Noah Sonko Sundberg

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Noah Sonko Sundberg

| image = Noah Sonko Sundberg in Levski.jpg

| caption = Sonko Sundberg warming up for Levski in 2022

| fullname = Noah Kemeseng Sonko Sundberg

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|06|06|df=y}}

| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden

| height = {{height|m=1.87}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Sivasspor
(on loan from Ludogorets Razgrad)

| clubnumber = 27

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2009

| youthclubs1 = Enskede IK

| youthyears2 = 2010–2013

| youthclubs2 = AIK

| years1 = 2013–2017

| clubs1 = AIK

| caps1 = 29

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = → GIF Sundsvall (loan)

| caps2 = 51

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2018–2021

| clubs3 = Östersunds FK

| caps3 = 98

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = Levski Sofia

| caps4 = 44

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2023–

| clubs5 = Ludogorets Razgrad

| caps5 = 19

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = → Sivasspor (loan)

| caps6 = 15

| goals6 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2013

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17

| nationalcaps1 = 21

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2013–2015

| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps2 = 14

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam3 = Sweden U21

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2020–

| nationalteam4 = Gambia

| nationalcaps4 = 18

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = 12:36, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 24 January 2024 (UTC)

}}

Noah Kemeseng Sonko Sundberg (born 6 June 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Süper Lig club Sivasspor on loan from Ludogorets Razgrad.{{cite web|title=Noah Sonko Sundberg|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/superettan/person/?playerid=7957|publisher=Swedish Football Association|accessdate=6 June 2014}} A former youth international for Sweden, he plays for the Gambia national team.

Club 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.{{cite web|title=Framtiden är vår! – Intervju med Anton Salétros och Noah Sonko Sundberg|url=http://www.blackbeat.se/2013/11/25/framtiden-ar-var-intervju-med-anton-saletros-och-noah-sonko-sundberg/|publisher=BlackBeat.se|accessdate=6 June 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140211132234/http://www.blackbeat.se/2013/11/25/framtiden-ar-var-intervju-med-anton-saletros-och-noah-sonko-sundberg/|archivedate=11 February 2014}} On 2 June 2014 he made his Allsvenskan debut at home against IF Brommapojkarna.{{cite web|title=AIK Fotboll - 18. Noah Sonko Sundberg|url=http://aikfotboll.se/TextPage.aspx?textPageID=7989|publisher=AIK Fotboll|accessdate=6 June 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110202122/http://aikfotboll.se/TextPage.aspx?textPageID=7989|archivedate=10 January 2014}}

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.{{cite web|title=Noah Sonko Sundberg lämnar AIK Fotboll|url=http://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/noah-sonko-sundberg-till-ostersunds-fk|publisher=AIK Fotboll|accessdate=23 January 2018}}

On 9 January 2018, Sonko Sundberg transferred to Östersunds FK on a permanent deal from AIK, signing a four-year deal with his new club.{{cite web|title=Andreas fortsätter i ÖFK och Sonko Sundberg blir ÖFKs tredje nyförvärv|url=http://www.ostersundsfk.se/2018/01/21451/|publisher=Östersunds FK|accessdate=23 January 2018}}

On 4 November 2021, Sonko Sundberg signed a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year deal with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia, which came into effect on 1 January 2022, once his contract with Östersunds had ended.{{cite web|title=ПФК Левски подписа с Ноа Сонко Сундберг|url=https://levski.bg/%d0%bf%d1%84%d0%ba-%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%b2%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8-%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d0%b0-%d1%81-%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b0-%d1%81%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%ba%d0%be-%d1%81%d1%83%d0%bd%d0%b4/|publisher=levski.bg|accessdate=4 November 2021}}

On 26 July 2023, he was transferred to fellow Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web |title=Ludogorets acquired Noah Sonko Sundberg|url=https://ludogorets.com/en/news/?i=5609 |website=ludogorets.com |access-date=26 July 2023}}{{cite web |title=ПФК Левски трансферира Ноа Сонко Сундберг|url=https://levski.bg/%d0%bf%d1%84%d0%ba-%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%b2%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8-%d1%82%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%bd%d1%81%d1%84%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b0-%d1%81%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%ba%d0%be-%d1%81/ |website=levski.bg |access-date=26 July 2023|language=bg}}

International career

In September 2013, Sonko Sundberg was selected to the Sweden men's national under-17 football team that would compete in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.{{cite web|title=P17-landslagets VM-trupp uttagen|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/landslag/2013/09/p17-landslagets-vm-trupp-uttagen/|publisher=Swedish Football Association|accessdate=6 June 2014}} On 2 October 2020, he was called up by the senior Gambia national team.{{Cite web|url=https://gambiaff.org/gambia-announces-final-scorpions-squad/|title=Gambia Announces Final Scorpions Squad|date=October 2, 2020|website=THE GFF | Official Website}} He debuted with Gambia in a friendly 1–0 win over Congo on 9 October 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://gambiaff.org/gambia-1-0-congo-in-friendly-international/|title=Gambia 1-0 Congo In Friendly International|date=October 9, 2020|website=THE GFF | Official Website}} In January 2024, Sonko Sundberg was included in the country's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite news |title=Gambia - final squad for 2023 AFCON|url=https://www.cafonline.com/media/d2ub1hek/gambia.pdf |author=| publisher=cafonline.com |language= |access-date=18 January 2024 |date=5 January 2024}}

Club statistics

{{updated|11 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/noah-sonko-sundberg/270569/|publisher=Soccerway|title=N. SONKO-SUNDBERG

|access-date=7 June 2016}}

Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! rowspan="2" href \|Club ! rowspan="2" href= \|Season ! rowspan="2" \|Division ! colspan="2" \|League ! colspan="2" \|Cup ! colspan="2" \|Europe ! colspan="2" \|Total
rowspan="4" \|AIK \|2014 \|Allsvenskan \|5	1	2	1	1	0	8	2
2015 \|Allsvenskan \|24	1	2	0	5	0	31	1
2016 \|Allsvenskan \|0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total !29	2	5	1	6	0	40	3
rowspan="3"\|GIF Sundsvall (loan) \|2016 \|Allsvenskan \|23	3	1	0	0	0	24	3
2017 \|Allsvenskan \|28	1	1	0	0	0	29	1
colspan="2"\|Total !51	4	2	0	0	0	53	4
rowspan="6" \|Östersunds FK \|2018 \|Allsvenskan \|21	1	1	0	0	0	22	1
2019 \|Allsvenskan \|28	1	4	0	0	0	32	1
2020 \|Allsvenskan \|25	2	3	0	0	0	28	2
2021 \|Allsvenskan \|24	1	4	0	0	0	28	1
2022 \|Allsvenskan \|0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total !98	5	13	0	0	0	111	5
rowspan=4\|Levski Sofia \|2021–22 \|First League \|11	1	4	0	0	0	15	1
2022–23 \|First League \|32	0	1	0	4	0	37	0
2023–24 \|First League \|1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total !44	1	5	0	4	0	53	1
rowspan="3"\|Ludogorets Razgrad \|2023–24 \|First League \|19	0	5	1	11	1	35	2
2024–25 \|First League \|0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total !19	0	5	1	12	1	36	2
Sivasspor (loan) \|2024–25 \|Süper Lig \|1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
colspan="3" \|Career Total !242	12	30	2	22	1	294	15

Honours

Sweden U17

FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2013

Levski Sofia

Bulgarian Cup: 2021–22

Ludogorets Razgrad

References

External links

{{SvFF player|id=e94f9888-ced4-4434-ad72-32dd1957a972|fid=535993|pid=7957}}
{{Elitefootball|31548}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131753/http://www.eliteprospects.com/football/player.php?player=31548 archive])
[https://web.archive.org/web/20140110202122/http://aikfotboll.se/TextPage.aspx?textPageID=7989 AIK profile]
{{Soccerway|noah-sonko-sundberg/270569}}

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