Alexander Sørloth
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 5 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FC Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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 | FC Groningen | 38 | (5) |
| 2017– | FC Midtjylland | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Norway U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Norway U18 | 11 | (5) |
| 2014 | Norway U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015– | Norway U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016– | Norway | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016 |
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Alexander Sørloth (born 5 December 1995) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for FC Midtjylland.
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 (19 starters). In his last match for Bodø/Glimt, he scored his second hat-trick of the season, against Stabæk.
On 6 November 2015, Sørloth confirmed that he wouid be joining FC Groningen on a 4.5-year contract at the end of the season. FC Groningen paid a transfer fee of around €750,000.
On 1 June 2017, FC Midtjylland announced that they had signed a four-year contract with Alexander Sørloth.
He is the son of former Rosenborg player and Norwegian international Gøran Sørloth.
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