Sondre Tronstad
Sondre Bjorvand Tronstad (born 26 August 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vitesse in Eredivisie. He has previously played for the Norwegian club Start, Haugesund and been contracted for two years to Huddersfield Town in the Football League Championship. Tronstad has represented his country both at youth and senior level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vitesse | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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– | Vitesse | 16 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Norway U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2013 | Norway U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Norway | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020 | |||
Club career
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 3.5-year deal.[5]
International career
Tronstad has played for Norwegian youth teams from under-16 to under-18 level.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 December 2020[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | 1 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Total | 110 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 136 | 6 | ||
| Vitesse | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 147 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 180 | 7 | ||
References
- "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.
- "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 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.