![]() Sørloth with RB Leipzig in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Sørloth[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 December 1995||
Place of birth | Trondheim, Norway | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[3][4] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||
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 | Groningen | 38 | (5) |
2017–2018 | Midtjylland | 19 | (10) |
2018–2020 | Crystal Palace | 16 | (0) |
2019 | → Gent (loan) | 19 | (4) |
2019–2020 | → Trabzonspor (loan) | 34 | (24) |
2020–2023 | RB Leipzig | 30 | (5) |
2021–2023 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 67 | (16) |
2023–2024 | Villarreal | 34 | (23) |
2024– | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
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 | 53 | (18) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 25 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Alexander Sørloth (born 5 December 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Norway national team.
Club career
[edit]Rosenborg
[edit]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.[5]
Sørloth went on a loan to Bodø/Glimt before the start of the 2015 Tippeligaen. In the league he scored 13 goals and making five assist in his 26 appearances (19 starters).[5] In his last match for Bodø/Glimt, he scored his second hat-trick of the season, against Stabæk.
Groningen
[edit]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.[citation needed]
Midtjylland
[edit]On 1 June 2017, FC Midtjylland announced that they had signed Sørloth on a four-year contract.[6]
Crystal Palace
[edit]On 31 January 2018, Sørloth signed for Crystal Palace for a reported fee of £9 million.[7] He made his debut on 10 February 2018 in a 3–1 away defeat to Everton.[8] 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.[9]
Loan to Gent
[edit]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.[10]
Loan to Trabzonspor
[edit]In August 2019, Sørloth signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor on loan until the end of the 2019-20 season.[11]
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.[12] In March 2020, Sørloth scored his first hat-trick for Trabzonspor against Kasimpasa, in a match that ended 6–0.[13]
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.[14]
RB Leipzig
[edit]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.[15] 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.[16] 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,[17] which was his first goal for the club.
Loan to Real Sociedad
[edit]On 25 August 2021, Sørloth moved to La Liga side Real Sociedad on a season-long loan deal.[18] On 29 August 2022, he returned to the Txuri-urdin on loan for another year.[19]
Villarreal
[edit]On 25 July 2023, La Liga club Villarreal announced the signing of Sørloth on a five-year deal,[20] for a reported fee of €10 million.[21] On 27 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–3 loss to Barcelona.[22] On 19 May 2024, he scored four goals in a 4–4 draw in a league game against Real Madrid, reaching his 23rd goal, without penalty kicks, of the 2023–24 season as La Liga's top scorer with one match remaining.[23] He was eventually surpassed by just one goal by Artem Dovbyk who scored a hat-trick on the final matchday of the season.[24]
Atlético Madrid
[edit]On 3 August 2024, Sørloth was transferred to La Liga club Atlético Madrid for a fee in the region of €32 million. He signed a four-year contract.[25]
International career
[edit]Sørloth debuted for the Norwegian senior squad against Portugal on 29 May 2016.[26] He scored his first goal against Iceland the same year on 1 June.[27]
Personal life
[edit]Sørloth is the son of former Rosenborg player and Norwegian international Gøran Sørloth.[7]
On 31 May 2021, an Instagram post of his surpassed 3.5 million comments, making it the most commented post on Instagram by an athlete. It was mainly fans of the Turkish football club Trabzonspor, asking the player to return to his former loan club.[28]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rosenborg | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
2014 | Tippeligaen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2015 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 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 | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 2 |
2016–17 | Eredivisie | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
Total | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 6 | ||
Midtjylland | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6[b] | 4 | — | 26 | 15 | |
Crystal Palace | 2017–18 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||
Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |||
Gent (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||
Trabzonspor (loan) | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 34 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 8[b] | 2 | — | 49 | 33 | |
RB Leipzig | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4[e] | 1 | — | 37 | 6 | |
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
Real Sociedad (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 33 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7[b] | 2 | — | 44 | 8 | |
2022–23 | La Liga | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7[b] | 2 | — | 46 | 16 | ||
Total | 67 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 90 | 24 | |||
Villarreal | 2023–24 | La Liga | 34 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 3 | — | 41 | 26 | |
Atlético Madrid | 2024–25 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 289 | 100 | 30 | 15 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 368 | 131 |
- ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, KNVB Cup, Danish Cup, FA Cup, Belgian Cup, Turkish Cup, DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey
- ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
- ^ Appearances in EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 26 March 2024[31]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Norway | 2016 | 7 | 1 |
2017 | 5 | 0 | |
2018 | 5 | 1 | |
2019 | 5 | 4 | |
2020 | 5 | 3 | |
2021 | 9 | 3 | |
2022 | 9 | 3 | |
2023 | 6 | 2 | |
2024 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 53 | 18 |
- As of match played 26 March 2024. Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sørloth goal.[1][31]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 1 June 2016 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
2 | 2 June 2018 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 3–2 | 3–2 | ||
3 | 15 October 2019 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
4 | 15 November 2019 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | |
5 | 4–0 | |||||
6 | 18 November 2019 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | |
7 | 7 September 2020 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
3–1 | 5–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
8 | 4–1 | |||||
9 | 11 October 2020 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | |
10 | 24 March 2021 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 | 30 March 2021 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
12 | 7 September 2021 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway | ![]() |
4–1 | 5–1 | |
13 | 29 March 2022 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway | ![]() |
8–0 | 9–0 | Friendly |
14 | 12 June 2022 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
15 | 20 November 2022 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
16 | 28 March 2023 | Batumi Stadium, Batumi, Georgia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
17 | 12 October 2023 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | |
18 | 26 March 2024 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Rosenborg
- Norwegian A-Junior Cup: 2012
Midtjylland
Trabzonspor
Individual
- Süper Lig Top scorer: 2019–20
- Süper Lig Forward of the Season: 2019–20
- Turkish Cup Top scorer: 2019–20
- La Liga Player of the Month: January 2023[32]
References
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- ^ "Sørloth Not Satisfied After Debut". Crystal Palace F.C. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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- ^ "Final day hat-trick has Girona's Artem Dovbyk in pole position in Pichichi Trophy showdown". Football España. 25 May 2024.
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Mot det fjerde best rangerte laget i Europa slapp landslagssjefen til hele fem debutanter. Anders Trondsen og Veton Berisha fra start, Iver Fossum, Alexander Sørloth og Niklas Gunnarsson fra benken.
[Against the fourth best-ranked team in Europe, national team manager [Per-Mathias Høgmo] introduced five debutants. Anders Trondsen and Veton Berisha from the start; Iver Fossum, Alexander Sørloth, and Niklas Gunnarsson from the bench.] - ^ Delebekk, Bjørn S.; Wikborg, Jonas; Johannessen, Bjørn Arne (1 June 2016). "Pappa Sørloth om sønnens første Norge-scoring: - Starten på noe større" [Father Sørloth on his son's first Norway goal: - The start of something bigger]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
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External links
[edit]- Profile at the Villarreal CF website
- Alexander Sørloth at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Alexander Sørloth – UEFA competition record (archive)