Sondre Granaas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sondre Milian Granaas | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Drammen, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Molde | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Stoppen | ||
| 2020–2022 | Mjøndalen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Mjøndalen 2 | 26 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Mjøndalen | 28 | (2) |
| 2024– | Molde | 30 | (1) |
| 2024– | Molde 2 | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Norway U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Norway U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Norway U18 | 14 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Norway U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2025– | Norway U20 | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||
Sondre Milian Granaas (born 30 August 2006) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Molde.
Club career
A youth product of Stoppen, and later Mjøndalen,[1] Granaas made his professional debut with the latter in a 0–0 Norwegian First Division draw against Åsane on 10 April 2023.[2]
In August 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Mjøndalen.[1] By the end of 2023, he had become a key player of the first team.[3][4][5]
In January 2024, despite interest from several foreign European clubs,[6][7] he signed for Molde in Eliteserien.[8]
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,[9][10] by the end of the 2024 season, he established himself as a regular member of the first team in the national league[11] and the UEFA Conference League.[12][13]
International career
Granaas is a youth international for Norway, having played in both the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the under-19.[14][15] In the 2025 Championship, Graanas scored twice, once against England U19 and once against Germany U19.[16][17]
Personal life
Born in Drammen, Granaas is the son of former professional footballer Lars Granaas.[3][1] His younger brother Eirik Granaas also plays as a first tier footballer in Norway.[18]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mjøndalen 2 | 2021 | 3. divisjon | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 3. divisjon | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 3. divisjon | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Mjøndalen | 2023 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |
| Molde | 2024 | Eliteserien | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5[a] | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
| Molde 2 | 2024 | 3. divisjon | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | 3. divisjon | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 91 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
- ^ a b c "Proffkontrakt til Sondre Granaas". Mjøndalen IF (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Mjøndalen - Åsane - 10.04.2023 15.00". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nilsen, Jostein (31 October 2023). "(+) Drammens Tidende erfarer: MIF avslo nytt millionbud". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Brøste, Martin (13 January 2024). "(+) Utenlandske klubber følger Sondre (17) – likevel valgte han Molde". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Wahl, Stian André de (4 January 2024). "Mjøndalen-talent klar for Molde". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Moe, Jens Olav (10 April 2024). "(+) Folkefest da Eide yppet seg mot MFK". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Tung beskjed for MFK-talent". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian Bokmål). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Ericson, Marcus (16 May 2024). "(+) Debuterte i Eliteserien – får skryt av treneren". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Gussiås, Daniel Nerli (16 January 2025). "(+) Imponerte i Europa – nå vil han spille mer". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Hustad, Trond (2 May 2025). "(+) MFKs stjerneskudd: – Ekstremt gøy". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Sondre Granaas skal spille G19-EM". Molde (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Hustad, Trond (17 June 2025). "(+) Tap for Norge - vi sendte kampen direkte". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "England-Norway". Uefa.com. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Norway-Germany". Uefa.com. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "- Får sjelden lov å dra ut". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Sondre Milian Granaas Statistikk" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Sondre Granaas". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
External links
- Sondre Granaas at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Sondre Granaas at Soccerway