Sondre Bjorvand Tronstad (born 26 August 1995) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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for Vitesse in

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. He has previously played for the Norwegian club

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and been contracted for two years to

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in the

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. Tronstad has represented his country both at youth and senior level.

Club career

Tronstad played for

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before he joined

. In November 2009 he was on a trial with

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together with his countrymen Herman Stengel and

Mats Møller Dæhli Mats Møller Dæhli (born 2 March 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg and the Norway national team. Born in Oslo, he was previously contracted to English club Mancheste ...

. Tronstad made his first-team debut for Start in the First Division in 2012, and made his debut in

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the following season. He has been compared to the former Start-player and Norway international,

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. On 21 January 2014, Sondre joined

on a -year deal. On 24 January 2020, Tronstad joined Vitesse on a 3.5-year deal.

International career

Tronstad has played for Norwegian youth teams from under-16 to under-18 level.

Career statistics

Club

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