)
2017– Stabæk 28 (1)
National team‡
2013 Norway U-15 5 (1)
2013–2014 Norway U-16 18 (7)
2014–2015 Norway U-17 8 (3)
2014–2016 Norway U-18 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 July 2017

John Hou Sæter (born 13 January 1998) is a Norwegian footballer who plays in midfield for Stabæk.

Career

Hou Sæter made his Rosenborg debut on 24 April 2014 in the domestic cup in a game against Orkla FK, making him the youngest player ever to make his debut for Rosenborg. He was 16 year and 101 days at the time of his debut. On 28 September he made his debut in the Tippeligaen against Aalesund coming on in the 81st minute in a 3-0 victory. This made him the youngest ever league debutant for Rosenborg with his 16 years and 258 days, beating Ola By Rise with 9 days.[1]

In November 2015 Hou Sæter, alongside teammates Andreas Helmersen and Sivert Solli, became the first players in Norwegian football history to having won the Under-16, Under-19 and the senior Norwegian Football Cup. Hou Sæter and Helmersen having won the Under-16 cup twice. Sæter won the Under-16 Cup in 2013 and 2014 and then the Under-19 and the senior cup in 2015. Sæter scored in both the Under-16 finals and the Under-19 final.[2][3][4][5]

In August 2016 Hou Sæter signed a new two-year deal with Rosenborg before being sent out on loan to Ranheim for the remainder of the season.[6]

In July 2017 Hou Sæter signed for Stabæk.[7]

Career statistics

As of 7 October 2018[8]
Season Club Division League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2014 Rosenborg Tippeligaen 10100020
2015 304030100
2016 00000000
2016 Ranheim (loan) OBOS-ligaen 93000093
2017 Rosenborg Eliteserien 00000000
2017 Stabæk 912100112
2018 1902000210
Career Total 4149130535

Personal life

Sæter's mother is from China and his Chinese name is Hou Yongyong (Chinese: 侯永永).[9] When Sæter was 10 years old he participated in an international football school competition arranged by Manchester United. He was chosen as one of 37 of the 20,000 participants to come attend the finale in Manchester, at The Cliff. He finished second in the competition, only beaten by a boy who was 1 year older. He received an award from Bobby Charlton alongside the winner and the third placed boy.[10][11]

Honours

Club

Rosenborg

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  2. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  3. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  7. ↑ "Sæter solgt til Stabæk".
  8. ↑ "John Hou Sæter". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "独家重磅!国安引归化球员取实质进展 签2人创历史". Sina. 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  10. ↑ Chronicle, Evening (5 November 2008). "Tyneside lad makes world football camp final".
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  12. ↑ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Rosenborg - Strømsgodset TF - 21.11.2015 11:00". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund.
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