Erik Tønne

Erik Tønne

Tønne playing for York City in 2012
Personal information
Full name Erik Tønne[1]
Date of birth (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991[2]
Place of birth Trondheim, Norway
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
Fredrikstad FK
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2006 Nardo
2006–2008 Rosenborg
2008–2011 Strindheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Sheffield United 4 (1)
2012York City (loan) 3 (1)
2013HamKam (loan) 17 (4)
2013–2015 Sandnes Ulf 36 (0)
2015 Bodø/Glimt 9 (1)
2016– Fredrikstad FK 28 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:25, 22 April 2016 (UTC).


Erik Tønne (born 3 July 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Fredrikstad .

Tønne began his playing career as a youngster with Nardo, Rosenborg and Strindheim in his native Norway before moving to England to sign for Sheffield United in 2011. He has also had loan spells at York City and HamKam.

Career

Early career in Norway

Born in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag,[3] Tønne started his career with Nardo before joining Rosenborg's youth system in 2006.[4] He was released by Rosenborg at his own request after two years at the club and subsequently joined Strindheim.[4] At Strindheim he was the team's top scorer two seasons running as a left back.[5]

Sheffield United

Tønne undertook a trial with English Championship club Sheffield United during September 2010 before signing a permanent deal in February 2011 as part of the club's development squad.[6][7][8] After impressing in the reserve team he was called up to the first team squad and eventually made his debut on 9 April 2011, coming on as an 86th minute substitute against Middlesbrough in a 2–1 home defeat.[9] He finished the 2010–11 season, his first in senior football, with two appearances as United were relegated to League One.[10]

Tønne's first goal for United came when he scored in the 79th minute against League Two side Burton Albion in the Football League Trophy first round on 30 August with a strike from outside the penalty area, which proved to be the winning goal in a 2–1 victory.[11] He then scored his first league goal for United a few days later with a fine volley to cap off a 4–0 victory against Bury,[12] which he described as "something special".[13] Having established himself on the fringes of the first team Tønne signed a contract extension in January 2012 to keep him at United until the summer of 2014,[14] and was subsequently loaned to Conference Premier side York City until the end of the 2011–12 season.[15] He made his debut in a 1–0 victory at home to Ebbsfleet United in the FA Trophy third round on 14 February 2012, and scored his only goal for York with the winner away at Braintree Town in a 1–0 victory on 21 April, a result that confirmed York's place in the play-offs.[16][17] He took no part in the play-offs, which York won to earn promotion to League Two, finishing his loan with four appearances and one goal.[16]

Tønne did not feature for United the following season and in March 2013 he was allowed to return to Norway for a trial with HamKam,[18] and was subsequently signed an eight-month loan deal with the club.[19] He made his debut in HamKam's opening game of the 2013 season, a 2–2 home draw with Stabæk on 6 April 2013.[3]

Sandnes Ulf

On 8 August 2013 it was confirmed that Tønne had been recalled from his loan at HamKam so that he could sign for Sandnes Ulf in the Tippeligaen on a permanent basis, thus ending his career with Sheffield United.[20]

Tønne made his debut, coming on as an 57th-minute substitute for Marius Helle against Tromsø on 11 August 2013, when his new teammates won 2–1 at home.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 October 2016.
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2010–11[10] Championship 2020
2011–12[16] League One 2100002[lower-alpha 1]142
2012–13[22] League One 0000000000
Total 4100002162
York City (loan) 2011–12[16] Conference Premier 311[lower-alpha 2]041
HamKam (loan) 2013[3] Adeccoligaen 17420194
Sandnes Ulf 2013[3] Tippeligaen 100100
2014[3] Tippeligaen 25000250
2015[3] OBOS-ligaen 100010
Total 36000360
Bodø/Glimt 2015[3] Tippeligaen 9191
Total 910091
Fredrikstad 2016[3] OBOS-ligaen 28310293
Total 28310293
Career total 971030003110311
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance in FA Trophy

References

  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 44. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. "Erik Tønne". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "E. Tønne". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 Sagbakken, Ole Kristian (23 December 2010). "Strindheim-duo ønsket i Sheffield United" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. Busk, Martin (9 April 2011). "– Ikke vant med å spille foran 22.000" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  6. Oddekalv, Line Lauvsnes (1 September 2010). "Strindheim-spillere til Sheffield United". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  7. "Blades sign talented quartet". Yahoo! Sport. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  8. "Good win for back-up". Sheffield United F.C. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  9. "Sheff Utd 1 – 2 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Erik Tonne in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  11. "Burton Albion 1 – 2 Sheffield Utd". BBC Sport. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  12. "Sheffield Utd 4 – 0 Bury". BBC Sport. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  13. "Erik's special strike". Sheffield United F.C. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  14. "Extended deals for promising quartet". Sheffield United F.C. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  15. "York City sign Erik Tonne from Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  16. 1 2 3 4 Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
    "Games played by Erik Tonne in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
    Flett, Dave (15 February 2012). "Match report: York City 1, Ebbsfleet United 0 – FA Trophy third round". The Press. York. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  17. "Braintree 0–1 York". BBC Sport. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  18. "Sheffield United winger Erik Tonne to take in trial at HamKam". Sky Sports. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  19. "Departures". Sheffield United F.C. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  20. "Erik heads home". Sheffield United FC Official Website. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  21. Fornes, Fredrik (11 August 2013). "Torsteinbø ble Ulf-helten" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  22. "Games played by Erik Tonne in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
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