Sander Svendsen

Sander Svendsen (born 6 August 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Odd on loan from OB.

Club Career

Molde FK

Svendsen made his first team debut on 9 May 2013, aged only 15, against Aalesund in a 4–1 win. He was brought on shortly before the final whistle by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjar. He scored his first competitive goal for the side on 21 April 2014, in a 5–1 win against Sarpsborg. Aged 16 years and 259 days, he is the fifth-youngest goalscorer in Eliteserien history. Amid his breakthrough at Molde, Svendsen trialed with the Dutch giants Ajax on several occasions. At the end of 2013, however, Svendsen signed a new three-year contract with Molde.

In 2014, Svendsen became the youngest player ever to win the Norwegian top flight, Tippeligaen. Molde secured the championship title following a 2–1 victory against Viking on 4 October. Svendsen made 12 league appearances throughout the campaign. The same year, The Guardian rated him as one of the most promising football players in Europe born in 1997. The Danish newspaper BT also named Svendsen as one of the 20 best Scandinavian players under the age of 20.

Sander Svendsen made his continental debut during the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, on 24 July 2014, in a 1–1 draw against the Slovenian club Gorica in the second qualifying round. He scored his first goal in the tournament in the third qualifying round about a week later, against Zorya Luhansk from Ukraine on away turf. The game finished 1–1 as Svendsen scored a late equalizer in the 88th minute.

In 2015, Svendsen played 26 league games for Molde. He scored a brace in a local derby against Aalesund on 20 April, in a 5–1 win. He scored another two goals on 16 May, in a 3–3 draw against Stabak. At the end of the season, Svendsen was prized as the domestic "Talent of the Year" by the Norwegian Football Association. Roughly at the same time, Svendsen also renewed his contract with Molde, with his new deal lasting until the end of 2017.

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