Alexander Søderlund

Alexander Søderlund

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Toft Søderlund
Date of birth	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	F.C. Treviso	0	(0)
2009	FH Hafnarfjörður	18	(3)
2009–2010	Calcio Lecco 1912	7	(0)
2010	Vard Haugesund	12	(4)
2011–2013	Haugesund	70	(24)
2013–2015	Rosenborg	63	(38)
2016–	Saint-Etienne	11	(2)
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 16 March 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ 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

• Rosenborg:
  • Norwegian League (1): 2015

Individual

• Norwegian Premier League Top scorer (1): 2015

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.