Anja Sønstevold

Anja Sønstevold
Sønstevold playing for Norway in 2016
Personal information
Full name Anja Sønstevold[1]
Date of birth (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Norway
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
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 50 (2)
2024 AS Roma 13 (0)
Total 280 (20)
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)
2014–2024 Norway 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:44, 22 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2023

Anja Sønstevold (born 21 June 1992) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

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Sønstevold played in her youth at SF Grei and Linderud/Grei. In 2010, she joined the Toppserien club Kolbotn, after being selected by her former coach Dan Eggen.[2] During her time there, she played for 4 years, recording 113 top-flight appearances and scoring 10 goals.[3] In 2015, she moved to the current league champions LSK Kvinner FK. In June 2020, Sønstevold left LSK Kvinner after playing 127 league matches and being the current captain of the team.[4]

Sønstevold joined Fleury in 2020, but left in 2021 due to problems with sexual harassment, misconduct and a toxic culture at the club.[5]

On 7 August 2021, Sønstevold was announced at Inter Milan.[6] She made her league debut against Napoli on 28 August 2021.[7] Sønstevold scored her first league goal against Hellas Verona on 14 November 2021, scoring in the 6th minute.[8] On 30 March 2022, it was announced that she had signed a two year contract extension with the club.[9]

On 16 January 2024, Sønstevold was announced at Roma.[10]

Sønstevold retired from football in 2024.[11]

International career

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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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] On 14 January 2014, she got her first senior international cap against Spain in La Manga, Spain.[15] One year later, she was called for the 2015 Algarve Cup.[16]

On 23 April 2015 she was appointed to the provisional squad of 35 players for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[17] She was initially dropped from the final squad on 14 May,[18] but she was later called into the 23-player roster[19] to replace Caroline Graham Hansen, who had to withdraw to an injury.[20]

Sønstevold was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[21]

Sønstevold scored her first international goal against Armenia on 30 November 2021, scoring in the 59th minute.[22]

Sønstevold was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[23]

On 19 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Norwegian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[24]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 2 September 2022[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Anja Sønstevold
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

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  1. ^ "List of Players - Norway" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. ^ Stenseth, Knut. "Anja (16) - rett inn i norgestoppen". www.oblad.no (in Norwegian).
  3. ^ "Anja Sønstevold's profil - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. ^ "ANJA SØNSTEVOLD FORLATER LSK KVINNER". lsk-kvinner.no (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ "Bryter tausheten om uakseptabel oppførsel i toppklubb: – Tok på oss på upassende måter". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ "Anja Sonstevold signs for Inter". www.inter.it.
  7. ^ "Napoli vs Internazionale - 28 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Femminile, Inter - Hellas Verona 5 - 0". www.inter.it (in Italian).
  9. ^ "Anja Sonstevold extends Inter stay till 2024". www.inter.it.
  10. ^ "Anja Sonstevold è una nuova giocatrice della Roma". www.asroma.com (in Italian).
  11. ^ Gesuè, Di Marco. "Anja Sønstevold si ritira dal calcio". www.lfootball.it (in Italian).
  12. ^ "European Women U-17 Championship 2008-09". Rsssf.com. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  13. ^ Aikman, Richard. "Germany overwhelm Norway to take U19 title". UEFA. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  14. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 - Overview". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Spain vs Norway - 14 January 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ "A-landslagstropp til Algarve Cup - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  17. ^ "Norges bruttotropp til VM klar - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  18. ^ "Her er Norges VM-tropp - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  19. ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  20. ^ "Graham Hansen-skade hindrer VM-tur - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  21. ^ "Her er Norges EM-tropp". fotball.no. 28 June 2017.
  22. ^ "Armenia vs Norway - 30 November 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  23. ^ "Se Norges EM-tropp". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian).
  24. ^ updated, Jessy Parker Humphreys last (6 June 2023). "Norway Women's World Cup 2023 squad: full 23-player team". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  25. ^ Anja Sønstevold at Soccerway
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