Noah Sonko Sundberg

Noah Sonko Sundberg
Personal information
Full name Jonatan Noah Kemeseng Sonko Sundberg
Date of birth (1996-06-06) 6 June 1996
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Östersunds FK
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2009 Enskede IK
2010–2013 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 AIK 29 (2)
2016–2017 → GIF Sundsvall (loan) 51 (4)
2018– Östersunds FK 11 (0)
National team‡
2011–2013 Sweden U17 21 (2)
2013–2015 Sweden U19 14 (0)
2015– Sweden U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2016

Noah Sonko Sundberg (born 6 June 1996) is a Swedish footballer, of half-Gambian descent, who plays as a defender for Östersunds FK in Allsvenskan.[1]

Career

Born to a Gambian mother and a Swedish father, Sonko Sundberg joined AIK as a youth player in early 2010. In the summer of 2013 he was moved up to the first team where he made his first team debut in a friendly against Manchester United.[2] On 2 June 2014 he made his Allsvenskan debut at home against IF Brommapojkarna.[3]

He was loaned out to fellow Allsvenskan club GIF Sundsvall in both 2016 and 2017, being an important member of their squad beside fellow central defender Marcus Danielsson.[4]

On 9 January 2018, Sonko Sundberg transferred to Östersunds FK on a permanent deal from AIK,[4] signing a four year-deal with his new club.[5]

International career

In September 2013, Sonko Sundberg was selected to the Sweden national under-17 football team that would compete in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6]

Club statistics

As of 24 January 2017[7]
Season Club Division League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2014 AIK Allsvenskan 5 1 0 0 1 0 6 1
2015 24 1 3 1 5 0 32 2
2016 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2016 GIF Sundsvall (loan) 23 3 1 0 0 0 24 3
Career Total 52 5 5 1 6 0 63 6

Honours

2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Bronze

References

  1. ↑ "Noah Sonko Sundberg". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Framtiden är vår! – Intervju med Anton Salétros och Noah Sonko Sundberg". BlackBeat.se. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "AIK Fotboll - 18. Noah Sonko Sundberg". AIK Fotboll. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Noah Sonko Sundberg lämnar AIK Fotboll". AIK Fotboll. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Andreas fortsätter i ÖFK och Sonko Sundberg blir ÖFKs tredje nyförvärv". Östersunds FK. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "P17-landslagets VM-trupp uttagen". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "N. SONKO-SUNDBERG". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2016.


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