Alexander Sørloth

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

Alexander Sørloth
Sørloth with Rosenborg in 2013
Personal information
Full name Alexander Sørloth[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995[2][3]
Place of birth Trondheim, Norway
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[4][5]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
RB Leipzig
Number 19
Youth career
Strindheim
Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Rosenborg 2 46 (18)
2013–2015 Rosenborg 6 (0)
2015Bodø/Glimt (loan) 26 (13)
2016–2017 FC Groningen 38 (5)
2017–2018 FC Midtjylland 19 (10)
2018–2020 Crystal Palace 16 (0)
2018–2019Gent (loan) 19 (4)
2019–2020Trabzonspor (loan) 34 (24)
2020– RB Leipzig 17 (1)
National team
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 27 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:23, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

Club 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.[6]

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.[6] 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. 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.[7]

Crystal Palace

On 31 January 2018, Sørloth signed for Crystal Palace for a reported fee of £9 million.[8] He made his debut on 10 February 2018 in a 3–1 away defeat to Everton.[9] 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.[10]

Loan to Gent

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.[11]

Loan to Trabzonspor

In August 2019, Sørloth signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[12]

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.[13] In March 2020, Sørloth scored his first hat-trick for Trabzonspor against Kasimpasa, in a match that ended 6–0.[14]

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.[15]

RB Leipzig

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.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18] This was his first goal for the club.

Personal life

He is the son of former Rosenborg player and Norwegian international Gøran Sørloth.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 January 2021[19][20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosenborg 2013 Tippeligaen 00001111
2014 60003090
Total 600041101
Bodø/Glimt (loan) 2015 Tippeligaen 2613312914
Total 261331294
Groningen 2015–16 Eredivisie 1320000132
2016–17 2531100264
Total 3851100396
Midtjylland 2017–18 Danish Superliga 191000642514
Total 191000642514
Crystal Palace 2017–18 Premier League 40000040
2018–19 1201031161
Total 1601031201
Gent (loan) 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 19431225
Total 19431225
Trabzonspor (loan) 2019–20 Süper Lig 342477824933
Total 342477824933
RB Leipzig 2020–21 Bundesliga 1710031202
Total 1710031202
Career total 1755715103121821576

International

As of match played on 14 October 2020[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team YearAppsGoals
Norway 201671
201750
201851
201954
202053
Total279
As of match played 11 October 2020. Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sørloth goal.[20][22]
List of international goals scored by Alexander Sørloth
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 June 2016Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Iceland3–13–2Friendly
2 2 June 2018Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Iceland3–23–2 Friendly
3 15 October 2019Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania Romania1–11–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
4 15 November 2019Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Faroe Islands3–04–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
5 4–0
6 18 November 2019National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Malta2–12–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
7 7 September 2020Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland3–15–12020–21 UEFA Nations League B
8 4–1
9 11 October 2020Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway Romania2–04–0

Honours

Club

Trabzonspor

Individual

References

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  2. UEFA.com. "Alexander Sørloth - Norway - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Norway - A. Sørloth - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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  5. "Alexander Sørloth". Archived from the original on 12 June 2017.
  6. "Debutant Sørloth: – Jeg burde kanskje hatt en scoring" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  7. "- Vi får endnu en klasseangriber". www.fcm.dk. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  8. "Crystal Palace FC Sørloth Is New Eagles Number Nine". Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  9. "Sørloth Not Satisfied After Debut". cpfc.co.uk. Crystal Palace F.C. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  10. "Alexander Sorloth fires first Crystal Palace goal to see off Swansea in Carabao Cup". Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. "Alexander Sørloth Joins KAA Gent on Loan". cpfc.co.uk. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  12. "Alexander Sørloth joins Trabzonspor on loan". Crystal Palace F.C. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  13. "Trabzonspor sonradan açıldı". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  14. fanatik. "Sörloth'tan Trabzonspor'da ilk hat-trick". Fanatik. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  15. "Sorloth makes history as Trabzonspor defeats Galatasaray". Daily Sabah. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  16. "Alexander Sorloth ile ilgili açıklama". Trabzonspor. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  17. "Alexander Sorloth Transferi Hakkında". Kamuyu Aydınlatma Platformu. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  18. "RB Leipzig vs. Istanbul Basaksehir score: German side wins seven-goal thriller". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  19. "Alexander Sørloth". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  20. Alexander Sørloth at Soccerway
  21. "Alexander Sørloth » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  22. "Alexander Sørloth statistics". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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