Ole Selnas

Ole Kristian Selnas (born 7 July 1994) is a Norwegian international footballer who currently plays for Hebei on loan from Shenzhen as a defensive midfielder. He is the son of former Rosenborg goalkeeper Ivar Selnas.

Club Career

Early career

He was born in Trondheim, but lived in Lillestrom when his father Ivar Selnas was head coach of Skjetten SK and he was playing in the youth department of the same club. His family later moved back to Trondheim, with Selnas joining Sverresborg IF.

Rosenborg

When Selnas joined Rosenborg in 2009, he was earmarked for his accurate left foot and good knowledge of the game, which allowed him to develop as a defensive midfielder.

In 2011, he was heavily involved in the Rosenborg under-19 side that won the national championship and gained third place in their NextGen Series group. Despite still being barely known from outside the club, he was being recognised internally with an integral part of the first team's 2012 pre-season. His impressive pre-season was rewarded when, on 25 March, he signed a professional contract.

He started the season as back-up to the midfield pair of Mohammed-Awal Issah and Markus Henriksen, but soon became first choice beside Henriksen. His professional debut came against Lillestrom on 1 April 2012, when he came on as a late substitute for Issah. The next week, he made his first start at home to Sogndal.

After four league matches he was named the biggest talent in Scandinavia by the web-site scan-scout.com, which didn't surprise Rosenborg's head coach Jan Jonsson: "He has developed very fast, but I'm not surprised."

Selnas was a regular in Rosenborg's midfield during the first half of the 2012 season, but lost his place in the starting line-up due to an injury. After his recovery, Rosenborg had bought Tarik Elyounoussi, Cristian Gamboa and Jaime Alas and Selnas' chances were limited. But he stated in an interview with NRK in September 2012 that "I am only 1

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