Kristian Lien (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristian Strømland Lien | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Flekkefjord, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HamKam (on loan from Groningen) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Flekkefjord | ||
| 2018–2019 | Start | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Flekkefjord | 19 | (10) |
| 2019 | Start | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Flekkerøy (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Flekkerøy | 38 | (14) |
| 2022–2023 | Mjøndalen | 25 | (11) |
| 2023– | Groningen | 15 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Kristiansund (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2025– | → HamKam (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2025 | |||
Kristian Strømland Lien (born 30 September 2001) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for HamKam on loan from the Dutch club Groningen.
Life and career
Lien was born on 30 September 2001 in Flekkefjord, Norway. He studied economics.[1] As a youth player, Lien joined the youth academy of Norwegian side Flekkefjord FK. He started his senior career with the club. He made nineteen league appearances and scored twelve goals while playing for them. In 2018, he signed for Norwegian side Start. He was described as "impressed for the Start juniors" while playing for the club.[2] He made one league appearance and scored zero goals while playing for them.[3]
In 2020, he was sent on loan to Norwegian side Flekkerøy. In 2021, he signed for the club. He made forty-eight league appearances and scored fourteen goals while playing for the club. In 2022, he signed for Norwegian side Mjøndalen. By mid-July, he was the top scorer of the 2023 Norwegian First Division with ten goals.[4]
In 2023, he signed for Dutch side Groningen. In 2024, he was sent on loan to Norwegian side Kristiansund.[3] On 22 January 2025, Lien moved on a new loan to HamKam until the end of 2025.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flekkefjord | 2017 | 4. divisjon | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Total | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | ||
| Start | 2019 | 1. divisjon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flekkerøy (loan) | 2020 | 2. divisjon | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Flekkerøy | 2021 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | ||
| Total | 38 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 14 | ||
| Mjøndalen | 2022 | 1. divisjon | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2023 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | ||
| Total | 25 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | ||
| Groningen | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Kristiansund (loan) | 2024 | Eliteserien | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| HamKam (loan) | 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
| Career total | 131 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 142 | 44 | ||
- ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, KNVB Cup
References
- ^ "Droom komt uit voor Kristian Lien bij FC Groningen: 'Hier mogen spelen is fantastisch'". rtvnoord.nl.
- ^ "17-åring imponerte for Start-juniorene. Nå håper han på a-lagsdebut denne sesongen". aftenposten.no.
- ^ a b c Kristian Lien at Soccerway
- ^ "Selger Obos-ligaens toppscorer: – Har prestert i kamp etter kamp". nettavisen.no.
- ^ "FC Groningen verhuurt Lien aan Noorse HamKam" [FC Groningen loans Lien to Norwegian HamKam.] (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ Kristian Lien at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)