Alexander Stølås

Alexander Stølås (born 30 April 1989) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eliteserien club Haugesund.

Alexander Stølås
Personal information
Full name Alexander Stølås
Date of birth (1989-04-30) 30 April 1989
Place of birth Haugesund, Norway
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Left back, left-wing
Club information
Current team
Haugesund
Number 22
Youth career
-2006 Kopervik Idrettslag
2006-2009 Avaldsnes IL
2009-2010 FK Haugesund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009-2010 FK Haugesund 6 (0)
2011–2013 Vard Haugesund 76 (21)
2014– FK Haugesund 159 (18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2020

Club career

Stølås was born 30 April 1989 in Haugesund.[1] Initially he started his football career at junior level in Kopervik Idrettslag in 2004, but switched to Avaldsnes IL in 2006. He first joined FK Haugesund in 2009 but eventually failed to become a regular for the senior team, only playing 6 matches in the season FK Haugesund achieved promotion from the first division to Eliteserien. As a consequence of the lack of appearances, he joined Vard Haugesund in 2011 and gradually became locally renowned for his work-rate, technical abilities and incredible shooting power. From 2011 to 2013 he scored a total of 21 goals in 76 league appearances for the second division side, primarily from a left-back and left-wing position. He rapidly gained interest from a number of clubs in the Norwegian first division, as well as his local and former Eliteserien club FK Haugesund.

In 2014 he once again joined FK Haugesund and made his senior debut in Eliteserien on 29 March 2014 in a 1-1 draw against Lillestrøm. Having become physically stronger, it soon became apparent that he had improved immensely compared to his first period at FK Haugesund. In his first season in the Eliteserien he became one of the top scorers at the club, scoring a total of 10 goals in 33 league appearances.[2]

His shooting abilities in particular gained nationwide attraction when he scored from over 35 metres at a set piece against top-club Molde FK on 23 May 2014. This goal was awarded Goal of the Season in Eliteserien for 2014 and also gained traction internationally.[3]

From 2014 and onwards, Stølås rapidly became a regular at FK Haugesund and gradually one of the club's key players. On 5 November 2018, Stølås renewed his contract with FK Haugesund binding him to the club until the end of 2022.[4] He renewed his contract despite being linked to a number of top-clubs in Eliteserien and Scandinavia, as well as the 2. Bundesliga club Union Berlin in Germany. He has also been involved in the discussion for the left-back position at the Norwegian national football team.[5]

Personal life

Alexander Stølås' Alma mater is the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences campus Haugesund, where he holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) degree in Mechanical, process and energy technology, achieved in 2017. His bachelor's thesis was titled Optimizing the cleaning process of plate heat exchangers (Norwegian: Optimalisere rengjøringsprosess av platevarmevekslere).[6]

Career statistics

As of 13 September 2020
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vard Haugesund 2011 2. divisjon 2611002611
2012 24620266
2013 1. divisjon 26430294
Total 7621508121
Haugesund 2014 Tippeligaen 284563310
2015 20110211
2016 28530315
2017 Eliteserien 30140341
2018 29450344
2019 11320133
2020 13000130
Total 1591820617924
Career Total 2353925626045

References

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