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Sondre Tronstad
Personal information
Full name Sondre Bjorvand Tronstad
Date of birth (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 29)
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 50 (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 7 November 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

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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+12-year deal.[4]

On 24 January 2020, Tronstad joined Vitesse on a 3+12-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

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Tronstad has played for Norwegian youth teams from under-16 to under-18 level.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 29 January 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
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
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Norwegian Football Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sondre Tronstad". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  2. ^ Hedlundh, Kent (13 November 2009). "Youngster impresses United". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Sondre Tronstad Joins HTAFC". Huddersfield Town FC. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Sondre Tronstad nieuwste aanwinst Vitesse". SBV Vitesse. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Sondre signs!". Blackburn Rovers. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Sondre Tronstad". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Sondre Tronstad" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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