Alexander Sørloth


Alexander Sørloth is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor, on loan from Crystal Palace, and for the Norway national team.

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.
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, including scoring six goals in one game against Sarpsborg 08. 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.

Crystal Palace

On 31 January 2018, Sørloth signed for Crystal Palace for a reported fee of £9 million. He made his debut on 10 February 2018 in a 3–1 away defeat to Everton. On Tuesday 28 August, Sørloth scored his first goal for Crystal Palace in a Carabao Cup game against Swansea City with the game finishing 1–0.

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.

Trabzonspor

In August 2019, Sørloth signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.
Sørloth's first official match with 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. In March 2020, Sørloth scored his first hat-trick for Trabzonspor against Kasimpasa, in a match that ended 6–0.
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.

Personal life

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

Honours

Club

;Trabzonspor

Club

International

International goals

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 June 2016Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway23–13–2Friendly
2.2 June 2018Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland133–23–2Friendly
3.15 October 2019Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania201–11–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
4.15 November 2019Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway213–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
5.15 November 2019Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway214–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
6.18 November 2019National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta222–12–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification