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 30)
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Blackburn Rovers
Number 6
Youth career
Tveit
–2012 Start
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 88 (2)
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 as of 13 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals 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.

Club career

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Early career

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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]

IK Start

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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]

Huddersfield Town

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On 21 January 2014, Sondre joined Huddersfield Town on a 2+12-year deal.[4]

FK Haugesund

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On 14 January 2016, after leaving Huddersfield, Tronstad signed for a Norwegian side FK Haugesund on a 3-year deal.[5]

Vitesse

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On 24 January 2020, Tronstad joined Vitesse on a 3+12-year deal.[6] On 1 February 2020 he made his Eredivisie debut against ADO Den Haag as a 75th minute substitute for Navarone Foor.[7] On 18 April 2021 he played the whole match against AFC Ajax in the KNVB Cup final, which Vitesse lost 2–1.[8]

Blackburn Rovers

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On 15 June 2023, it was announced that Tronstad will be joining Blackburn Rovers when his contract ends, on a 3-year deal.[9] On 5 August he made his Championship debut in a 2–1 home win against West Bromwich Albion.[10] On 7 December 2024, in absence of Lewis Travis, Tronstad was named the team captain against Hull City by Rovers' manager, John Eustace.[11]

International career

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Tronstad has played for Norwegian youth teams from under-16 to under-18 level.[12] On 18 November 2020 he made his debut for the senior team against Austria in the Nations League.[13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 December 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Start 2012 Adeccoligaen 12 0 4 0 16 0
2013 Tippeligaen 9 1 1 0 10 1
Total 21 1 5 0 26 1
Haugesund 2016 Tippeligaen 23 2 3 0 26 2
2017 Eliteserien 29 0 4 0 4[c] 1 37 1
2018 Eliteserien 29 1 4 0 33 1
2019 Eliteserien 29 1 5 1 6[c] 0 40 2
Total 110 4 16 1 10 1 136 6
Vitesse 2019–20 Eredivisie 6 0 1 0 7 0
2020–21 Eredivisie 23 2 3 0 26 2
2021–22 Eredivisie 36 4 0 0 14[d] 1 50 5
2022–23 Eredivisie 28 2 0 0 0 0 28 2
Total 93 8 4 0 14 1 111 9
Blackburn Rovers 2023–24 Championship 36 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 41 1
2024–25 Championship 38 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 40 2
2025–26 Championship 14 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
Total 88 2 3 1 5 0 96 3
Career total 312 15 28 2 5 0 24 2 369 19
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Norwegian Football Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 18 November 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2020 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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