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 26 (1)
International career
2021–2022 Norway U21 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:50, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

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 3 December 2023[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 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 22 1 1 0 4 0 27 1
Career total 150 28 11 2 4 0 0 0 165 30
  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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