Sander Svendsen (born 6 August 1997) is a Norwegian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward or awinger forEliteserien clubViking.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1997-08-06)6 August 1997 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Molde, Norway | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward,winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Viking | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Molde | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Molde | 80 | (17) |
2017–2019 | Hammarby | 29 | (6) |
2019 | →Odd (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2019–2022 | OB | 54 | (17) |
2020 | →Brann (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2021 | →Odd (loan) | 28 | (8) |
2022– | Viking | 74 | (14) |
International career | |||
2012 | Norway U15 | 7 | (4) |
2013 | Norway U16 | 9 | (4) |
2014 | Norway U17 | 7 | (4) |
2014–2015 | Norway U18 | 8 | (1) |
2014–2017 | Norway U19 | 4 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Norway U21 | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2025 |
Early life
editSander Svendsen was born inMolde, and started to play football at a young age at the local clubMolde FK. Both his parents, mother Ellen and father Svend Jarle, had represented the club at senior level. At age 14, Svendsen began to train regularly with Molde's senior team.[1]
Club career
editMolde FK
editSvendsen made his first team debut on 9 May 2013, aged only 15, againstAalesund in a 4–1 win. He was brought on shortly before the final whistle by managerOle Gunnar Solskjær.[2] He scored his first competitive goal for the side on 21 April 2014, in a 5–1 win againstSarpsborg.[3] Aged 16 years and 259 days, he is thefifth-youngest goalscorer inEliteserien history.[4] Amid his breakthrough at Molde, Svendsen trialed with theDutch giantsAjax on several occasions. At the end of 2013, however, Svendsen signed a new three-year contract with Molde.[5]
In 2014, Svendsen became the youngest player ever to win the Norwegian top flight,Eliteserien. Molde secured the championship title following a 2–1 victory againstViking on 4 October.[6] Svendsen made 12 league appearances throughout the campaign.[7] The same year,The Guardian rated him as one of the most promising football players in Europe born in 1997.[8] The Danish newspaperBT also named Svendsen as one of the 20 best Scandinavian players under the age of 20.[9]
Sander Svendsen made his continental debut during the2014–15 UEFA Europa League, on 24 July 2014, in a 1–1 draw against theSlovenian clubGorica in the second qualifying round.[10] He scored his first goal in the tournament in the third qualifying round about a week later, againstZorya Luhansk fromUkraine on away turf. The game finished 1–1 as Svendsen scored a late equalizer in the 88th minute.[11]
In 2015, Svendsen played 26 league games for Molde.[7] He scored a brace in a local derby againstAalesund on 20 April, in a 5–1 win.[12] He scored another two goals on 16 May, in a 3–3 draw againstStabæk.[13] At the end of the season, Svendsen was prized as the domestic "Talent of the Year" by theNorwegian Football Association.[14] Roughly at the same time, Svendsen also renewed his contract with Molde, with his new deal lasting until the end of 2017.[15]
During the upcoming season, Svendsen made 25 league appearances for Molde and scored 4 goals.[7] He was used as a utility player, appearing as a striker, winger and central midfielder throughout the 2016 season.[1] In April 2017,Tuttosport named Svendsen as one of the 98 best young players in Europe under the age of 21. The Italian newspaper nominated Svendsen for theGolden Boy award.[16]
Hammarby IF
editOn 11 August 2017, Sander Svendsen transferred toHammarby IF inAllsvenskan.[17] The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 4 million Swedish kronor (approximately £0,4 million), as Svendsen only had six months left on his previous contract with Molde.[18][19] Svendsen signed a four-year deal with theStockholm-based side.[20] He made his debut for the club only a few days later in a 2–2 home draw againstÖstersund, coming on as a second half sub.[21] Svendsen scored his first competitive goal for the club on 16 August, in a 3–1 win againstAkropolis IF in round 2 of the2017–18 Svenska Cupen.[22] On 21 August, he scored his first goal in Allsvenskan, in a 3–0 away win againstÖrebro SK.[23] Svendsen scored his first brace for Hammarby in a 3–3 home draw againstIK Sirius on 23 October.[24] He scored another two goals, and also provided one assist, as Hammarby won 4–1 away againstGIF Sundsvall on 29 October.[25]
Odd (loan)
editOn 26 March 2019,Odds BK announced the signing of Svendsen on a loan deal until the summer.[26]
OB
editOn 8 July 2019,Danish Superliga clubOdense Boldklub announced that they had signed Svendsen on a four-year contract.[27]
Brann (loan)
editOn the last day of the transfer window 2020,SK Brann announced that they had signed Svendsen on a six-month loan deal.[28]
Odd (loan)
editOn 19 April 2021, Odd announced the signing of Svendsen on a loan deal.[29] On 16 August 2021, Odd confirmed that Svendsen had returned to OB.[30] However, on 31 August 2021, it was confirmed that the loan-spell at Odd had been extended until the end of 2021.[31]
Viking
editOn 29 August 2022,Viking FK announced the signing of Svendsen on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[32]
International career
editFrom 2012 and onwards, Svendsen has won caps for several of the Norwegian youth national teams. For example, he established himself as a prolific member of theU17's in 2014, scoring 4 goals in 7 matches throughout the year.[33]
Svendsen made his debut for theNorwegian U21s on 13 June 2015, aged 17, in a 2–0 win againstBosnia and Herzegovina in the2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[34]
Style of play
editSander Svendsen has been prized for his great ball control and vision,[8] with fine technique and dribbling skills.[9] His former teammate at Molde,Mattias Moström, has compared Svendsen's style of play to that ofLionel Messi. "He can shoot with both feet ... He is excellent in small spaces, gets past his opponent and then a swift finish", Moström said.[35]
Personal life
editHe is the older brother of fellow footballerTobias Svendsen, a midfielder born in 1999. The duo played together at Molde between 2015 and 2017.[36]
Career statistics
editClub
editClub | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Molde | 2013 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
2014 | Eliteserien | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 17 | 5 | ||
2015 | Eliteserien | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | 36 | 10 | ||
2016 | Eliteserien | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 5 | ||
2017 | Eliteserien | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 5 | ||
Total | 80 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 1 | – | 103 | 25 | |||
Hammarby | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 7 | ||
2018 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||
2019 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | |||
Total | 29 | 6 | 8 | 3 | – | – | 37 | 9 | ||||
Odd (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||
OB | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 13 | ||
2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 4 | |||
2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
Total | 54 | 17 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 59 | 17 | ||||
Brann (loan) | 2020 | Eliteserien | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
Odd (loan) | 2021 | Eliteserien | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 31 | 10 | ||
Viking | 2022 | Eliteserien | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||
2023 | Eliteserien | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 7 | |||
2024 | Eliteserien | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 8 | |||
2025 | Eliteserien | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 2 | |||
Total | 74 | 14 | 11 | 5 | – | – | 85 | 19 | ||||
Career total | 290 | 63 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 1 | – | 343 | 82 |
Honours
editMolde
Individual
editReferences
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