Ole Söderberg

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
0000–2008	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	8	(0)
National team^‡
2005–2007	Sweden U17	5	(0)
2008–2009	Sweden U19	4	(0)
2011	Sweden U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:00, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

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

As of 29 September 2013^[15][16]

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

1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). premierleague.com (Premier League). 2 September 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
2. "Från Norrköping till Newcastle" (in Swedish). NT.se. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
3. "A-kontrakt till Ole Söderberg" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
4. "Häcken tecknar kontrakt med juniormålvakt" (in Swedish). GP.se. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
5. "P17/90-landslagets spelare 2007" (in Swedish). SvenskFotboll.se. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
6. "Häckentalang klar för Newcastle" (in Swedish). GP.se. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
7. "Häckentalang till Newcastle" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
8. "United's young starlets struck by injury jinx". Evening Chronicle. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
9. "Svenskt Newcastle- proffs bröt handleden" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
10. ""Skatorna" flyger fram i Championship" (in Swedish). Matchplus.se. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
11. "Newcastle's Steve Harper ruled out for three months after operation". The Guardian. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
12. "Ole Soderberg: I'm ready to answer the call". Evening Chronicle. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
13. "Ole Soderberg ready to step up to the plate". The Shields Gazette. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
14. "Pleasing debut for Ole". The Northern Echo. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
15. "Ole Soderberg Career Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
16. "Darlington vs Newport County". Darlington F.C. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
17. "Chesterfield sign Newcastle United keeper Ole Soderberg on loan". BBC Sport. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
18. "Chesterfield 2–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
19. "Klart med tredje nyförvärvet inför säsongen 2014" (in Swedish). http://www.kalmarff.se/. Retrieved 5 January 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
20. Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup

External links

• Ole Söderberg career statistics at Soccerbase