Sander Innvær
Norwegian footballer (born 2004)
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Sander Håvik Innvær (born 11 October 2004) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eliteserien club Tromsø.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sander Håvik Innvær | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Bømlo Municipality, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tromsø | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Bremnes | ||
| 2020–2023 | Haugesund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Haugesund 2 | 57 | (24) |
| 2022–2025 | Haugesund | 53 | (2) |
| 2025– | Tromsø | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2026 | |||
Career
Haugesund
Hailing from Bømlo Municipality, he played youth football in Bremnes. He joined Haugesund as a youth player in the fall of 2020.[1]
Innvær made his FKH debut as a substitute in April 2022.[2] His first Eliteserien start came in October 2023 against Strømsgodset, which Haugesund won 1–0.[3] He was given a professional contract in the summer of 2023, lasting until the end of 2025.[4] After the 2023 season, Innvær received an internal award as Talent of the Year. His contract was also prolonged to the end of 2027.[5]
Playing the season opener in 2024 against Odd signalled that Innvær would make his breakthrough that season.[6] His first Eliteserien goal came in September 2024 against Kristiansund, securing one point in a 2–2 draw.[7]
Innvær would also go on to play fifty-seven games and scoring twenty-four times for their second team.[1]
Tromsø
On 28 August 2025, Innvær signed for Tromsø, on a contract that lasted until the end of the 2029 season.[8] Although Innvær played as a winger in Haugesund, his intended position in Tromsø's setup would be as a wing-back.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 12 April 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Haugesund 2 | 2021 | 4. divisjon | 12 | 7 | — | — | 12 | 7 | ||
| 2022 | 3. divisjon | 25 | 4 | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | 4. divisjon | 14 | 13 | — | — | 14 | 13 | |||
| 2024 | 3. divisjon | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 3. divisjon | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 24 | — | — | 57 | 24 | ||||
| Haugesund | 2022 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 4 | ||
| Tromsø | 2025 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 114 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 28 | ||
- Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs