Sondre Klingen Langås (born 2 February 2001) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a defender for club

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and the Norway national team. Langås made his debut in the Norwegian

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for

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. He made his debut for

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in 2024.

Club career

Early career

Langås started his youth career in the rural club Spillum before moving on to

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. He then played in the

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for

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and Stjørdals-Blink (on loan from Ranheim).

Viking

In May 2023, Langås was wanted by

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and trained with the team, together with Ranheim teammate Ruben Alte. On 24 July 2023, he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with

club

. He made his debut on 13 August 2023 against

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. On 16 September 2023, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 away win over

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Derby County

On 1 February 2025, Langås joined

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club

on a four-and-a-half-year contract for a fee reported to be in the region of . The move saw him reunite with former Viking teammate Lars-Jørgen Salvesen whom had joined the same club earlier in the transfer window. Langås made his Derby debut in a 1–1 draw at

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on 8 February 2025. In March 2025, Langås sustained a hamstring injury; however with the club in a relegation battle to stay in the Championship, he decided to delay surgery to the end the season with head coach

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stating that Langås went through the "pain barrier" for the club. Langås became part of a back-three alongside Matt Clarke and Nat Phillips; which helped Derby finish 19th in the Championship and beat relegation by one point, with Langås making 14 appearances during his first season for Derby. In June 2025, it was confirmed by Eustace that Langås would miss the start of the 2025–26 season due to rehabilitation from his knee surgery he had in May.

International career

Langås made his debut for the Norway national team on 9 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Austria at

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. He substituted

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in added time of Norway's 2–1 victory.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Langaas, Sondre 2001 births Living people Sportspeople from Namsos Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Namsos IL players Ranheim Fotball players IL Stjørdals-Blink players Viking FK players Derby County F.C. players Norwegian Fourth Division players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players English Football League players 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England