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Sondre Granaas

Sondre Granaas
Personal information
Full name Sondre Milian Granaas
Date of birth (2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Drammen, Norway
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Molde
Number 23
Youth career
Mjøndalen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Mjøndalen 28 (2)
2024– Molde 22 (0)
International career‡
2022 Norway U16 1 (0)
2023 Norway U17 3 (0)
2023–2024 Norway U18 14 (2)
2023– Norway U19 11 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 July 2025

Sondre Granaas (born 30 August 2006) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Molde.

Club career

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Born in Drammen, Granaas is the son of former professional footballer Lars Granaas.[1][2] His younger brother Eirik Granaas also plays as a first tier footballer in Norway.[3]

A youth product of Mjøndalen IF,[2] Granaas made his professional debut with the club from Mjøndalen in a 0–0 Norwegian First Division draw against Åsane on 10 April 2023.[4]

In August 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Mjøndalen.[5] By the end of 2023, he had become a key player of the first team.[1][6][7]

In January 2024, despite interest from several foreign European clubs,[8][9] he signed for Molde in Eliteserien.[10]

Scoring for his debut with the historic Norwegian club, in a 5–0 win over Eide og Omegn in NM Cup on 10 April 2024,[11][12] by the end of the 2024 season, he established himself as a regular member of the first team in the national league[13] and the UEFA Conference League.[14][15]

International career

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Granaas is a youth international for Norway, having played the Euro 2024[16] and 2025 with the under-19.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fredagsvik, Jarle (24 September 2023). "17 år gamle Sondre har tatt enorme steg – nå håper MIF-treneren på budkrig". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Proffkontrakt til Sondre Granaas". Mjøndalen IF (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. ^ "- Får sjelden lov å dra ut". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Mjøndalen - Åsane - 10.04.2023 15.00". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Proffkontrakt til Sondre Granaas". Mjøndalen IF (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  6. ^ Wahl, Stian André de (31 August 2023). "Har tatt Obos-ligaen med storm – nå sirkler Eliteserien-klubber rundt Sondre (17)". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  7. ^ Nilsen, Jostein (4 March 2023). "(+) MIFs unggutter yppet seg: – Jeg synes Sondre Granaas var briljant. Tenk han er bare 16 år". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  8. ^ Nilsen, Jostein (31 October 2023). "(+) Drammens Tidende erfarer: MIF avslo nytt millionbud". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  9. ^ Brøste, Martin (13 January 2024). "(+) Utenlandske klubber følger Sondre (17) – likevel valgte han Molde". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  10. ^ Wahl, Stian André de (4 January 2024). "Mjøndalen-talent klar for Molde". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  11. ^ Moe, Jens Olav (10 April 2024). "(+) Folkefest da Eide yppet seg mot MFK". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Tung beskjed for MFK-talent". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian Bokmål). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  13. ^ Ericson, Marcus (16 May 2024). "(+) Debuterte i Eliteserien – får skryt av treneren". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  14. ^ Gussiås, Daniel Nerli (16 January 2025). "(+) Imponerte i Europa – nå vil han spille mer". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  15. ^ Hustad, Trond (2 May 2025). "(+) MFKs stjerneskudd: – Ekstremt gøy". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Sondre Granaas skal spille G19-EM". Molde (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  17. ^ Hustad, Trond (17 June 2025). "(+) Tap for Norge - vi sendte kampen direkte". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
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