Sondre Ørjasæter
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sondre Ørjasæter
| image =
| fullname = Sondre Holmlund Ørjasæter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|11|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Oslo, Norway
| height = 1.80 m{{Soccerway|sondre-holmlund-orjasater/812681}}
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Sarpsborg 08
| clubnumber = 27
| youthyears1 = –2016
| youthclubs1 = Lyn
| youthyears2 = 2018
| youthclubs2 = Korsvoll
| youthyears3 = 2019
| youthclubs3 = Lyn
| youthyears4 = 2019–2021
| youthclubs4 = Stryn
| years1 = 2021
| clubs1 = Stryn
| caps1 = 10
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = Sogndal
| caps2 = 57
| goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Sarpsborg 08
| caps3 = 31
| goals3 = 5
| nationalyears1= 2023
| nationalteam1 = Norway U20
| nationalcaps1= 2
|nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2= 2023–
| nationalteam2 = Norway U21
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2= 0
| pcupdate = 25 April 2025
| ntupdate = 19 November 2024
}}
Sondre Holmlund Ørjasæter (born 28 November 2003) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a left winger for Sarpsborg 08
Career
=Early years=
Ørjasæter grew up in Oslo. While a youth player in Lyn, he initially quit football as a child and would rather hang out and do shenanigans with friends.{{cite news|url=https://www.tv2.no/sport/talentet-sluttet-med-fotball-festet-og-gjorde-haerverk/15932537/|title=Talentet sluttet med fotball: – Festet og gjorde hærverk|author=Tveter, Kristian Berg|date=4 August 2023|language=no|access-date=2 September 2023}} He did return to football with a stint in Korsvoll and another in Lyn's boys-16 team,{{NFF|3432250}} but in the autumn of 2019 his family uprooted and moved to rural Stryn for his father's work. With there being few leisure activities for Ørjasæter in Stryn, he joined Stryn TIL. Two years later, he joined their senior team in 4. divisjon and played as a regular. According to Håvard Flo, he started becoming noticed in the district as "an artist" on the field.
=Sogndal=
Ørjasæter was signed by regional powerhouse Sogndal ahead of the 2022 season, and ended up playing most of the games. In 2023 he became a dominant player, receiving his first international callup, for Norway U21. A summer transfer to SK Brann was rumoured, and Ørjasæter acquired Jim Solbakken as his agent.{{cite news|url=https://www.sognavis.no/storklubb-rettar-blikket-mot-juvelen-det-er-ikkje-for-alle-a-skulla-ga-sa-tidleg/s/5-115-1004869|title=Storklubb rettar blikket mot juvelen: – Det er ikkje for alle å skulla gå så tidleg|date=30 June 2023|author=Romøren, Endre|work=Sogn Avis|language=nn|access-date=2 September 2023}} He also improved his professionalism off the field, regarding food and sleep.{{cite news|url=https://www.sognavis.no/fekk-ikkje-pa-oppvaskmaskina-og-at-burgar-to-gonger-i-veka-no-har-sondre-19-teke-grep/s/5-115-967863|title=Fekk ikkje på oppvaskmaskina og åt burgar to gonger i veka: No har Sondre (19) teke grep|date=15 April 2023|author=Romøren, Endre|work=Sogn Avis|language=nn|access-date=2 September 2023}}
=Sarpsborg 08=
At the start of the 2024 season, Ørjasæter signed for Eliteserien side Sarpsborg 08.{{cite news|url=https://www.sarpsborg08.no/nyheter/sarpsborg-08-kjoper-sondre-orjasaeter-fra-sogndal|title=Sarpsborg 08 kjøper Sondre Ørjasæter fra Sogndal|language=no|publisher=Sarpsborg 08 FF|date=13 January 2024|access-date=12 February 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 24 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Norwegian Cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Stryn
|2021 |10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | |
| rowspan="3"|Sogndal
|2022 |27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2023
|Norwegian First Division |30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!57 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 63 | 9 | |
| rowspan="3"|Sarpsborg 08
|2024 |28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
| 2025
|Eliteserien |3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!98 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 109 | 25 |
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References
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{{Sarpsborg 08 FF squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Oslo
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Category:Norway men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Sogndal Fotball players
Category:Sarpsborg 08 FF players