Sondre Tronstad
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sondre Bjorvand Tronstad | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Kristiansand, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tveit | |||
| –2012 | Start | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Start | 21 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Haugesund | 110 | (4) |
| 2020–2023 | Vitesse | 89 | (7) |
| 2023– | Blackburn Rovers | 103 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Norway U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2013 | Norway U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Norway | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2020 | |||
Sondre Bjorvand Tronstad (born 26 August 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers as a midfielder. He previously played for Start and Haugesund in Norway and for Dutch club SBV Vitesse. Tronstad has represented his country both at youth and senior level.
Early career
Tronstad played for Tveit IL before he joined Start.[1] In November 2009, he was on a trial with Manchester United together with his countrymen Herman Stengel and Mats Møller Dæhli.[2]
IK Start
Tronstad made his first-team debut for Start in the First Division in 2012,[3] and made his debut in Tippeligaen the following season.[1] He has been compared to the former Start-player and Norway international, Fredrik Strømstad.[3]
Huddersfield Town
On 21 January 2014, Sondre joined Huddersfield Town on a 2+1⁄2-year deal.[4]
FK Haugesund
On 14 January 2016, after leaving Huddersfield, Tronstad signed for a Norwegian side FK Haugesund on a 3-year deal.[5]
Vitesse
On 24 January 2020, Tronstad joined Vitesse on a 3+1⁄2-year deal.[6] On 1 February 2020 he made his Eredivisie debut against ADO Den Haag as a 75th minute substitute for Navarone Foor.[7] On 18 April 2021 he played the whole match against AFC Ajax in the KNVB Cup final, which Vitesse lost 2–1.[8]
Blackburn Rovers
On 15 June 2023, it was announced that Tronstad would join Blackburn Rovers upon the expiration of his contract, signing a three-year deal.[9] He made his Championship debut on 5 August, starting in a 2–1 home win over West Bromwich Albion.[10]
On 7 December 2024, in the absence of Lewis Travis, Tronstad was named captain for the match against Hull City by manager John Eustace.[11] On 18 April 2025, Tronstad scored his first goals for the club, netting a brace in a 4–1 home victory over Millwall.[12][13]
On 26 April 2025, Tronstad was named player of the year, winning 31% of the supporters' vote, becoming the first Norwegian player to win the award.[14]
On 29 December 2025, Tronstad made his 100th appearance for the club in a 0–0 draw away to Sheffield Wednesday.[15]
On 24 February 2026, Tronstad was substituted at half-time during a 2–1 defeat to Bristol City after suffering a knock.[16] He did not feature in the following match away to Derby County.[17] On 4 March 2026, the club confirmed that Tronstad would miss the remainder of the 2025–26 season after undergoing a full ACL reconstruction.[18]
International career
Tronstad has played for Norwegian youth teams from under-16 to under-18 level.[19] On 18 November 2020 he made his debut for the senior team against Austria in the Nations League.[20]