Sonni Nattestad

Sonni Ragnar Nattestad (born 5 August 1994) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for B36 and the Faroe Islands national team.[2][3][4][5]

Sonni Nattestad
Nattestad in 2015
Personal information
Full name Sonni Ragnar Nattestad[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994
Place of birth Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 B36
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 MB 1 (0)
2011–2012 07 Vestur 22 (4)
2013–2015 Midtjylland 4 (0)
2014–2015 → AC Horsens (loan) 13 (2)
2015 → Vejle BK (loan) 7 (0)
2016 FH Hafnarfjordur 1 (0)
2016 → Fylkir (loan) 8 (0)
2016–2018 Molde 2 4 (0)
2018 → Aalesund (loan) 13 (1)
2018 → AC Horsens (loan) 4 (0)
2019 FC Fredericia 8 (1)
2020 B36 22 (3)
2021 Dundalk 14 (0)
2022 FK Jerv 0 (0)
2022– B36 37 (2)
International career‡
2010–2012 Faroe Islands U19 9 (0)
2013 Faroe Islands U21 6 (0)
2013– Faroe Islands 46 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 April 2023

Career

Club

On 12 December 2016, Nattestad signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club Molde FK.[6]

Nattestad joined Danish 1st Division club FC Fredericia on 1 February 2019.[7] After a half year, on 10 September 2019, Nattestad got his contract terminated.[8]

In January 2021 he signed for the League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk.[9] 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.[10]

On 2 January 2022, Nattestad signed a contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club FK Jerv. However, the contract was terminated just 2 hours later.[11][12]

International career

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.

Career statistics

International goals
Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nattestad goal.[13]
List of international goals scored by Sonni Nattestad
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
17 October 2016Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
225 March 2018Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain Liechtenstein3–03–0Friendly
328 March 2021Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Austria1–01–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Dundalk

References
  1. "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 13. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. "www.in.fo". Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. "danskfodbold.com - DBU's Officielle Statistikere". www.danskfodbold.com.
  4. "FC Midtjylland profile".
  5. "FSF.fo".
  6. "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.
  7. FC Fredericia hapser Sonni Nattestad, bold.dk, 1 February 2019
  8. Fiasko-ophold: Nattestad færdig i Fredericia, bold.dk, 10 September 2019
  9. Malone, Emmet (10 January 2021). "Dundalk sign Faroese international defender Sonni Ragnar Nattestad". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  10. "Ten-man Dundalk hold their penalty nerve to taste President's Cup joy". independent.
  11. Donnelly, David (3 January 2022). "Ex-Dundalk man Nattestad signed and released by Norwegian club within two hours". DublinLive.
  12. "Jerv signerte ny spiller - kansellerte kontrakten samme dag". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  13. "Sonni Nattestad". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 January 2022.


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