Anja Sønstevold (born 21 June 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Serie A club AS Roma and the Norway national team.
.jpg) Sønstevold playing for Norway in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anja Sønstevold[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AS Roma | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | SF Grei | ||
| 2008 | Linderud-Grei | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Kolbotn | 105 | (7) |
| 2015–2019 | LSK Kvinner | 105 | (11) |
| 2020–2021 | Fleury | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Inter Milan | 23 | (2) |
| 2024– | AS Roma | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Norway U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Norway U16 | 11 | (1) |
| 2009 | Norway U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Norway U19 | 27 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Norway U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2019 | Norway U23 | 14 | (1) |
| 2014– | Norway | 28 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2023 | |||
Club career
editSønstevold played in her youth at SF Grei and Linderud/Grei. In 2010, she joined the Toppserien club Kolbotn, where she played for 4 years, recording 113 top-flight appearances and scoring 10 goals.[2] In 2015, she moved to the current league champions LSK Kvinner FK.
International career
editSønstevold went through several Norwegian youth teams and participated with the U-17 team in the qualification and the finals of the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Nyon, where Norway finish in the fourth place.[3] A year later she was part of the team that played at 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, but failed to reach the finals. In 2011, she was in the team that qualified and reached the final of the 2011 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, when the team finish second after a massive loss for Germany, 8:1.[4] For reaching the semi-finals, the Norwegians had already qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan. Sønstevold was part of the squad that played the tournament. Norway reached the quarter-finals, but again they were defeated by Germany, 4:0.[5] On 14 January 2014, she got her first senior international cap against Spain in La Manga, Spain. One year later, she was called for the 2015 Algarve Cup.[6] On 23 April 2015 she was appointed to the provisional squad of 35 players for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7] She was initially dropped from the final squad on 14 May,[8] but she was later called into the 23-player roster[9] to replace Caroline Graham Hansen, who had to withdraw to an injury.[10]
On 19 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Norwegian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[11]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 2 September 2022[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sønstevold goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 November 2021 | Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Armenia | 7–0 | 10–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
References
edit- ^ "List of Players - Norway" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Anja Sønstevold's profil - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. 2011-05-12. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- ^ "European Women U-17 Championship 2008-09". Rsssf.com. 2010-09-17. Archived from the original on 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- ^ Aikman, Richard. "Germany overwhelm Norway to take U19 title". UEFA. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 - Overview". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- ^ "A-landslagstropp til Algarve Cup - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Archived from the original on 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- ^ "Norges bruttotropp til VM klar - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- ^ "Her er Norges VM-tropp - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Graham Hansen-skade hindrer VM-tur - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- ^ updated, Jessy Parker Humphreys last (2023-06-06). "Norway Women's World Cup 2023 squad: full 23-player team". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Anja Sønstevold at Soccerway
External links
edit- Anja Sønstevold – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Anja Sønstevold – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Anja Sønstevold at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- "Anja Sønstevold at LSK Kvinner" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
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