Sindre Walle Egeli
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 June 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Larvik, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nanset | |||
| 2020–2022 | Sandefjord | ||
| 2022– | Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Sandefjord 2 | 11 | (19) |
| 2023– | Nordsjælland | 38 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Norway U15 | 6 | (7) |
| 2022 | Norway U16 | 14 | (14) |
| 2023 | Norway U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2023 | Norway U18 | 9 | (6) |
| 2024– | Norway U19 | 3 | (3) |
| 2024– | Norway U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2024– | Norway | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025 | |||
Sindre Walle Egeli (born 21 June 2006) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Danish side FC Nordsjælland and the Norway national team.
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]
Egeli debuted for the senior Norway national team on 6 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Kazakhstan at the Almaty Central Stadium. He substituted Antonio Nusa in the 84th minute of a scoreless draw.[8]
Personal life
Egeli is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Vetle Walle Egeli.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 August 2025.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sandefjord 2 | 2021 | 4. divisjon | 6 | 10 | – | – | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2022 | 5 | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| Nordsjælland | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 9 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 41 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 49 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 29 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the promotion playoffs
International
- As of match played 6 September 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ Sindre Walle Egeli at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c Sindre Walle Egeli at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Baunsgaard, Casper (1 July 2022). "Sandefjord: Angrebstalent rykker til FCN" [Sandefjord: Attacking talent moves to FCN]. bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kazakhstan v Norway game report". ESPN. 6 September 2024.
- ^ 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)