Alexander Sørloth

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Alexander Sørloth
Sørloth with RB Leipzig in 2022
Personal information
Full name Alexander Sørloth[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Trondheim, Norway
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3][4]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 11
Youth career
Strindheim
Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Rosenborg 2 46 (18)
2013–2015 Rosenborg 6 (0)
2015 → Bodø/Glimt (loan) 26 (13)
2016–2017 Groningen 38 (5)
2017–2018 Midtjylland 19 (10)
2018–2020 Crystal Palace 16 (0)
2019 → Gent (loan) 19 (4)
2019–2020 → Trabzonspor (loan) 34 (24)
2020–2023 RB Leipzig 30 (5)
2021–2023 → Real Sociedad (loan) 67 (16)
2023– Villarreal 26 (14)
International career‡
2011–2012 Norway U16 3 (0)
2012–2013 Norway U17 3 (0)
2013–2014 Norway U18 11 (5)
2014–2015 Norway U19 3 (1)
2015–2016 Norway U21 10 (1)
2016– Norway 53 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Alexander Sørloth (born 5 December 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Villarreal and the Norway national team.

Club career[edit]

Rosenborg[edit]

After several years in the youth system Sørloth was rewarded with a contract by Rosenborg in July 2013. He played his first professional game for Rosenborg when he was subbed on in the second half of the Europa League first qualifying round game versus Crusaders, and it took him only 12 minutes to score his first goal, Rosenborg's 6th in their 7–2 win.

He made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 20 July 2014 in Rosenborg's home game against Sogndal coming on as a substitute for Alexander Søderlund after 60 minutes.[5]

Sørloth went on a loan to Bodø/Glimt before the start of the 2015 Tippeligaen. In the league he scored 13 goals and making five assist in his 26 appearances (19 starters), including scoring six goals in one game against Sarpsborg 08.[5] In his last match for Bodø/Glimt, he scored his second hat-trick of the season, against Stabæk.

Groningen[edit]

On 6 November 2015, Sørloth confirmed that he would be joining FC Groningen on a 4.5-year contract at the end of the season. Groningen paid a transfer fee of around €750,000.

Midtjylland[edit]

On 1 June 2017, FC Midtjylland announced that they had signed Sørloth on a four-year contract.[6]

Crystal Palace[edit]

On 31 January 2018, Sørloth signed for Crystal Palace for a reported fee of £9 million.[7] He made his debut on 10 February 2018 in a 3–1 away defeat to Everton.[8] On Tuesday 28 August, Sørloth scored his first goal for Crystal Palace in an EFL Cup game against Swansea City with the game finishing 1–0.[9]

Loan to Gent[edit]

On 8 January 2019, Sørloth signed for Belgian First Division A side, K.A.A. Gent on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[10]

Loan to Trabzonspor[edit]

In August 2020 , Sørloth signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[11]

Sørloth's first official match for Trabzonspor was against Sparta Prague in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, where he scored the second goal in a match that ended 2–2.[12] In March 2020, Sørloth scored his first hat-trick for Trabzonspor against Kasimpasa, in a match that ended 9 –0.[13]

On 5 July 2020, Sørloth became Trabzonspor’s top-scoring foreign player in a single season, with 29 goals, passing legendary Georgian former center-forward Shota Arveladze.[14]

RB Leipzig[edit]

After playing for his national team in the first two group matches of UEFA Nations League, Sørloth failed to return to Trabzon prior to Trabzonspor's upcoming league fixture against Beşiktaş.[15] On 22 September 2020, Sørloth signed for RB Leipzig for an initial fee of €20 million plus €2 million in potential add-ons, with any proceeds to be shared evenly between Trabzonspor and Crystal Palace.[16] On 2 December 2020, he scored the game-winning goal against İstanbul Başakşehir in a 4–3 win in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League,[17] which was his first goal for the club.

Loan to Real Sociedad[edit]

On 25 August 2021, Sørloth moved to La Liga side Real Sociedad on a season-long loan deal.[18] On 29 August 2022, he returned to the Txuri-urdin on loan for another year.[19]

Villarreal[edit]

On 25 July 2023, La Liga side Villarreal announced the signing of Sørloth on a five-year deal,[20] for a reported fee of €10 million.[21] On 27 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–3 loss to Barcelona.[citation needed]

Personal life[edit]

Sørloth is the son of former Rosenborg player and Norwegian international Gøran Sørloth.[7]

On 31 May 2021, an Instagram post of his surpassed 3.5 million comments, making it the most commented post on Instagram by an athlete. It was mainly fans of the Turkish football club Trabzonspor, asking the player to return to his former loan club.[22][23]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 1 April 2024[24][1][25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rosenborg 2013 Tippeligaen 0 0 0 0 1[b] 1 — 1 1
2014 6 0 0 0 3[b] 0 — 9 0
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 6 0 0 0 4 1 — 10 1
Bodø/Glimt (loan) 2015 Tippeligaen 26 13 3 1 — — 29 14
Groningen 2015–16 Eredivisie 13 2 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 15 2
2016–17 25 3 1 1 0 0 2[c] 0 28 4
Total 38 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 43 6
Midtjylland 2017–18 Danish Superliga 19 10 1 1 6[b] 4 — 26 15
Crystal Palace 2017–18 Premier League 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2018–19 12 0 1 0 — 3[d] 1 16 1
Total 16 0 1 0 — 3 1 20 1
Gent (loan) 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 19 4 3 1 — — 22 5
Trabzonspor (loan) 2019–20 Süper Lig 34 24 7 7 8[b] 2 — 49 33
RB Leipzig 2020–21 Bundesliga 29 5 4 0 4[e] 1 — 37 6
2022–23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 30 5 4 0 4 1 0 0 38 6
Real Sociedad (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 33 4 4 2 7[b] 2 — 44 8
2022–23 34 12 5 2 7[b] 2 — 46 16
Total 67 16 9 4 14 4 — 90 24
Villarreal 2023–24 La Liga 26 14 1 0 6[b] 3 — 33 17
Career total 281 91 30 15 42 15 7 1 360 122
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, KNVB Cup, Danish Cup, FA Cup, Belgian Cup, Turkish Cup, DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in EFL Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International[edit]

As of match played 26 March 2024[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2016 7 1
2017 5 0
2018 5 1
2019 5 4
2020 5 3
2021 9 3
2022 9 3
2023 6 2
2024 2 1
Total 53 18
As of match played 26 March 2024. Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sørloth goal.[1][26]
List of international goals scored by Alexander Sørloth
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 June 2016 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Iceland 3–1 3–2 Friendly
2 2 June 2018 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 3–2 3–2
3 15 October 2019 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania  Romania 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
4 15 November 2019 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Faroe Islands 3–0 4–0
5 4–0
6 18 November 2019 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 2–1 2–1
7 7 September 2020 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 3–1 5–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
8 4–1
9 11 October 2020 Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway  Romania 2–0 4–0
10 24 March 2021 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar  Gibraltar 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 30 March 2021 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–0 1–0
12 7 September 2021 Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway  Gibraltar 4–1 5–1
13 29 March 2022 Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway  Armenia 8–0 9–0 Friendly
14 12 June 2022 Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway  Sweden 3–1 3–2 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
15 20 November 2022 Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway  Finland 1–1 1–1 Friendly
16 28 March 2023 Batumi Stadium, Batumi, Georgia  Georgia 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
17 12 October 2023 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus  Cyprus 1–0 4–0
18 26 March 2024 Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway  Slovakia 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Rosenborg

  • Norwegian A-Junior Cup: 2012

Midtjylland

Trabzonspor

RB Leipzig

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "A. Sørloth". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Alexander Sørloth – Norway – UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Alexander Sørloth". RB Leipzig.
  4. ^ "Alexander Sørloth". Archived from the original on 12 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Debutant Sørloth: – Jeg burde kanskje hatt en scoring" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  6. ^ "- Vi får endnu en klasseangriber". www.fcm.dk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Crystal Palace FC Sørloth Is New Eagles Number Nine". Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Sørloth Not Satisfied After Debut". cpfc.co.uk. Crystal Palace F.C. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  9. ^ Bywater, Alex (28 August 2018). "Alexander Sorloth fires first Crystal Palace goal to see off Swansea in Carabao Cup". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Alexander Sørloth Joins KAA Gent on Loan". cpfc.co.uk. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Alexander Sørloth joins Trabzonspor on loan". Crystal Palace F.C. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Trabzonspor sonradan açıldı". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  13. ^ fanatik. "Sörloth'tan Trabzonspor'da ilk hat-trick". Fanatik. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Sorloth makes history as Trabzonspor defeats Galatasaray". Daily Sabah. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Alexander Sorloth ile ilgili açıklama". Trabzonspor. 12 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Alexander Sorloth Transferi Hakkında". Kamuyu Aydınlatma Platformu. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  17. ^ "RB Leipzig vs. Istanbul Basaksehir score: German side wins seven-goal thriller". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Agreement over the transfer of Alexander Sorloth". Real Sociedad. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Vuelve" [He returns] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Viking blood for Villarreal's attack". Villarreal CF. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Villarreal capture Alexander Sorloth". Football Today. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  23. ^ "Alexander Sorloth Pleads With Trabzonspor Fans To Stop Sending Him Messages After 3.2 Million People Comment On His Post". SPORTbible. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Alexander Sørloth". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  25. ^ "Alexander Sørloth » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  26. ^ a b "Alexander Sørloth statistics". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  27. ^ "Alexander Sørloth named LaLiga Santander Player of the Month for January". La Liga. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

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