Sara Eggesvik

Sara Kristine Bantan Eggesvik (born April 29, 1997) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for the 1. divisjon club KIL/Hemne. Born in Norway, she represents the Philippines women's national team.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Bantan and the surname or paternal family name is Eggesvik.
Sara Eggesvik
Eggesvik in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sara Kristine Bantan Eggesvik
Date of birth (1997-04-29) April 29, 1997[1]
Place of birth Bodø, Norway
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 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 19 (3)
Honours
Women's football
Representing the  Philippines
AFF Women's Championship
Winner2022 PhilippinesTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:10; January 2, 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:13; April 11, 2023 (UTC)

Personal life

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

Youth

The Bodø-born Eggesvik had her youth career at Grand Bodø.

Grand Bodø

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

In January 2019, Eggesvik joined Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic on a free transfer.[5][6]

Loan to Grand Bodø

In May 2019, Eggesvik was sent back on loan to her previous club.

KIL/Hemne

In 2020, Eggesvik returned to Norway and joined KIL/Hemne.[7]

Malvik

In 2022, Eggesvik joined Adressa-ligaen 3. div. women club Malvik.

International career

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

Eggesvik has represented Norway women's at under-19 and under-23 levels.

U-19

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, replacing Nora Eide Lie in the 66th minute of the match.[10]

U-23

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

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]

International goals
Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.July 6, 2022Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Singapore5–07–02022 AFF Women's Championship
2.July 9, 2022 Malaysia1–04–0
3.December 15, 2022Wanderers Football Park, Sydney Papua New Guinea1–09–0Friendly

Honours

Philippines

References
  1. "Sara Kristine Bantan Eggesvik - Profile". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  2. Morales, Luisa (December 23, 2020). "Meet the Filipino-Norwegian booter tearing up the pitch in Norway". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  3. Morales, Luisa (July 18, 2022). "Eggesvik cites coaching staff for impressive debut with title-winning Filipinas". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  4. "Grand Bodø - LSK Women 05.10.2014 16.00". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  5. "Charlton Women's Norway international on her start to life in England". Charlton Athletic. February 27, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  6. Larsen, Mette (December 27, 2020). "Pinoy sporting excellence football player Sara Eggesvik from Norway". ScandAsia. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  7. "Sara (23) fra Bodø vender tilbake fra profflivet: – Jeg følte tiden var inne". an.no. July 21, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  8. Morales, Luisa (December 23, 2020). "Meet the Filipino-Norwegian booter tearing up the pitch in Norway". PhilStar Global. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  9. "England and Norway squads for U-19 double-header in January". Womens Soccer United. January 20, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  10. "England - Norway - 24.01.2016 17.00". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  11. "Norway - Sween - 31.08.2018 19.00". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  12. del Carmen, Lorenzo (June 16, 2022). "Filipinas keep core for friendlies vs Ireland, Bosnia". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  13. Rosal, Glendale G. (June 18, 2022). "PH women's football team earns highest FIFA ranking at No. 53". Cebu Daily News via Inquirer. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  14. Morilla, Juro (June 17, 2022). "PH football rises in FIFA rankings ahead of AFF Women's Championship". Rappler. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  15. "Bosnia And Herzegovina WNT 0-3 Philippines WNT". Philippine Football Federation. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  16. Morales, Luisa (June 24, 2022). "Filipinas blank Bosnia and Herzegovina in friendly ahead of AFF women's championship". PhilStar Global. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  17. Morales, Luisa (June 26, 2022). "Guillou, Filipinas complete comeback vs Bosnia & Herzegovina to sweep friendlies". PhilStar Global. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  18. del Carmen, Lorenzo (July 6, 2022). "AFF: Filipinas reach seventh heaven, coast to win over Singapore". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  19. Yumol, David Tristan (July 6, 2022). "Filipinas demolish Singapore, lead Group A of AFF tilt". CNN Philippines. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  20. Nasiad, Frederick (July 6, 2022). "Philippines demolishes Singapore in AFF Women's Championship". The Manila Times. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
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