[2] Midttun Lie played 97 matches and scored 24 goals for Sandefjord Fotball from 1999 to 2004[4] and was used regularly as a winger in Tom Nordlie's 4-3-3 formation[5] except for the 2003-season when he suffered from a knee-injury and was out for 11 months.

[2] Nordlie left Sandefjord to coach IK Start ahead of the 2004-season, and Midttun Lie was less important in Arne Dokken's 4-4-2 formation.

[2] Midttun Lie played 24 matches in his first season with Start,[6] and won a silver-medal when the newly promoted team finished second in Tippeligaen.

[8] Midttun Lie was sent off in two consecutive matches, first in the league-match against Lillestrøm on 24 June 2007 when he tackled Magnus Myklebust as the last man, and three days later in the cup-match against Manglerud Star.

[15] After he started studying physical therapy, Midttun Lie joined the Second Division side Fram Larvik for the rest of the season in August 2010.