Anja Sønstevold Explained

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.

Club career

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.

International career

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]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway201410
201520
201630
201770
201820
201900
202020
202111
202250
Total231

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sønstevold goal.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Players - Norway. FIFA. 16 July 2016. 19. 6 July 2015. 28 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150528143625/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf. live.
  2. Web site: Anja Sønstevold's profil - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund . Fotball.no . 2011-05-12 . 2015-06-06 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924142430/http://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/Profil/?fiksId=2985565&nationalteam=true . live .
  3. Web site: European Women U-17 Championship 2008-09 . Rsssf.com . 2010-09-17 . 2015-06-06 . 2022-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220713070355/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eur-women-u17-09.html . live .
  4. Web site: Aikman . Richard . Germany overwhelm Norway to take U19 title . https://web.archive.org/web/20110625121446/http://en.uefa.com/womensunder19/matches/season=2011/round=2000097/match=2008046/postmatch/report/index.html . dead . 25 June 2011 . UEFA . 7 March 2019.
  5. Web site: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 - Overview . FIFA.com . 2015-06-06 . 2021-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211021205854/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/u20womensworldcup/japan2012/match-center . live .
  6. Web site: A-landslagstropp til Algarve Cup - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund . https://archive.today/20150309154021/http://www.fotball.no/Landslag_og_toppfotball/Landslag/A-kvinner/2015/Landslagstropp-til-Algarve-Cup/ . dead . 2015-03-09 . Fotball.no . 2015-06-06 .
  7. Web site: Norges bruttotropp til VM klar - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund . https://web.archive.org/web/20160205041818/http://www.fotball.no/Landslag_og_toppfotball/Landslag/A-kvinner/2015/Her-er-Norges-bruttotropp-til-VM/ . dead . 2016-02-05 . Fotball.no . 2015-06-06 .
  8. Web site: Her er Norges VM-tropp - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044723/http://www.fotball.no/Landslag_og_toppfotball/Landslag/A-kvinner/2015/Disse-spillerne-er-klare-for-Canada-VM/ . dead . 2015-09-24 . Fotball.no . 2015-06-06 .
  9. Web site: Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20150609014005/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=357263/index.html . dead . June 9, 2015 . FIFA.com . 23 June 2015.
  10. Web site: Graham Hansen-skade hindrer VM-tur - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund . https://archive.today/20150520044559/http://www.fotball.no/Landslag_og_toppfotball/Landslag/A-kvinner/2015/Graham-Hansen-skade-hindrer-VM-tur-/ . dead . 2015-05-20 . Fotball.no . 2015-06-06 .
  11. Web site: updated . Jessy Parker Humphreys last . 2023-06-06 . Norway Women's World Cup 2023 squad: full 23-player team . 2023-06-20 . fourfourtwo.com . en . 2023-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230620214451/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/norway-women-world-cup-2023-squad-team-roster-players . live .