Sara Eggesvik

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Sara Eggesvik
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Eggesvik in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sara Kristine Bantan Eggesvik
Date of birth (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Bodø, Norway
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Western United
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2014 Grand Bodø
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2019 Grand Bodø 103 (8)
2019–2020 Charlton Athletic 10 (1)
2019 →Grand Bodø (loan) 7 (1)
2020–2022 KIL/Hemne 28 (4)
2022–2023 Malvik 14 (5)
2023–2024 KIL/Hemne
2024– Western United 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Norway U-19 2 (0)
2018 Norway U-23 2 (0)
2022– Philippines 25 (5)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
AFF Women's Championship
Winner 2022 Philippines Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:10; 2 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:24; 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Sara Kristine Bantan Eggesvik (born 29 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League Women club Western United. Born in Norway, she represents the Philippines at international level.

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Personal life

Eggesvik was born in Bodø Municipality, Norway, to a Norwegian father and a Filipino mother from the Davao Region. Eggesvik credits her older brother for introducing her to football, and she was encouraged to take up the sport after witnessing him play throughout their youth. She regularly visits her maternal relatives in Davao during the holiday season. [2]

Eggesvik is a medical student. However, she said that she is considering delaying her studies to focus on her football career. [3]

Club career

Youth

The Bodø-born Eggesvik had her youth career at Grand Bodø.

Grand Bodø

In 2014, Eggesvik was promoted to the first team of Grand Bodø. At 17 years and 10 days old, she made her debut for the club in a 3–0 defeat against LSK Kvinner. [4] She made a total of 103 appearances for the club, scoring 8 goals. [1]

Charlton Athletic

In January 2019, Eggesvik joined Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic on a free transfer. [5] [6]

Loan to Grand Bodø

In May 2019, Eggesvik was sent back on loan to her previous club.

KIL/Hemne

In 2020, Eggesvik returned to Norway and joined KIL/Hemne. [7]

Malvik

In 2022, Eggesvik joined Adressa-ligaen 3. div. women club Malvik.

Western United

In August 2024, Eggesvik joined Australian club Western United. [8]

International career

Eggesvik was born in Norway to a Norwegian father and a Filipina mother, making her eligible to play for either Norway or the Philippines at international level. [9]

Norway youth

Eggesvik has represented Norway's women at the under-19 and under-23 levels.

U-19

In January 2016, Eggesvik was one of the 20 players who were called-up for the international friendlies against England U-19. [10] She made her debut for Norway U-19 in a 1–0 win against England U-19, coming in as a substitute and replacing Nora Eide Lie in the 66th minute of the match. [11]

U-23

In August 2018, Eggesvik was called-up for the 2018 Under-23 Women’s Nordic Tournament matches against England, Sweden and the United States. She made her debut for Norway in a 2–0 win against Sweden, coming on as a substitute for Andrea Norheim in the 61st minute of the match. [12]

Philippines

In June 2022, Eggesvik was included in the Philippines squad for a training camp in Europe in preparation for the 2022 AFF Women's Championship on home soil. [13] [14] [15]

Eggesvik made her debut for the Philippines in a 3–0 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina. A minute after coming in as a substitute replacing Quinley Quezada in the 81st minute, Eggesvik assisted Sarina Bolden's second goal of the match. [16] [17] In the second match against Bosnia, Eggesvik also came on as a substitute with the Philippines 1–0 down. From a corner, it was her cross that found Quinley Quezada who scored the equalizer in the 85th minute. The Philippines would eventually win 2–1. [18]

Eggesvik scored her first international goal for the Philippines in a 7–0 win against Singapore in the 2022 AFF Women's Championship. [19] [20] [21]

In the Philippines's second Group A match against New Zealand in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Eggesvik made an assist for the Philippine's first World Cup goal. [22] Eggesvik's cross was headed into the goal by Sarina Bolden in the 24th minute of the match. [23]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 July 2022 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 5–07–0 2022 AFF Women's Championship
2.9 July 2022Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1–04–0
3.15 December 2022 Wanderers Football Park, Sydney Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1–09–0 Friendly
4.28 September 2023 Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium, Wenzhou Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 2–03–0 2022 Asian Games
5.3–0

Honours

International

Philippines

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