Noah Sonko Sundberg

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{{short description|Swedish footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Noah Sonko Sundberg
| image = Noah Sonko Sundberg in Levski.jpg
| caption = Sonko Sundberg warming up for Levski in 2022
| fullname = Noah Kemeseng Sonko Sundberg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|06|06|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
| height = {{height|m=1.87}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]
| clubnumber = 26
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2009
| youthclubs1 = [[Enskede IK]]
| youthyears2 = 2010–2013
| youthclubs2 = [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]]
| years1 = 2013–2017
| clubs1 = [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]]
| caps1 = 29
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = → [[GIF Sundsvall]] (loan)
| caps2 = 51
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2018–2021
| clubs3 = [[Östersunds FK]]
| caps3 = 98
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
| caps4 = 44
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2013
| nationalteam1 = [[Sweden national under-17 football team|Sweden U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 21
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2015
| nationalteam2 = [[Sweden national under-19 football team|Sweden U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 14
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam3 = [[Sweden national under-21 football team|Sweden U21]]
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2020–
| nationalteam4 = [[Gambia national football team|Gambia]]
| nationalcaps4 = 14
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 15 July 2023
| nationalteam-update = 15:47, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
}}

'''Noah Sonko Sundberg''' (born 6 June 1996) is a professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian First League]] club [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Noah Sonko Sundberg|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/superettan/person/?playerid=7957|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref> A former youth international for Sweden, he plays for the [[Gambia national football team|Gambia national team]].

==Club career==
Born to a Gambian mother and a Swedish father, Sonko Sundberg joined [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] as a youth player in early 2010. In the summer of 2013 he was moved up to the first team where he made his first team debut in a friendly against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Framtiden är vår! – Intervju med Anton Salétros och Noah Sonko Sundberg|url=http://www.blackbeat.se/2013/11/25/framtiden-ar-var-intervju-med-anton-saletros-och-noah-sonko-sundberg/|publisher=BlackBeat.se|accessdate=6 June 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140211132234/http://www.blackbeat.se/2013/11/25/framtiden-ar-var-intervju-med-anton-saletros-och-noah-sonko-sundberg/|archivedate=11 February 2014}}</ref> On 2 June 2014 he made his [[Allsvenskan]] debut at home against [[IF Brommapojkarna]].<ref>{{cite web|title=AIK Fotboll - 18. Noah Sonko Sundberg|url=http://aikfotboll.se/TextPage.aspx?textPageID=7989|publisher=[[AIK Fotboll]]|accessdate=6 June 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110202122/http://aikfotboll.se/TextPage.aspx?textPageID=7989|archivedate=10 January 2014}}</ref>

He was loaned out to fellow Allsvenskan club [[GIF Sundsvall]] in both 2016 and 2017, being an important member of their squad beside fellow central defender [[Marcus Danielsson]].<ref name="aik lämnar">{{cite web|title=Noah Sonko Sundberg lämnar AIK Fotboll|url=http://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/noah-sonko-sundberg-till-ostersunds-fk|publisher=[[AIK Fotboll]]|accessdate=23 January 2018}}</ref>

On 9 January 2018, Sonko Sundberg transferred to [[Östersunds FK]] on a permanent deal from AIK,<ref name="aik lämnar"/> signing a four year-deal with his new club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andreas fortsätter i ÖFK och Sonko Sundberg blir ÖFKs tredje nyförvärv|url=http://www.ostersundsfk.se/2018/01/21451/|publisher=Östersunds FK|accessdate=23 January 2018}}</ref>

On 4 November 2021, Sonko Sundberg signed a 2,5-year deal with Bulgarian club [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]], which came into effect on 1 January 2022, once his contract with Östersunds had ended.<ref>{{cite web|title=ПФК Левски подписа с Ноа Сонко Сундберг|url=https://levski.bg/%d0%bf%d1%84%d0%ba-%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%b2%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8-%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d0%b0-%d1%81-%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b0-%d1%81%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%ba%d0%be-%d1%81%d1%83%d0%bd%d0%b4/|publisher=levski.bg|accessdate=4 November 2021}}</ref>

On 26 July 2023, he was transferred to fellow Bulgarian club [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]] for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ludogorets acquired Noah Sonko Sundberg|url=https://ludogorets.com/en/news/?i=5609 |website=ludogorets.com |access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ПФК Левски трансферира Ноа Сонко Сундберг|url=https://levski.bg/%d0%bf%d1%84%d0%ba-%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%b2%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8-%d1%82%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%bd%d1%81%d1%84%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b0-%d1%81%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%ba%d0%be-%d1%81/ |website=levski.bg |access-date=26 July 2023|language=bg}}</ref>

==International career==
In September 2013, Sonko Sundberg was selected to the [[Sweden national under-17 football team]] that would compete in the [[2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=P17-landslagets VM-trupp uttagen|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/landslag/2013/09/p17-landslagets-vm-trupp-uttagen/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref> On 2 October 2020, he was called up by [[Gambia national football team|the senior Gambia national team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gambiaff.org/gambia-announces-final-scorpions-squad/|title=Gambia Announces Final Scorpions Squad|date=October 2, 2020|website=THE GFF | Official Website}}</ref> He debuted with Gambia in a friendly 1–0 win over [[Congo national football team|Congo]] on 9 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gambiaff.org/gambia-1-0-congo-in-friendly-international/|title=Gambia 1-0 Congo In Friendly International|date=October 9, 2020|website=THE GFF | Official Website}}</ref>

==Club statistics==
{{updated|24 January 2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/noah-sonko-sundberg/270569/|publisher=Soccerway|title=N. SONKO-SUNDBERG
|access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" href |Club
! rowspan="2" href= |Season
! rowspan="2" |Division
! colspan="2" |League
! colspan="2" href="AIK Solna" |Cup
! colspan="2" |Europe
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
! Apps
! Goals
! Apps
! Goals
! Apps
! Goals
! Apps
! Goals
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[AIK Fotboll|AIK]]
| [[2014 Allsvenskan|2014]]
|[[Allsvenskan]]
| 5
| 1
|0
|0
|1
|0
|6
|1
|-
| [[2015 Allsvenskan|2015]]
|Allsvenskan
| 24
|1
|3
|1
| 5
|0
| 32
|2
|-
|[[2016 Allsvenskan|2016]]
|Allsvenskan
|0
|0
|1
|0
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
|[[GIF Sundsvall]] (loan)
| [[2016 Allsvenskan|2016]]
|Allsvenskan
| 23
|3
|1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|24
|3
|-
! colspan="3" |Career Total
!52
!5
!5
!1
!6
!0
!63
!6
|}

==Honours==
'''Sweden U17'''
* [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]] third place: [[2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2013]]
'''Levski Sofia'''
* [[Bulgarian Cup]]: [[2021–22 Bulgarian Cup|2021–22]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Svenskfotboll|pid=7957|fid=535993}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131753/http://www.eliteprospects.com/football/player.php?player=31548 Eliteprospects profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140110202122/http://aikfotboll.se/TextPage.aspx?textPageID=7989 AIK profile]
* {{Soccerway|noah-sonko-sundberg/270569}}
{{PFC Ludogorets Razgrad squad}}{{Sweden men's football squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}{{Gambia squad 2021 Africa Cup of Nations}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sonko Sundberg, Noah}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People with acquired Gambian citizenship]]
[[Category:Gambian men's footballers]]
[[Category:The Gambia men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Swedish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Gambian people of Swedish descent]]
[[Category:Swedish people of Gambian descent]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:AIK Fotboll players]]
[[Category:GIF Sundsvall players]]
[[Category:Allsvenskan players]]
[[Category:PFC Levski Sofia players]]
[[Category:PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for Sweden]]
[[Category:Enskede IK players]]
[[Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players]]
[[Category:2021 Africa Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:Östersunds FK players]]
[[Category:Sweden men's under-21 international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Stockholm]]

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