Yaw Paintsil (born 19 August 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Lillestrøm.
Career Early years Hailing from Oslo, Paintsil began playing in the club Årvoll at the age of 5. Paintsil was also accepted into law school, having taken the law course in upper secondary school and watched the TV series Suits. He did not play football professionally, but moved on from Årvoll to the third-tier club Kjelsås.
Tromsø In Kjelsås, he eventually showed enough promise to be signed by Tromsø in August 2022, effective from the end of the year. Paintsil would become fully professional, and quit his current part-time job as a front desk clerk in a law firm. Paintsil made his Eliteserien debut in April 2023 at home against Molde. After his first goal for Tromsø, Paintsil, who is of Ghanaian descent, was praised by several Ghanaian news outlets.
Lillestrøm In July 2025, after two and a half seasons at Tromsø, Paintsil was signed by Lillestrøm. It was reported that while he was primarily used as a wing-back in Tromsø, he would be played as a winger at Lillestrøm.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsÅrvoll20164. divisjon12810—1114920174. divisjon3100——31Total15910—111710Kjelsås20172. divisjon3000——3020182. divisjon11000——11020192. divisjon9510——10520202. divisjon133———13320212. divisjon26620——28620222. divisjon22230——252Total841660——9016Kjelsås 220174. divisjon102———10220184. divisjon163———16320194. divisjon108———10820223. divisjon10———10Total3713———3713Tromsø2023Eliteserien26540——3052024Eliteserien2903040—3602025Eliteserien8021——101Total6359140—766Tromsø 220233. divisjon10———10Lillestrøm20251. divisjon13230——162Career total17632191401120034
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