Sondre Ørjasæter

Sondre Ørjasæter

Personal information
Full name	Sondre Holmlund Ørjasæter
Date of birth	(2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Sarpsborg 08
Number	27
Youth career
–2016	Lyn
2018	Korsvoll
2019	Lyn
2019–2021	Stryn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021	Stryn	10	(10)
2022–2024	Sogndal	57	(8)
2024–	Sarpsborg 08	28	(5)
International career^‡
2023	Norway U20	2	(0)
2023–	Norway U21	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Sondre Holmlund Ørjasæter (born 28 November 2003) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a left winger for Sarpsborg 08.

Career

Early years

Ørjasæter grew up in Oslo. While a youth player in Lyn, he initially quit football as a child and would rather hang out and do shenanigans with friends.^[2] He did return to football with a stint in Korsvoll and another in Lyn's boys-16 team,^[3] but in the autumn of 2019 his family uprooted and moved to rural Stryn for his father's work. With there being few leisure activities for Ørjasæter in Stryn, he joined Stryn TIL. Two years later, he joined their senior team in 4. divisjon and played as a regular. According to Håvard Flo, he started becoming noticed in the district as "an artist" on the field.^[2]

Sogndal

Ørjasæter was signed by regional powerhouse Sogndal ahead of the 2022 season, and ended up playing most of the games. In 2023 he became a dominant player, receiving his first international callup, for Norway U21.^[2] A summer transfer to SK Brann was rumoured, and Ørjasæter acquired Jim Solbakken as his agent.^[4] He also improved his professionalism off the field, regarding food and sleep.^[5]

Sarpsborg 08

At the start of the 2024 season, Ørjasæter signed for Eliteserien side Sarpsborg 08.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 September 2024^[3]

Club	Season	League			Norwegian Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stryn	2021	Norwegian Fourth Division	10	10	0	0	10	10
Sogndal	2022	Norwegian First Division	27	2	2	1	29	3
	2023	Norwegian First Division	30	6	4	0	34	6
	Total		57	8	6	1	63	9
Sarpsborg 08	2024	Eliteserien	22	5	4	1	26	6
Career total			89	23	10	2	99	25

References

1. Sondre Ørjasæter at Soccerway
2. Tveter, Kristian Berg (4 August 2023). "Talentet sluttet med fotball: – Festet og gjorde hærverk" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
3. Sondre Ørjasæter at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
4. Romøren, Endre (30 June 2023). "Storklubb rettar blikket mot juvelen: – Det er ikkje for alle å skulla gå så tidleg". Sogn Avis (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
5. Romøren, Endre (15 April 2023). "Fekk ikkje på oppvaskmaskina og åt burgar to gonger i veka: No har Sondre (19) teke grep". Sogn Avis (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
6. "Sarpsborg 08 kjøper Sondre Ørjasæter fra Sogndal" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.