Sondre Tronstad
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sondre Bjorvand Tronstad | ||
Date of birth | 26 August 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Kristiansand, Norway | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tveit | |||
Start | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Start | 21 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
2016–2020 | Haugesund | 110 | (4) |
2020–2023 | Vitesse | 89 | (7) |
2023– | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Norway U16 | 2 | (0) |
2012 | Norway U17 | 12 | (0) |
2013 | Norway U18 | 6 | (0) |
2020– | Norway | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020 |
Sondre Bjorvand Tronstad (born 26 August 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers as a midfielder. He previously played for Start and Haugesund in Norway and for Dutch club SBV Vitesse. Tronstad has represented his country both at youth and senior level.
Club career
[edit]Tronstad played for Tveit IL before he joined Start.[1] In November 2009, he was on a trial with Manchester United together with his countrymen Herman Stengel and Mats Møller Dæhli.[2] Tronstad made his first-team debut for Start in the First Division in 2012,[3] and made his debut in Tippeligaen the following season.[1] He has been compared to the former Start-player and Norway international, Fredrik Strømstad.[3]
On 21 January 2014, Sondre joined Huddersfield Town on a 2+1⁄2-year deal.[4]
On 24 January 2020, Tronstad joined Vitesse on a 3+1⁄2-year deal.[5]
On 15 June 2023, it was announced that Tronstad will be joining Blackburn Rovers when his contract ends, on a 3-year deal.[6]
International career
[edit]Tronstad has played for Norwegian youth teams from under-16 to under-18 level.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 29 January 2024[8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Start | 2012 | Adeccoligaen | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2013 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
Total | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
Haugesund | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
2017 | Eliteserien | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 37 | 1 | ||
2018 | Eliteserien | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
2019 | Eliteserien | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
Total | 110 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 136 | 6 | |||
Vitesse | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Eredivisie | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 14[d] | 1 | 50 | 5 | ||
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
Total | 93 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | 111 | 9 | |||
Blackburn Rovers | 2023–24 | Championship | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
Career total | 245 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 299 | 17 |
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Norwegian Football Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sondre Tronstad". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Hedlundh, Kent (13 November 2009). "Youngster impresses United". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Talentet som sammenlignes med Strømstad". sornett.no (in Norwegian). 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Sondre Tronstad Joins HTAFC". Huddersfield Town FC. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Sondre Tronstad nieuwste aanwinst Vitesse". SBV Vitesse. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Sondre signs!". Blackburn Rovers. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Sondre Tronstad". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Sondre Tronstad" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
External links
[edit]- Sondre Tronstad at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)