Sander Christiansen

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Sander Christiansen
Personal information
Full name Sander Johan Christiansen
Date of birth (2001-04-29) 29 April 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Norway
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Left back
Team information
Current team
 Sarpsborg 08
Number 8
Youth career
Loddefjord
–2018 Brann
2018–2020 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 27 (0)
2022– Sarpsborg 08 43 (2)
International career‡
2016 Norway U15 5 (0)
2017 Norway U16 7 (1)
2018 Norway U17 12 (0)
2019 Norway U18 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2025

Sander Christiansen (born 29 April 2001) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a left back for Sarpsborg 08.

Hailing from Godvik  [ no ] in Bergen's borough of Laksevåg, [2] he started his youth career in Loddefjord IL [3] before joining SK Brann's academy. [4] In 2018, he was discovered by several foreign clubs after playing for Norway U16 and U17. He did not have a professional contract with Brann, and could thus freely join an academy abroad. [5] He chose Borussia Mönchengladbach, moving there after the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [6] In 2020 he progressed from their youth team to Borussia Mönchengladbach II in the Regionalliga. [7] [8]

In the summer of 2022, he moved home from Germany. He first trained with his former club SK Brann as well as Åsane, but signed for Sarpsborg 08 in Eastern Norway. [2] [9] [10] His start in Sarpsborg 08 was very slow, [3] with Christiansen not playing a single game in 2022, [7] but during 2023 he was repurposed from a midfielder to left back. He renewed his contract at the end of the year. [3] He scored his first Eliteserien goals against Lillestrøm in September 2023. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Sander Christiansen". Sarpsborg 08. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 Johnsen, Jonas (31 July 2022). "Sander Christiansen viser seg frem for eliteserielag". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Kalnes, Petter (2 October 2023). "Sander Christiansen (22) med ny kontrakt: –⁠ Det er veldig mye å se fram til i Sarpsborg 08 nå". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Sander Christiansen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. ↑ Solly, Espen (16 March 2018). "Utenlandske storklubber viser interesse for ukjent Brann-talent" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Sande, Egil (14 May 2018). "Valgte bort Brann og drar til Tyskland. Nå snakker han ut". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 Sander Christiansen at Soccerway
  8. ↑ "Sechs weitere Profis für Gladbach" (in German). Sport1.de. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Talentet forsvant til tysk storklubb. Nå skal han trene med Brann". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Sander Christiansen på vei til eliteserieklubb". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Karlsen, Pål Andre. "Drømmekveld for Sander da Sarpsborg 08 banket LSK: – Jeg fikk litt sjokk". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
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