Alexander Sørloth
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Sørloth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Trondheim, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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 | FC Groningen | 38 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Midtjylland | 19 | (10) |
| 2018– | Crystal Palace | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Norway U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Norway U18 | 11 | (5) |
| 2014 | Norway U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Norway U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2016– | Norway | 15 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:37, 6 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2018 | |||
Alexander Sørloth (born 5 December 1995) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for Crystal Palace and the Norway national team.
Career
Rosenborg
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.[2]
Sørloth went on a loan to Bodø/Glimt before the start of the 2015 Tippeligaen. He quickly became one of the best players in the team and one of the best players in the league scoring 13 goals and making 5 assist in his 26 appearances (19 starters), including scoring six goals in one game against Sarpsborg 08.[2] In his last match for Bodø/Glimt, he scored his second hat-trick of the season, against Stabæk.
Groningen
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. FC Groningen paid a transfer fee of around €750,000.
Midtjylland
On 1 June 2017, FC Midtjylland announced that they had signed a four-year contract with Alexander Sørloth.[3]
Crystal Palace
On 31 January 2018, Sørloth signed for Crystal Palace for a reported fee of £9 million.[4] He made his debut on 10 February 2018 in a 3–1 defeat to Everton.[5] On Tuesday 28th August, Sørloth scored his first goal for Crystal Palace in a Carabao Cup game against Swansea City with the game finishing 1-0.
Personal life
He is the son of former Rosenborg player and Norwegian international Gøran Sørloth.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rosenborg | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 9 | 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 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | |||
| Midtjylland | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 4 | 25 | 14 | |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 4 | 25 | 14 | |||
| Crystal Palace | 2017–18 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Career Total | 100 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 116 | 36 | ||
International
- As of match played on 9 September 2018[9]
| Norway | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 2 |
International
Internationals goals
- As of match played 2 June 2018. Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sørloth goal.[7][9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 June 2016 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | 2 |  | 3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 2 June 2018 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 13 | | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
References
- ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Debutant Sørloth: – Jeg burde kanskje hatt en scoring" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 February 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "- Vi får endnu en klasseangriber". www.fcm.dk. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Crystal Palace FC Sørloth Is New Eagles Number Nine". Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ "Sørloth Not Satisfied After Debut". cpfc.co.uk. Crystal Palace F.C. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "Alexander Sørloth". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- 1 2 Alexander Sørloth at Soccerway
- ↑ "Alexander Sørloth » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- 1 2 "Alexander Sørloth statistics". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2018.