Sondre Granaas

Sondre Granaas
Personal information
Full name Sondre Milian Granaas
Date of birth (2006-08-30) 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 43 (3)
2024– Molde 2 11 (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 2 August 2026
‡ 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]

On 29 July 2026, Granaas signed to extend his contract with the club until 2029, while his previous deal was due to expire in 2026.[14]

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.[15][16] In the 2025 Championship, Graanas scored twice, once against England U19 and once against Germany U19.[17][18]

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.[19]

Career statistics

As of 7 November 2025[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mjøndalen 2 2021 3. divisjon 20——20
2022 3. divisjon 170——170
2023 3. divisjon 70——70
Total 260——260
Mjøndalen 2023 1. divisjon 28230—312
Molde 2024 Eliteserien 90525[a]0192
2025 Eliteserien 1804200222
Total 2709450414
Molde 2 2024 3. divisjon 71——71
2025 3. divisjon 30——30
Total 101——101
Career total 913124501087
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Proffkontrakt til Sondre Granaas". Mjøndalen IF (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mjøndalen - Åsane - 10.04.2023 15.00". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Nilsen, Jostein (31 October 2023). "(+) Drammens Tidende erfarer: MIF avslo nytt millionbud". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Brøste, Martin (13 January 2024). "(+) Utenlandske klubber følger Sondre (17) – likevel valgte han Molde". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Wahl, Stian André de (4 January 2024). "Mjøndalen-talent klar for Molde". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Moe, Jens Olav (10 April 2024). "(+) Folkefest da Eide yppet seg mot MFK". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Tung beskjed for MFK-talent". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian Bokmål). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Ericson, Marcus (16 May 2024). "(+) Debuterte i Eliteserien – får skryt av treneren". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Gussiås, Daniel Nerli (16 January 2025). "(+) Imponerte i Europa – nå vil han spille mer". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Hustad, Trond (2 May 2025). "(+) MFKs stjerneskudd: – Ekstremt gøy". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  14. ↑ Gjerdseth, Sander (29 July 2026). "Sondre Granaas forlenger!" [Sondre Granaas extends!]. Molde FK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Sondre Granaas skal spille G19-EM". Molde (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  16. ↑ Hustad, Trond (17 June 2025). "(+) Tap for Norge - vi sendte kampen direkte". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "England-Norway". Uefa.com. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  18. ↑ "Norway-Germany". Uefa.com. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  19. ↑ "- Får sjelden lov å dra ut". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  20. ↑ "Sondre Milian Granaas Statistikk" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  21. ↑ "Sondre Granaas". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
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