Noah Sonko Sundberg

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Noah Sonko Sundberg
Noah Sonko Sundberg in Levski.jpg
Sonko Sundberg warming up for Levski in 2022
Personal information
Full name Noah Kemeseng Sonko Sundberg
Date of birth (1996-06-06) 6 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Ludogorets Razgrad
Number 26
Youth career
0000–2009 Enskede IK
2010–2013 AIK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 AIK 29 (2)
2016–2017 → GIF Sundsvall (loan) 51 (4)
2018–2021 Östersunds FK 98 (5)
2022–2023 Levski Sofia 44 (1)
2023– Ludogorets Razgrad 19 (0)
International career‡
2011–2013 Sweden U17 21 (2)
2013–2015 Sweden U19 14 (0)
2015–2016 Sweden U21 4 (0)
2020– Gambia 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Noah Sonko Sundberg (born 6 June 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad. [1] A former youth international for Sweden, he plays for the Gambia national team.

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Club career

Born to a Gambian mother and a Swedish father, Sonko Sundberg joined AIK as a youth player in early 2010. In the summer of 2013 he was moved up to the first team where he made his first team debut in a friendly against Manchester United. [2] On 2 June 2014 he made his Allsvenskan debut at home against IF Brommapojkarna. [3]

He was loaned out to fellow Allsvenskan club GIF Sundsvall in both 2016 and 2017, being an important member of their squad beside fellow central defender Marcus Danielsson. [4]

On 9 January 2018, Sonko Sundberg transferred to Östersunds FK on a permanent deal from AIK, [4] signing a four-year deal with his new club. [5]

On 4 November 2021, Sonko Sundberg signed a 2+1⁄2-year deal with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia, which came into effect on 1 January 2022, once his contract with Östersunds had ended. [6]

On 26 July 2023, he was transferred to fellow Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad for an undisclosed fee. [7] [8]

International career

In September 2013, Sonko Sundberg was selected to the Sweden national under-17 football team that would compete in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [9] On 2 October 2020, he was called up by the senior Gambia national team. [10] He debuted with Gambia in a friendly 1–0 win over Congo on 9 October 2020. [11] In January 2024, Sonko Sundberg was included in the country's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. [12]

Club statistics

As of 17 July 2024 [13]
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupEuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AIK 2014 Allsvenskan 51211082
2015 Allsvenskan2412050311
2016 Allsvenskan00100010
Total2925160403
GIF Sundsvall (loan) 2016 Allsvenskan2331000243
2017 (loan)Allsvenskan2811000291
Total5142000534
Östersunds FK 2018 Allsvenskan2111000221
2019 Allsvenskan2814000321
2020 Allsvenskan2523000282
2021 Allsvenskan2414000281
2022 Allsvenskan00100010
Total985130001115
Levski Sofia 2021–22 First League 1114000151
2022–23 First League3201040370
2023–24 First League10000010
Total4415040531
Ludogorets Razgrad 2023–24 First League19051111352
2024–25 First League00001010
Total19051121362
Career Total2411230222129315

Honours

Sweden U17

Levski Sofia

Ludogorets Razgrad

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  2. ↑ "Framtiden är vår! – Intervju med Anton Salétros och Noah Sonko Sundberg". BlackBeat.se. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "AIK Fotboll - 18. Noah Sonko Sundberg". AIK Fotboll. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Noah Sonko Sundberg lämnar AIK Fotboll". AIK Fotboll . Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Andreas fortsätter i ÖFK och Sonko Sundberg blir ÖFKs tredje nyförvärv". Östersunds FK. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "ПФК Левски подписа с Ноа Сонко Сундберг". levski.bg. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ludogorets acquired Noah Sonko Sundberg". ludogorets.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "ПФК Левски трансферира Ноа Сонко Сундберг". levski.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "P17-landslagets VM-trupp uttagen". Swedish Football Association . Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Gambia Announces Final Scorpions Squad". THE GFF | Official Website. October 2, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Gambia 1-0 Congo In Friendly International". THE GFF | Official Website. October 9, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Gambia - final squad for 2023 AFCON" (PDF). cafonline.com. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "N. SONKO-SUNDBERG". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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