Sander Erik Kartum (born 3 October 1995) is a Norwegian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

for side Heart of Midlothian (Hearts). Kartum has previously played for Stjørdals-Blink,

Kristiansund Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal counties of Norway, county. The admin ...

and Brann.

Career

He started his youth career in Lånke IL, switching to

IL Stjørdals-Blink Idrettslaget Stjørdals-Blink is a Norwegian sports club from Stjørdalshalsen, Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, volleyball, track and field, orienteering, cycling, swimming, gymnastics, speed skating, and Nor ...

in 2012. He made his senior debut in the summer of 2012, and took part in the team's rise from the 3. divisjon to the

1. divisjon The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon () and OBOS-ligaen (due to sponsoring ties with OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are promo ...

. Ahead of the 2021 season he was bought by

Kristiansund BK Kristiansund BK is a Norwegian football club located in Kristiansund that currently plays in Eliteserien. The team plays its home matches in the 4,444-capacity Kristiansund Stadion. Kristiansund BK was formed in the autumn of 2003, when two riva ...

. He made his

Eliteserien Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ...

debut in May 2021 against Molde and scored his first goal later that month. Kartum was given the Player of the Year award in the 2020 1. divisjon by the

Norwegian News Agency The Norwegian News Agency (; abbreviated NTB) is a Norwegian press agency and wire service that serves most of the largest Norwegian media outlets. The agency is located in Oslo and has bureaus in Brussels in Belgium and Tromsø in northern Norw ...

Hearts

On 24 January 2025, Kartum signed for

Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, also known as the William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Scotland and the highest level of the Scottish football league system. Th ...

club Heart of Midlothian on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.

References

1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Stjørdal Footballers from Trøndelag Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders IL Stjørdals-Blink players Kristiansund BK players SK Brann players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Norwegian Third Division players Norwegian Second Division players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub