| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1. Division | 28 | — | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 1. Division | 15 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1. Division | 30 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1. Division | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | Division 2: Norra Svealand | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 26 | 1449 | 7 | 0 | 0.43 | 6.95 |
| 2022 | 1. Division | 4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 46 Eliteserien forwards, 2019, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-01
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brann | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kristiansund | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lillestrøm | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Molde | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Stabæk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Rosenborg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Sarpsborg 08 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Haugesund | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Strømsgodset | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Viking | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vålerenga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sandefjord | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Odd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mjøndalen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bodø / Glimt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fredrikstad | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Start | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tromsø | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 HamKam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Elverum | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Michael Karlsen scored 7 goals in 26 Eliteserien appearances in 2019 (1,449 minutes), without an assist — 0.43 goal involvements per 90. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.95. Measured against 46 Eliteserien forwards with at least 450 minutes in 2019, he sits in the 42nd percentile by match rating, with a goals rank of 9th of 46.
His league record spans 7 seasons (2011–2022) across 4 clubs.
