![]() Sonko Sundberg warming up for Levski in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Noah Kemeseng Sonko Sundberg | ||
Date of birth | 6 June 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Aris (on loan from Ludogorets Razgrad) | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | Enskede IK | ||
2010–2013 | AIK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
2024–2025 | → Sivasspor (loan) | 27 | (2) |
2025– | → Aris (loan) | 0 | (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 as of 12:36, 27 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 January 2024 (UTC) |
Noah Kemeseng Sonko Sundberg (born 6 June 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League Greece side Aris, on loan from Ludogorets Razgrad. [1] A former youth international for Sweden, he plays for the Gambia national team.
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]
In September 2013, Sonko Sundberg was selected to the Sweden men's 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 | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
AIK | 2014 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
2015 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
2016 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
2017 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
Total | 51 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | ||
Östersunds FK | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
2019 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
2020 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
2021 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
2022 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 98 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 5 | ||
Levski Sofia | 2021–22 | First League | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
2022–23 | First League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
2023–24 | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
Ludogorets Razgrad | 2023–24 | First League | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
2024–25 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 36 | 2 | ||
Sivasspor (loan) | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
Career Total | 267 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 320 | 17 |
Sweden U17
Levski Sofia
Ludogorets Razgrad