| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1995-04-12)12 April 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Tynset, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kjelsås | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tynset | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Tynset | 73 | (21) |
| 2016–2019 | Hamkam | 86 | (11) |
| 2020 | KÍ Klaksvík | 25 | (8) |
| 2021 | Dundalk | 12 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Kjelsås | 43 | (29) |
| 2023–2025 | Odd | 57 | (4) |
| 2025– | Kjelsås | 15 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 November 2025 | |||
Ole Erik Midtskogen (born 12 April 1995) is a Norwegian professionalfootballer who plays as a striker forKjelsås.
Hailing fromTynset Municipality, Midtskogen started his career inTynset IF and helped the senior team win promotion to the2016 2. divisjon. In mid-2016 he moved on toHamarkameratene on the same tier, finally winning promotion to the2018 1. divisjon with theHamar-based club. Following 3 league goals in 2018 and 2019 each, Midtskogen moved abroad.[2] He spent 2020 with Faroese clubKÍ Klaksvík before starting the 2021 campaign with Irish sideDundalk.[3]
Being the only Norwegian in the Faroese top flight at the time, his stay there as well as in Ireland was marred by little social contact due to the pandemic.[4][5]
In the late summer of 2021, Midtskogen moved to Norwegian third-tier sideKjelsås.Managing to score double digits in half a season,[2] in his first full season for Kjelsås he became the runner-up top goalscorer in the2022 2. divisjon, group 2, with 18 goals behindSondre Sørløkk's 20.[6]
Ahead of the 2023 season, Midtskogen was bought byOdd for a minuscule amount. Pundits questioned whether he could make a mark as a relatively old player on the highest Norwegian level. Midtskogen finally made his professional debut two days before his 28th birthday, away against Stabæk. Whilst not scoring during his first two games, he was lauded by pundits, includingTV 2'sJesper Mathisen, for his physical play both offensively and defensively.[7] His first goal came in June 2023, being the sole goalscorer of the match between Odd and Molde.[8]
Midtskogen is nicknamed "Æljen", "the moose",[1] owing to his physical stature as well as the moose being themunicipal symbol of Tynset.
During his childhood, Midtskogen was across-country skier and finished among the top 10 inHovedlandsrennet, a national competition for the 14 age group. During the same period, he was afootball goalkeeper rather than a striker.[1]
