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

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

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. 1 2 3 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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