Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Sara Kristine Bantan Eggesvik | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 29 April 1997||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bodø, Norway | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | KIL/Hemne | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2007–2014 | Grand Bodø | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2019 | Grand Bodø | 103 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | →Grand Bodø (loan) | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | KIL/Hemne | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Malvik | 14 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | KIL/Hemne | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | Norway U-19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Norway U-23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Philippines | 25 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:10; 2 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:24; 28 September 2023 (UTC) |
Sara Kristine Bantan Eggesvik (born 29 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the 1. divisjon club KIL/Hemne. Born in Norway, she represents the Philippines women's national team.
Personal life
[edit]Eggesvik was born in Bodø, Norway, to a Norwegian father and a Filipino mother from the Davao Region. Eggesvik credits her older brother for introducing her to football, and she was encouraged to take up the sport after witnessing him play throughout their youth. She regularly visits her maternal relatives in Davao during the holiday season.[2]
Eggesvik is a medical student. However, she said that she is considering delaying her studies to focus on her football career.[3]
Career
[edit]Youth
[edit]The Bodø-born Eggesvik had her youth career at Grand Bodø.
Grand Bodø
[edit]In 2014, Eggesvik was promoted to the first team of Grand Bodø. At 17 years and 10 days old, she made her debut for the club in a 3–0 defeat against LSK Kvinner.[4] She made a total of 103 appearances for the club, scoring 8 goals.[1]
Charlton Athletic
[edit]In January 2019, Eggesvik joined Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic on a free transfer.[5][6]
Loan to Grand Bodø
[edit]In May 2019, Eggesvik was sent back on loan to her previous club.
KIL/Hemne
[edit]In 2020, Eggesvik returned to Norway and joined KIL/Hemne.[7]
Malvik
[edit]In 2022, Eggesvik joined Adressa-ligaen 3. div. women club Malvik.
International career
[edit]Eggesvik was born in Norway to a Norwegian father and a Filipina mother, making her eligible to play for either Norway or the Philippines at international level.[8]
Norway youth
[edit]Eggesvik has represented Norway's women at the under-19 and under-23 levels.
U-19
[edit]In January 2016, Eggesvik was one of the 20 players who were called-up for the international friendlies against England U-19.[9] She made her debut for Norway U-19 in a 1–0 win against England U-19, coming in as a substitute and replacing Nora Eide Lie in the 66th minute of the match.[10]
U-23
[edit]In August 2018, Eggesvik was called-up for the 2018 Under-23 Women’s Nordic Tournament matches against England, Sweden and the United States. She made her debut for Norway in a 2–0 win against Sweden, coming on as a substitute for Andrea Norheim in the 61st minute of the match.[11]
Philippines
[edit]In June 2022, Eggesvik was included in the Philippines squad for a training camp in Europe in preparation for the 2022 AFF Women's Championship on home soil.[12][13][14]
Eggesvik made her debut for the Philippines in a 3–0 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina. A minute after coming in as a substitute replacing Quinley Quezada in the 81st minute, Eggesvik assisted Sarina Bolden's second goal of the match.[15][16] In the second match against Bosnia, Eggesvik also came on as a substitute with the Philippines 1–0 down. From a corner, it was her cross that found Quinley Quezada who scored the equalizer in the 85th minute. The Philippines would eventually win 2–1.[17]
Eggesvik scored her first international goal for the Philippines in a 7–0 win against Singapore in the 2022 AFF Women's Championship.[18][19][20]
In the Philippines's second Group A match against New Zealand in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Eggesvik made an assist for the Philippine's first World Cup goal.[21] Eggesvik's cross was headed into the goal by Sarina Bolden in the 24th minute of the match.[22]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 July 2022 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila | ![]() |
5–0 | 7–0 | 2022 AFF Women's Championship |
2. | 9 July 2022 | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | ||
3. | 15 December 2022 | Wanderers Football Park, Sydney | ![]() |
1–0 | 9–0 | Friendly |
4. | 28 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium, Wenzhou | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 Asian Games |
5. | 3–0 |
Honours
[edit]International
[edit]Philippines
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sara Kristine Bantan Eggesvik - Profile". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (23 December 2020). "Meet the Filipino-Norwegian booter tearing up the pitch in Norway". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (18 July 2022). "Eggesvik cites coaching staff for impressive debut with title-winning Filipinas". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Grand Bodø - LSK Women 05.10.2014 16.00". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Charlton Women's Norway international on her start to life in England". Charlton Athletic. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Larsen, Mette (27 December 2020). "Pinoy sporting excellence football player Sara Eggesvik from Norway". ScandAsia. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Sara (23) fra Bodø vender tilbake fra profflivet: – Jeg følte tiden var inne". an.no. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (23 December 2020). "Meet the Filipino-Norwegian booter tearing up the pitch in Norway". PhilStar Global. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "England and Norway squads for U-19 double-header in January". Womens Soccer United. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "England - Norway - 24.01.2016 17.00". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Norway - Sween - 31.08.2018 19.00". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (16 June 2022). "Filipinas keep core for friendlies vs Ireland, Bosnia". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Rosal, Glendale G. (18 June 2022). "PH women's football team earns highest FIFA ranking at No. 53". Cebu Daily News via Inquirer. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Morilla, Juro (17 June 2022). "PH football rises in FIFA rankings ahead of AFF Women's Championship". Rappler. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Bosnia And Herzegovina WNT 0-3 Philippines WNT". Philippine Football Federation. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (24 June 2022). "Filipinas blank Bosnia and Herzegovina in friendly ahead of AFF women's championship". PhilStar Global. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (26 June 2022). "Guillou, Filipinas complete comeback vs Bosnia & Herzegovina to sweep friendlies". PhilStar Global. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (6 July 2022). "AFF: Filipinas reach seventh heaven, coast to win over Singapore". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Yumol, David Tristan (6 July 2022). "Filipinas demolish Singapore, lead Group A of AFF tilt". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Nasiad, Frederick (6 July 2022). "Philippines demolishes Singapore in AFF Women's Championship". The Manila Times. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Carmen, Lorenzo del (25 July 2023). "Bolden header, McDaniel heroics stun Ferns as Filipinas score historic World Cup win". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Maruyama, Ben Morse,Tara Subramaniam,Mayumi (24 July 2023). "The Philippines stun co-host New Zealand 1-0 to earn first ever Women's World Cup win". CNN. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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External links
[edit]- Sara Eggesvik at Soccerway
- Sara Eggesvik at FootballDatabase.eu