Ole Söderberg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ole Petter Söderberg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kalmar | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | BK Häcken | ||
| 2008–2011 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Darlington (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Molde | 16 | (0) |
| 2014– | Kalmar FF | 32 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | Sweden U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Sweden U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 July 2016. | |||
Ole Petter Söderberg (born 20 July 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Kalmar FF as a goalkeeper, after moving from Newcastle United in March 2012. He has also played for the Swedish national U21 team.
Biography
Söderberg was born in Norrköping, Sweden in 1990. His brother Tom Söderberg (born 1987) is a defender playing for Apollon Smyrni.[2]
Club career
BK Häcken
Söderberg began his career at Swedish club BK Häcken. In 2007 he signed a contract with the club stretching to 2010.[3][4] As a teen, he played five games in the Swedish national under-19s team.[5]
Newcastle United
Söderberg joined English Premier League side Newcastle United on a four-and-a-half-year contract in January 2008.[6][7] He broke his wrist in September 2008,[8][9] and he had knee surgery in 2009 after having problems with a meniscus.[10]
When Steve Harper, Newcastle's first choice goalkeeper, sustained an injury in September 2010,[11] Söderberg became the backup goalkeeper of the first team[12][13] and sat on the bench for 19 games.
Loan spells
In October 2011, Söderberg went on a one-month loan to Darlington,[14] where he made six appearances[15][16] after which he went on a one-month loan to Chesterfield.[17] He made his Football League debut for Chesterfield on 5 November 2011 in a 2–2 draw with Yeovil Town.[18] He then made his Football League Trophy début in a 4–3 win against Tranmere Rovers on 9 November 2011 and his FA Cup debut three days later in a 3–1 defeat against Torquay United.
Molde
On 30 March 2012, Söderberg confirmed on his Twitter account that he had joined Norwegian outfit Molde. On 30 June 2012, he made his debut in Tippeligaen in a 3–1 win against Odd.
Kalmar
On 3 January 2014, Kalmar FF confirmed on their official website that Ole has joined the Swedish team. The contract is valid until 2017.[19]
Career statistics
Club
| Season | Club | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Other[20] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2007–08 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Newcastle United Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Darlington (loan) | Conference National | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Chesterfield (loan) | League One | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | Molde | Tippeligaen | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). premierleague.com. Premier League. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "Från Norrköping till Newcastle" (in Swedish). NT.se. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "A-kontrakt till Ole Söderberg" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "Häcken tecknar kontrakt med juniormålvakt" (in Swedish). GP.se. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "P17/90-landslagets spelare 2007" (in Swedish). SvenskFotboll.se. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "Häckentalang klar för Newcastle" (in Swedish). GP.se. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "Häckentalang till Newcastle" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "United's young starlets struck by injury jinx". Evening Chronicle. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "Svenskt Newcastle- proffs bröt handleden" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ ""Skatorna" flyger fram i Championship" (in Swedish). Matchplus.se. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "Newcastle's Steve Harper ruled out for three months after operation". The Guardian. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "Ole Soderberg: I'm ready to answer the call". Evening Chronicle. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "Ole Soderberg ready to step up to the plate". The Shields Gazette. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "Pleasing debut for Ole". The Northern Echo. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- 1 2 "Ole Soderberg Career Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- 1 2 "Darlington vs Newport County". Darlington F.C. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "Chesterfield sign Newcastle United keeper Ole Soderberg on loan". BBC Sport. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "Chesterfield 2–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "Klart med tredje nyförvärvet inför säsongen 2014" (in Swedish). http://www.kalmarff.se/. Retrieved 5 January 2014. External link in
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