Sindre Walle Egeli

Sindre Walle Egeli (born 21 June 2006) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Danish side Nordsjælland.

Sindre Walle Egeli
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-06-21) 21 June 2006
Place of birth Larvik, Norway[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nordsjælland
Youth career
Nanset
2020–2022 Sandefjord
2022– Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Sandefjord 2 11 (19)
International career‡
2021 Norway U15 6 (7)
2022 Norway U16 14 (14)
2023– Norway U17 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2023

Club career

Born in Larvik, Egeli spent his youth career between the academies of Nanset IF and Sandefjord.[2] On his debut for Sandefjord 2, he scored all five goals in a 5–0 win against Teie in the 4. divisjon.[3] An unusually prolific striker at youth and reserve level, he was likened to fellow Norwegian footballer Erling Haaland.[4]

In February 2022, it was announced that Egeli would move to Denmark to join the academy of Danish Superliga side Nordsjælland.[5][6]

International career

Egeli has represented Norway at under-15 and under-16 level.[2] He continued his prolific club form for both national teams, scoring a six-minute hat-trick against Armenia in qualification for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[7]

Personal life

Egeli is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Vetle Walle Egeli.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 28 January 2023.[2]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sandefjord 2 2021 4. divisjon 610––2[lower-alpha 1]0810
2022 59––0059
Career total 11190000201319
Notes
  1. Appearances in the promotion playoffs

References
  1. Sindre Walle Egeli at WorldFootball.net
  2. Sindre Walle Egeli at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. "Edvard og Sindre tatt ut i G15-troppen mot Sverige" [Edvard and Sindre selected in the G15 squad against Sweden]. sandefjordfotball.no (in Norwegian). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  4. Skifjeld, Morten (28 October 2022). "Sindre (16) knuser Haalands målstatistikk: – Jeg må innrømme at jeg føler meg privilegert" [Sindre (16) crushes Haaland's goal statistics: - I have to admit that I feel privileged]. Østlands-Posten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 January 2023. (subscription required)
  5. Styrvold, Øystein (25 February 2022). "SF mister stortalent til utlandet" [SF is losing great talent abroad]. sb.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 January 2023. (subscription required)
  6. Baunsgaard, Casper (1 July 2022). "Sandefjord: Angrebstalent rykker til FCN" [Sandefjord: Attacking talent moves to FCN]. bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. "Egeli med hattrick på seks minutter i EM-kvalifiseringen" [Egeli with a hat-trick in six minutes in the EC qualification]. Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  8. Løvenfalck, Thor Kenneth; Eftedal, Ragnar (19 August 2021). "Tirsdag scoret Sindre (15) to mål i landslagsdebuten – onsdag ble storebror Vetle (17) også tatt ut på landslaget" [On Tuesday, Sindre (15) scored two goals in his national team debut - on Wednesday, older brother Vetle (17) was also selected for the national team]. Østlands-Posten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 January 2023. (subscription required)
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