Thea Sørbo

Thea Helene Gammelgaard Sørbo (born 28 March 2003) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a right-back for the Swedish club Hammarby IF and the Norway national team.^[1]

Thea Sørbo

Personal information
Full name	Thea Helene Gammelgaard Sørbo
Date of birth	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Hammarby IF
Number	4
Youth career
	Nesodden IF
	Lyn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Kolbotn	39	(0)
2023–	Hammarby IF	14	(2)
International career^‡
2018	Norway U15	1	(0)
2019	Norway U16	15	(3)
2020	Norway U17	2	(0)
2021–2022	Norway U19	14	(2)
2022–	Norway U23	6	(0)
2023–	Norway	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2023

Club career

Kolbotn

Sørbo played youth and junior football in Nesoddens IF and Lyn. In 2019, she made her debut in senior football, making nine appearances for Lyn's 2nd team in the Norwegian Second Division, the domestic third tier.^[2]

In 2020, she moved to Kolbotn where she made her debut in Toppserien, the domestic top tier.^[3] On 14 October 2021, after establishing herself as a starter, she signed her first senior contract with Kolbotn, running until the end of August 2023.^[4][5][6]

Hammarby IF

On 9 January 2023, Sørbo signed a three year-contract with the Swedish club Hammarby IF.^[7] On 6 June the same year, Hammarby won the 2022–23 Svenska Cupen. Sørbo appeared in the final, that ended in a 3–0 win at home against BK Häcken.^[8] The club also won the 2023 Damallsvenskan, claiming its second Swedish championship after 38 years, with Sørbo making 14 league appearances.^[9][10]

International career

Sørbo has played international matches for the U15, U16, U17, U19, and the U23 national teams of Norway.^[2]

She was part of the Norwegian U19 national team that won the silver medal in the 2022 Under-19 European Championship.^[11]

In November 2022, she was selected for the senior Norwegian national team for the first time.^[12] On 18 February 2023, she made her senior debut for Norway in a 0–2 friendly loss against Denmark.^[13]

Honours

Hammarby IF

• Svenska Cupen: 2022–23
• Damallsvenskan: 2023

References

1. "Thea Sørbo Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
2. "Thea Helene Gammelgaard Sørbo" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
3. Dunderholen, Tor-Arne (2020-07-15). "(+) Her debuterer 17-åringen fra Nesodden i toppserien: – Jeg hadde nerver". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-01-11.
4. "Thea Helene G. Sørbo inngår proffkontrakt med Kolbotn" (in Norwegian). Kolbotn. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
5. "Thea Sørbo på nok en landslagssamling!" (in Norwegian). Kolbotn. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
6. "KIL-spiller klar for svensk klubb" (in Norwegian). Oppegård Avis. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
7. "Hammarby värvar Thea Sørbo, Ella Wilson och Sara Fornes" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
8. "Hammarby IF vinner Svenska Cupen 2022/23" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
9. "Hammarby svenska mästare 2023" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
10. "Thea Sørbo" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
11. Fotballforbund, Norges. "EM-sølv til Norge: - En fantastisk erfaring for alle oss som har vært med". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-01-11.
12. Kristiansen, Tommy (2022-11-10). "(+) Thea (19) sto på kjøkkenet da hun fikk drømmetelefonen: – Kom som et sjokk". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-01-11.
13. "Danmark 2–0 Norway" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

External links

• Thea Sørbo at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
• Thea Sørbo at Soccerdonna
• Thea Sørbo at FBref.com