Sander Christiansen

Sander Christiansen (born 29 April 2001) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a left back for Sarpsborg 08.

Sander Christiansen

Personal information
Full name	Sander Johan Christiansen
Date of birth	(2001-04-29) 29 April 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Norway
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder Left back
Team information
Current team	Sarpsborg 08
Number	8
Youth career
	Loddefjord
–2018	Brann
2018–2020	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	27	(0)
2022–	Sarpsborg 08	43	(2)
International career‡
2016	Norway U15	5	(0)
2017	Norway U16	7	(1)
2018	Norway U17	12	(0)
2019	Norway U18	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2025

Hailing from Godvik [no] in Bergen's borough of Laksevåg,^[2] he started his youth career in Loddefjord IL^[3] before joining SK Brann's academy.^[4] In 2018, he was discovered by several foreign clubs after playing for Norway U16 and U17. He did not have a professional contract with Brann, and could thus freely join an academy abroad.^[5] He chose Borussia Mönchengladbach, moving there after the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.^[6] In 2020 he progressed from their youth team to Borussia Mönchengladbach II in the Regionalliga.^[7][8]

In the summer of 2022, he moved home from Germany. He first trained with his former club SK Brann as well as Åsane, but signed for Sarpsborg 08 in Eastern Norway.^[2][9][10] His start in Sarpsborg 08 was very slow,^[3] with Christiansen not playing a single game in 2022,^[7] but during 2023 he was repurposed from a midfielder to left back. He renewed his contract at the end of the year.^[3] He scored his first Eliteserien goals against Lillestrøm in September 2023.^[11]