Arild Østbø

Østbø's current-season form is up 125% on last season (Season 8→18), while his Rating held around 12. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Viking · 2nd	12	4	33%	7.25	11	7
2025/26	Viking · 1st	12	3	25%	7.08	11	8
2024/25	Viking · 3rd	7	2	29%	6.43	11	6
2023/24	Viking	2	0	0%	—	—	—
2022/23	Viking · 11th	2	0	0%	7.25	13	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Norway · international

Side	Apps	G
Norway U21	9	0
Norway U19	6	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

A. Østbø is a 35-year-old goalkeeper at Viking, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 12 appearances, a Season grade of 18, top 57% of Eliteserien goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 12.4, ranking 244th of 246 in the Eliteserien. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (52.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Østbø.

Judged on this season alone, Østbø graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 12th of 21 of the 21 goalkeepers in the Eliteserien, on 4 clean sheets across 12 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 18). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 21st of 21 of the 21 goalkeepers in the Eliteserien. At 35 Østbø is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential21st of 21 goalkeepers · Eliteserien · 12 apps Current season12th of 21 goalkeepers · Eliteserien · 12 apps 12th-best goalkeeper in the Eliteserien 244th in the Eliteserien · potential 21st-highest potential goalkeeper in the Eliteserien

12.4

Ratingi

21st of 21 goalkeepers

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

52.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.08

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Viking finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Clean sheets

33%

CS rate

52.2%

Minutes

4 clean sheets in 12 appearances (33% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 16) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Watch points

Game time. Only 52.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 12.4, Østbø carries the 21st-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Eliteserien of 21 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %52.2%

Available fixtures23 of 23

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.083

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %64

Cards / 900.083

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 35, Østbø sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Østbø's projected Rating — 12.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets4

Saves36

Save rate81.8%

Goals conceded8

Distribution

Passes465

Pass accuracy64%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

VikingJan 2020 – nowFree

RosenborgJan 2017 – Jan 2020

Sarpsborg 08 FFJan 2016 – Jan 2017

Viking(back from loan)Nov 2013 – Jan 2016

SStrommen(on loan)until Nov 2013

Start(on loan)Aug 2012 – Nov 2013

Vikinguntil Aug 2012

About A. Østbø

Arild Østbø is a 35-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Viking, born on April 19, 1991 in Stavanger, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Norway. Viking currently sit 2nd of 16 in the Eliteserien.

This season

In the current season, A. Østbø has made 12 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,080 minutes, averaging a 7.11 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When A. Østbø plays, Viking's record this season is 9W-1D-3L — and his match ratings average 7.49 at home against 6.78 on the road.

Recent matches

October 17, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Fredrikstad (90 minutes, 5.84 rating)
October 9, 2026: 2-0 win away at Brann (90 minutes, 8.38 rating)
September 20, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Lillestrom (90 minutes, 9.2 rating)
September 13, 2026: 8-1 win at home vs Kristiansund BK (90 minutes, 6.67 rating)
September 9, 2026: 1-3 loss away at VfB Stuttgart (90 minutes, 5.94 rating)
September 4, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Sandefjord (90 minutes, 6.16 rating)
August 14, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Rosenborg (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 8, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Sarpsborg 08 FF (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
August 1, 2026: 3-0 win away at Start (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
April 11, 2026: 5-0 win at home vs Bodo/Glimt (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)

A. Østbø's next match is on October 30, 2026, when Viking face Bodo/Glimt away in the Eliteserien.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Østbø at 12.4 with a Season form score of 18, ranking 244th of 246 goalkeepers in the Eliteserien. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 7 career titles — among them the Eliteserien and the NM Cupen. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, A. Østbø has totalled 136 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 21 appearances for Strommen.

A. Østbø's career has also included time at Rosenborg, Sarpsborg 08 FF, SStrommen and Start.

On the international stage, A. Østbø has represented Norway U21 and Norway U19 — 15 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Viking finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side

Watch points