Sonni Nattestad

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Sonni Nattestad
Nattestad in 2015
Personal information
Full name Sonni Ragnar Nattestad[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
07 Vestur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 MB 1 (0)
2011–2012 07 Vestur 22 (4)
2013–2015 Midtjylland 4 (0)
2014–2015Horsens (loan) 13 (2)
2015Vejle BK (loan) 7 (0)
2016 FH Hafnarfjordur 1 (0)
2016Fylkir (loan) 8 (0)
2016–2018 Molde 2 4 (0)
2018Aalesund (loan) 13 (1)
2018Horsens (loan) 4 (0)
2019 Fredericia 8 (1)
2020 B36 22 (3)
2021 Dundalk 14 (0)
2022 FK Jerv 0 (0)
2022–2023 B36 44 (2)
2024– 07 Vestur 0 (0)
International career
2010–2012 Faroe Islands U19 9 (0)
2013 Faroe Islands U21 6 (0)
2013– Faroe Islands 48 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:24, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 April 2023

Sonni Ragnar Nattestad (born 5 August 1994) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 07 Vestur and the Faroe Islands national team.[2][3]

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

On 12 December 2016, Nattestad signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club Molde FK.[4]

Nattestad joined Danish 1st Division club FC Fredericia on 1 February 2019.[5] After a half year, on 10 September 2019, Nattestad got his contract terminated.[6]

In January 2021 he signed for the League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk.[7] He made his competitive debut for the club on 12 March 2021 in the 2021 President's Cup against league champions Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium. The game was an eventful one for Nattestad as he opened the scoring in the 42nd minute with a header from a Patrick McEleney corner, before being sent-off in the 59th minute for a tackle on Graham Burke as his side went on to draw 1–1 before winning the trophy on penalties.[8]

On 2 January 2022, Nattestad signed a contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club FK Jerv. However, the contract was terminated just 2 hours later.[9][10]

In March 2024, Nattestad returned to 07 Vestur.[11]

International career[edit]

Nattestad was born in the Faroe Islands to a Haitian-born father who was adopted in the Faroe Islands, and Faroese mother. He represents the Faroe Islands national team.[citation needed]

Career statistics[edit]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nattestad goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Sonni Nattestad
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2016 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 25 March 2018 Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain  Liechtenstein 3–0 3–0 Friendly
3 28 March 2021 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Austria 1–0 1–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[edit]

Dundalk

References[edit]

  1. ^ "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 13. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ "danskfodbold.com - DBU's Officielle Statistikere". www.danskfodbold.com.
  3. ^ "FSF.fo".
  4. ^ "Sonni Nattestad klar for Molde FK". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 12 December 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  5. ^ FC Fredericia hapser Sonni Nattestad, bold.dk, 1 February 2019
  6. ^ Fiasko-ophold: Nattestad færdig i Fredericia, bold.dk, 10 September 2019
  7. ^ Malone, Emmet (10 January 2021). "Dundalk sign Faroese international defender Sonni Ragnar Nattestad". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Ten-man Dundalk hold their penalty nerve to taste President's Cup joy". independent.
  9. ^ Donnelly, David (3 January 2022). "Ex-Dundalk man Nattestad signed and released by Norwegian club within two hours". DublinLive.
  10. ^ "Jerv signerte ny spiller - kansellerte kontrakten samme dag". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  11. ^ Sonni Ragnar kemur heim..., facebook.com, 14 March 2024
  12. ^ "Sonni Nattestad". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

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