Sander Christiansen
| 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] | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarpsborg 08 | ||
| Number | 72 | ||
| 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 | 32 | (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, correct as of 28 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2025 | |||
Sander Christiansen (born 29 April 2001) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a left back for Sarpsborg 08.
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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sander Christiansen". Sarpsborg 08. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ a b Johnsen, Jonas (31 July 2022). "Sander Christiansen viser seg frem for eliteserielag". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ a b c Kalnes, Petter (2 October 2023). "Sander Christiansen (22) med ny kontrakt: – Det er veldig mye å se fram til i Sarpsborg 08 nå". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ Sander Christiansen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Solly, Espen (16 March 2018). "Utenlandske storklubber viser interesse for ukjent Brann-talent" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ Sande, Egil (14 May 2018). "Valgte bort Brann og drar til Tyskland. Nå snakker han ut". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ a b Sander Christiansen at Soccerway
- ^ "Sechs weitere Profis für Gladbach" (in German). Sport1.de. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "Talentet forsvant til tysk storklubb. Nå skal han trene med Brann". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "Sander Christiansen på vei til eliteserieklubb". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ Karlsen, Pål Andre. "Drømmekveld for Sander da Sarpsborg 08 banket LSK: – Jeg fikk litt sjokk". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bergen
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Borussia Mönchengladbach II players
- Sarpsborg 08 FF players
- Regionalliga players
- Eliteserien players
- Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany