Sondre Tronstad

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Sondre Tronstad
Personal information
Full name Sondre Bjorvand Tronstad
Date of birth (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Blackburn Rovers
Number 6
Youth career
Tveit
Start
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Start 21 (1)
2014–2016 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2016–2020 Haugesund 110 (4)
2020–2023 Vitesse 89 (7)
2023– Blackburn Rovers 40 (0)
International career
2011 Norway U16 2 (0)
2012 Norway U17 12 (0)
2013 Norway U18 6 (0)
2020– Norway 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Sondre Bjorvand Tronstad (born 26 August 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers as a midfielder. He previously played for Start and Haugesund in Norway and for Dutch club SBV Vitesse. Tronstad has represented his country both at youth and senior level.

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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+12-year deal. [4]

On 24 January 2020, Tronstad joined Vitesse on a 3+12-year deal. [5]

On 15 June 2023, it was announced that Tronstad will be joining Blackburn Rovers when his contract ends, on a 3-year deal. [6]

International career

Tronstad has played for Norwegian youth teams from under-16 to under-18 level. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 January 2024 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Start 2012 Adeccoligaen 12040160
2013 Tippeligaen 9110101
Total21150261
Haugesund 2016 Tippeligaen23230262
2017 Eliteserien 290404 [lower-alpha 3] 1371
2018 Eliteserien29140331
2019 Eliteserien291516 [lower-alpha 3] 0402
Total11041611011366
Vitesse 2019–20 Eredivisie 601070
2020–21 Eredivisie23230262
2021–22 Eredivisie3640014 [lower-alpha 4] 1505
2022–23 Eredivisie2820000282
Total938401411119
Blackburn Rovers 2023–24 Championship 210213000261
Career total245132713024229917

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References

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