Sander Christiansen
Norwegian footballer (born 2001)
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Sander Christiansen (born 29 April 2001) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a left back for Sarpsborg 08.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sander Johan Christiansen | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarpsborg 08 | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Loddefjord | |||
| –2018 | Brann | ||
| 2018–2020 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 27 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sarpsborg 08 | 59 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Norway U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Norway U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | Norway U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U18 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2025 | |||
Hailing from Godvik in Bergen's borough of Laksevåg,[2] he started his youth career in Loddefjord IL[3] before joining SK Brann's academy.[4] In 2018, he was discovered by several foreign clubs after playing for Norway U16 and U17. He did not have a professional contract with Brann, and could thus freely join an academy abroad.[5] He chose Borussia Mönchengladbach, moving there after the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6] In 2020 he progressed from their youth team to Borussia Mönchengladbach II in the Regionalliga.[7][8]
In the summer of 2022, he moved home from Germany. He first trained with his former club SK Brann as well as Åsane, but signed for Sarpsborg 08 in Eastern Norway.[2][9][10] His start in Sarpsborg 08 was very slow,[3] with Christiansen not playing a single game in 2022,[7] but during 2023 he was repurposed from a midfielder to left back. He renewed his contract at the end of the year.[3] He scored his first Eliteserien goals against Lillestrøm in September 2023.[11]