# Sondre Tronstad

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.

## Club career
### Early career

Tronstad played for Tveit IL before he joined Start. In November 2009, he was on a trial with Manchester United together with his countrymen Herman Stengel and Mats Møller Dæhli.

### IK Start

Tronstad made his first-team debut for Start in the First Division in 2012, and made his debut in Tippeligaen the following season. He has been compared to the former Start-player and Norway international, Fredrik Strømstad.

### Huddersfield Town

On 21 January 2014, Sondre joined Huddersfield Town on a 2+1⁄2-year deal.

### FK Haugesund

On 14 January 2016, after leaving Huddersfield, Tronstad signed for a Norwegian side FK Haugesund on a 3-year deal.

### Vitesse

On 24 January 2020, Tronstad joined Vitesse on a 3+1⁄2-year deal. On 1 February 2020 he made his Eredivisie debut against ADO Den Haag as a 75th minute substitute for Navarone Foor. On 18 April 2021 he played the whole match against AFC Ajax in the KNVB Cup final, which Vitesse lost 2–1.

### Blackburn Rovers

On 15 June 2023, it was announced that Tronstad will be joining Blackburn Rovers when his contract ends, on a 3-year deal. On 5 August he made his Championship debut in a 2–1 home win against West Bromwich Albion. On 7 December 2024, in absence of Lewis Travis, Tronstad was named the team captain against Hull City by Rovers' manager, John Eustace.

## International career

Tronstad has played for Norwegian youth teams from under-16 to under-18 level. On 18 November 2020 he made his debut for the senior team against Austria in the Nations League.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 29 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Start | 2012 | Adeccoligaen | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Start | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Start | Total | Total | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Haugesund | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 |
| Haugesund | 2017 | Eliteserien | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Haugesund | 2018 | Eliteserien | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| Haugesund | 2019 | Eliteserien | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Haugesund | Total | Total | 110 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 136 | 6 |
| Vitesse | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Vitesse | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 |
| Vitesse | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 50 | 5 |
| Vitesse | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Vitesse | Total | Total | 93 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 111 | 9 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2023–24 | Championship | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2024–25 | Championship | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 245 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 299 | 17 |
* ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Norwegian Football Cup, FA Cup
* ↑ Includes EFL Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League