Sebastian Søraas Sebulonsen (born 27 January 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby. He has represented Norway at under-21 level.

Sebastian Sebulonsen
Sebulonsen in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Søraas Sebulonsen[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Sola, Norway[2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Right-back[3]
Team information
Current team
Brøndby
Number 2
Youth career
2012–2017 Sola
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Sola 65 (18)
2020–2022 Viking 59 (9)
2021Mjøndalen (loan) 4 (0)
2022– Brøndby 33 (2)
International career
2021–2022 Norway U21 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024

Career edit

Sola edit

Born in Sola, Rogaland, Norway, Sebulonsen started playing football for hometown club Sola FK as a 13-year-old.[1][4] After progressing through the youth teams of the club, he made his senior debut on 24 September 2016, aged 16, in a Norwegian Second Division match against Florø.[5] On 1 July 2017, he scored his first goal at senior level, contributing to a 4–1 away victory against Express in the Norwegian Third Division.[6] At the end of his tenure at the club, Sebulonsen had scored 18 goals in 67 appearances for Sola.[1]

Viking edit

On 12 December 2019, Sebulonsen signed a two-year contract with Eliteserien club Viking.[7] On 21 June 2020, he made his league debut for the club in a 3–0 loss against Brann, replacing Johnny Furdal in the 68th minute.[8] On 29 November, he scored his first goal for the club, opening the score with a header in the 20th minute, helping Viking to a comfortable 4–1 victory against Start.[9][10]

On 11 May 2021, his contract was extended for two more years, keeping him at Viking until December 2023.[11] The next day, he was loaned out to fellow Eliteserien club Mjøndalen.[12] There he made four appearances, putting in impressive performances, including one against his parent club Viking, where he provided an assist.[13] On 9 June 2021, Viking recalled him from his loan.[14] He scored 11 goals in 67 appearances during his time at Viking.[1]

Brøndby edit

On 14 July 2022, Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF announced the signing of Sebulonsen on a four-year contract.[15] He made his debut on 17 July, starting at right-back in a 1–0 league win against AGF.[16] His European debut came four days later in a 1–1 draw in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifier against Pogoń Szczecin.[17]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 26 May 2024[1][18][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sola 2016 2. divisjon 1 0 0 0 1 0
2017 3. divisjon 16 3 0 0 16 3
2018 3. divisjon 24 6 1 0 25 6
2019 2. divisjon 24 9 1 0 25 9
Total 65 18 2 0 67 18
Viking 2020 Eliteserien 20 1 0 0 20 1
2021 Eliteserien 24 4 3 1 27 5
2022 Eliteserien 15 4 5 1 0 0 20 5
Total 59 9 8 2 0 0 67 11
Mjøndalen (loan) 2021 Eliteserien 4 0 0 0 4 0
Brøndby 2022–23 Danish Superliga 19 1 1 0 4[a] 0 24 1
2023–24 Danish Superliga 14 1 2 0 16 1
Total 33 2 3 0 4 0 40 2
Career total 161 29 13 2 4 0 0 0 178 31
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Sebastian Sebulonsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ "Han skulle på ferie og ventet på boarding da telefonen ringte. Det endret alt for Viking-spilleren". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian Bokmål). 19 June 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Sebastian Sebulonsen at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Stolte av eleven: – Ingen fasit på hva som skal til for å nå toppen". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian Bokmål). 19 June 2021. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Sola – Florø – 24.09.2016 14.00". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Express – Sola – 01.07.2017 16.00". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. ^ Nilssen, Stig (12 December 2019). "Nå har Sebulonsen signert Viking-kontrakten". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. ^ Svendsen, Dag Atle (21 June 2020). "Tung kveld i Bergen". www.vikingfotball.no (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Viking slo tilbake etter en tøff uke – knuste Start". VG (in Norwegian Bokmål). 28 November 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Viking FK – IK Start 4:1 (Eliteserien 2020, 26. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  11. ^ Flygind, Kjetil (11 May 2021). "Ny Viking-kontrakt for Sebulonsen - lånes trolig ut til Mjøndalen". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Sebastian Sebulonsen klar for MIF" (in Norwegian). Mjøndalen IF. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Viking henter tilbake lånesuksess fra Mjøndalen". Eurosport (in Norwegian Bokmål). 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  14. ^ Myrset, Ola (9 June 2021). "Viking henter hjem igjen utlånt spiller". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Brøndby IF henter Sebastian Sebulonsen". Brøndby IF (Press release) (in Danish). 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  16. ^ Porse, Kristian (18 July 2022). "Sebulonsen fik tidlig BIF-debut: Skal spille meget". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  17. ^ Okstrøm, Oliver (21 July 2022). "Opstillinger: Sådan stiller Brøndby op mod Pogon". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  18. ^ Sebastian Sebulonsen at Soccerway

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