Alexander Søderlund

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Alexander Søderlund
Personal information
Full name Alexander Toft Søderlund
Date of birth (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Haugesund, Norway
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
AS Saint-Étienne
Number 23
Youth career
Stegaberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2006 Haugesund
2007 Vard Haugesund 11 (4)
2008 UR Namur 3 (0)
2008–2009 Treviso 0 (0)
2009 FH Hafnarfjörður 18 (3)
2009–2010 Lecco 7 (0)
2010 Vard Haugesund 12 (4)
2011–2013 Haugesund 70 (24)
2013–2015 Rosenborg 63 (38)
2016– Saint-Etienne 11 (2)
International career
2006 Norway U21 1 (0)
2012– Norway 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2016

Alexander Toft Søderlund (born 3 August 1987) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward who plays for the Ligue 1 side Saint-Etienne. He has been capped for Norway at international level

Club career

After playing for Stegaberg in his youth, Søderlund played for Haugesund and Vard Haugesund[1] before he later became something of a journeyman, spending time at six different clubs in four different countries between 2007 and 2010.

In 2010, Søderlund returned home, and played for his old club Vard in the closing stages of the 2010 season. In January 2011, he moved to FK Haugesund, and on 20 March 2011, Søderlund made his debut in Tippeligaen against Tromsø. He got his first two league goals against Stabæk on 8 May 2011, and finished his debut season with 11 goals.

Rosenborg announced on 17 June 2013, that they had bought Søderlund from Haugesund as a replacement for Tarik Elyounoussi who was sold to the German Bundesliga. Søderlund joined the club on 15 July.[2] Søderlund played 12 matches and scored three goals for Haugesund in the 2013 season, and as the club eventually finished in third place in Tippeligaen for the first time in the club's history, Søderlund was eligible for bronze medals. But as his new team Rosenborg finished second, Søderlund was only awarded silver medals due to a change in the rules after Thomas Holm won both gold and silver with two different teams in the 2011 season.[3] Søderlund won another silver-medal in 2013, as Rosenborg lost the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup Final 4–2 against Molde.

Søderlund joined Saint-Etienne on 4 January 2016. Thirteen days later, he scored his first goal against Lyon.

International career

On 23 November 2011, Søderlund was named in the Norway squad for the three friendly matches in Thailand in January 2012.[4] Søderlund made his debut for Norway in a 1–1 friendly draw against Denmark on 15 January 2012.[5] On 1 June 2012, Søderlund was added to Norway's squad when Mohammed Abdellaoue was doubtful for the match against Croatia.[6] Søderlund got his first cap at home when he replaced Erik Huseklepp as a substitute in the 84th minute, and later assisted Tarik Elyounoussi equalizing goal against Croatia.[7][8] In the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Slovenia on 11 September 2012, Søderlund replaced Elyounoussi after 89 minutes and Søderlund was awarded a penalty three minutes later and John Arne Riise scored the match-winning goal from the penalty-spot and Norway won 2–1.[9] Søderlund started his first qualifying match when Norway met Switzerland on 12 October 2012.[10]

International goals

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Reference
1. 10 October 2015 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Malta 2–0 2–0 Euro 2016 qualifier [11]

Club statistics

As of 16 March 2016[12]
Club Season League Cup Europe[A] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Haugesund 2011 29 11 4 4 - - 33 15
2012 29 10 3 2 - - 32 12
2013 12 3 - - - - 12 3
Total 70 24 7 6 - - 77 30
Rosenborg 2013 13 3 1 1 2 1 16 5
2014 23 13 3 1 5 2 31 16
2015 27 22 4 2 14 6 45 30
Total 63 38 8 4 21 9 92 51
Saint-Étienne 2015-16 11 2 0 0 - - 11 2
Total 11 2 0 0 - - 11 2
Career total 144 64 15 10 21 9 180 83
A. ^ Appearances and goals in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Honours

Club

Individual

References

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