Alexander Sørloth
Norwegian footballer (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
.jpg) Sørloth lining up for RB Leipzig in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Sørloth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1995[2] | ||
| 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 | 30 | (13) |
| 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 | 61 | (23) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 24 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 April 2025 | |||
Sørloth started his career at Rosenborg, before spending a loan period at Bodø/Glimt in 2015. Following this, he transferred to Groningen in the Netherlands and then to Midtjylland in Denmark. In 2018, he joined Crystal Palace in England, followed by loan spells at Gent in Belgium and Trabzonspor in Turkey. He moved to RB Leipzig in Germany in 2020 and later spent two seasons on loan at Real Sociedad in Spain. In 2023, he joined Villarreal, before transferring to Atlético Madrid in 2024.
Club career
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Rosenborg
After many 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), including scoring six goals in one game against Sarpsborg 08.[5] 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 Eredivisie club 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
On 1 June 2017, Danish Superliga club Midtjylland announced that they had signed Sørloth on a four-year contract.[6]
Crystal Palace
On 31 January 2018, Sørloth signed for Premier League club 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 28 August, Sørloth scored his first and only goal for Palace in a 1–0 win over Swansea City in the EFL Cup.[9]
Loan to Gent
On 8 January 2019, Sørloth signed for Belgian First Division A side Gent on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[10]
Loan to Trabzonspor
In August 2019, Sørloth signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[11] He debuted for the club on 8 August 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 in a 6–0 victory against Kasimpasa.[13] On 5 July 2020, Sørloth became Trabzonspor's top-scoring foreign player in a single season, with 29 goals, exceeding the tally of Georgian former center-forward Shota Arveladze.[14]
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.[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
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
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
On 3 August 2024, Sørloth transferred to fellow La Liga club Atlético Madrid for a fee in the region of €32 million. He signed a four-year contract.[25] A few weeks later, on 19 August, he scored his first goal on his debut in a 2–2 away draw against his former club Villarreal.[26] Later that year, on 21 December, he netted a stoppage-time goal in a 2–1 victory over Barcelona, securing his club's first away win over the latter since February 2006.[27] Sørloth also scored a stoppage-time equaliser in a 4-4 draw with Barcelona on the 25th of February 2025.
International career
Sørloth debuted for the Norwegian senior squad against Portugal on 29 May 2016.[28] He scored his first goal against Iceland the same year on 1 June.[29]
Personal life
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.[30]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosenborg | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 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[d] | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 6 | |||
| Midtjylland | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 6[c] | 4 | — | 26 | 15 | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2017–18 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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[c] | 2 | — | 49 | 33 | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 1 | — | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 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[c] | 2 | — | 44 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | 7[c] | 2 | — | 46 | 16 | |||
| Total | 67 | 16 | 9 | 4 | — | 14 | 4 | — | 90 | 24 | ||||
| Villarreal | 2023–24 | La Liga | 34 | 23 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 3 | — | 41 | 26 | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 2024–25 | La Liga | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | — | 8[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 17 | |
| Career total | 319 | 113 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 413 | 148 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Cup, KNVB Cup, Danish Cup, FA Cup, Belgian Cup, Turkish Cup, DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey
- Includes EFL Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 25 March 2025[33]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 61 | 23 | |
- As of match played 25 March 2025. Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sørloth goal.[1][33]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2016 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Iceland | 3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2 June 2018 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 3–2 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | 15 October 2019 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania |  Romania | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 4 | 15 November 2019 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Faroe Islands | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 5 | 4–0 | |||||
| 6 | 18 November 2019 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Malta | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 7 | 7 September 2020 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 8 | 4–1 | |||||
| 9 | 11 October 2020 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway | Romania | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 10 | 24 March 2021 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar |  Gibraltar | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 30 March 2021 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Montenegro | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 12 | 7 September 2021 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway | Gibraltar | 4–1 | 5–1 | |
| 13 | 29 March 2022 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway |  Armenia | 8–0 | 9–0 | Friendly |
| 14 | 12 June 2022 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway |  Sweden | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 15 | 20 November 2022 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway |  Finland | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 16 | 28 March 2023 | Batumi Stadium, Batumi, Georgia |  Georgia | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 17 | 12 October 2023 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Cyprus | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 18 | 26 March 2024 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway |  Slovakia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 19 | 10 October 2024 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway |  Slovenia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
| 20 | 13 October 2024 | Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria |  Austria | 1–1 | 1–5 | |
| 21 | 17 November 2024 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway |  Kazakhstan | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| 22 | 22 March 2025 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Moldova | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 23 | 25 March 2025 | Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary |  Israel | 2–1 | 4–2 |
Honours
Midtjylland
Trabzonspor
Individual
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