Alexander Søderlund

Alexander Søderlund
Personal information
Full name Alexander Toft Søderlund
Date of birth (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987
Place of birth Haugesund, Norway
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club 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 21 (3)
National team‡
2006 Norway U21 1 (0)
2012– Norway 25 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 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 10 November 2016[12]
Club Season League Cup Europe[A] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Haugesund 2011 291144--3315
2012 291032--3212
2013 123----123
Total 702476--7730
Rosenborg 2013 1331121165
2014 231331523116
2015 2722421464530
Total 6338842199251
Saint-Étienne 2015-16 14200--142
2016-17 710030101
Total 2130030243
Career total 15465151024919384
A. ^ Appearances and goals in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Honours

Club

Rosenborg:

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Søderlund i U21-troppen" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Gravdal, Lena Gundersby (17 June 2013). "Søderlund klar for Rosenborg" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Søderlund får ikke bronsemedalje" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "14 spillere kan få sin landslagsdebut". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Elyounoussi reddet Norge: – Dette lover godt". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Søderlund inn i landslagtroppen". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Søderlund inn i landslagtroppen". h-avis.no (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Elyounoussi fikk peptalk like før scoringen". aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  9. ↑ Ramm, Nicolay Andre; Bentsen, Anders Rove (11 September 2012). "Søderlund: – Kunne nok holdt meg på beina" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  10. ↑ Saltbones, Fredrik (12 October 2012). "Søderlund og Forren starter for Norge". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "Norway 2 Malta 0". ESPN. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "A. Søderlud". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
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