Sander Christiansen

Sander Christiansen
Personal information
Full name Sander Johan Christiansen
Date of birth (2001-04-29) 29 April 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Norway
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Sarpsborg 08
Number 8
Youth career
Loddefjord
–2018 Brann
2018–2020 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 27 (0)
2022– Sarpsborg 08 70 (4)
International career‡
2016 Norway U15 5 (0)
2017 Norway U16 7 (1)
2018 Norway U17 12 (0)
2019 Norway U18 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2025

Sander Christiansen (born 29 April 2001) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a left back for Sarpsborg 08.

Hailing from Godvik [no] in Bergen's borough of Laksevåg, he started his youth career in Loddefjord IL before joining SK Brann's academy. In 2018, he was discovered by several foreign clubs after playing for Norway U16 and U17. He did not have a professional contract with Brann, and could thus freely join an academy abroad. He chose Borussia Mönchengladbach, moving there after the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. In 2020 he progressed from their youth team to Borussia Mönchengladbach II in the Regionalliga.

In the summer of 2022, he moved home from Germany. He first trained with his former club SK Brann as well as Åsane, but signed for Sarpsborg 08 in Eastern Norway. His start in Sarpsborg 08 was very slow, with Christiansen not playing a single game in 2022, but during 2023 he was repurposed from a midfielder to left back. He renewed his contract at the end of the year. He scored his first Eliteserien goals against Lillestrøm in September 2023.

References

  1. ↑ "Sander Christiansen". Sarpsborg 08. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 Johnsen, Jonas (31 July 2022). "Sander Christiansen viser seg frem for eliteserielag". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Kalnes, Petter (2 October 2023). "Sander Christiansen (22) med ny kontrakt: –⁠ Det er veldig mye å se fram til i Sarpsborg 08 nå". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Sander Christiansen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. ↑ Solly, Espen (16 March 2018). "Utenlandske storklubber viser interesse for ukjent Brann-talent" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Sande, Egil (14 May 2018). "Valgte bort Brann og drar til Tyskland. Nå snakker han ut". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 Sander Christiansen at Soccerway
  8. ↑ "Sechs weitere Profis für Gladbach" (in German). Sport1.de. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Talentet forsvant til tysk storklubb. Nå skal han trene med Brann". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Sander Christiansen på vei til eliteserieklubb". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Karlsen, Pål Andre. "Drømmekveld for Sander da Sarpsborg 08 banket LSK: – Jeg fikk litt sjokk". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2025.