| Anja Sønstevold | |
| Fullname: | Anja Sønstevold[1] |
| Birth Date: | 21 June 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Norway |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Defender, midfielder |
| Currentclub: | AS Roma |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | SF Grei |
| Youthyears2: | 2008 |
| Youthclubs2: | Linderud-Grei |
| Years1: | 2009–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Kolbotn |
| Caps1: | 105 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs2: | LSK Kvinner |
| Caps2: | 105 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Fleury |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Inter Milan |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | AS Roma |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2008 |
| Nationalteam2: | Norway U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam3: | Norway U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2009–2011 |
| Nationalteam4: | Norway U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 27 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam5: | Norway U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2012–2019 |
| Nationalteam6: | Norway U23 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam7: | Norway |
| Nationalcaps7: | 28 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 15 May 2022 |
| Ntupdate: | 9 July 2023 |
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.
Sønstevold 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.
Sønstevold 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]
| 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.