Jan Gunnar Solli
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jan Gunnar Solli | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Arendal, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back, Right winger, Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Skeid | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Treungen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Odd Grenland | 54 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Rosenborg | 85 | (3) |
| 2007–2010 | Brann | 97 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | New York Red Bulls | 55 | (3) |
| 2013 | Vålerenga | 21 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Hammarby | 42 | (2) |
| 2016– | Skeid | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2006 | Norway U-21 | 16 | (3) |
| 2003–2010 | Norway | 40 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2010 |
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Jan Gunnar Solli (born 19 April 1981 in Arendal) is a Norwegian footballer.
He has played as a right back for the most of his career, but also plays defensive midfielder and right winger.
Solli made his senior debut for Odd Grenland in the 2000 Tippeligaen season and made five appearances, all as a substitute, in his first season. In total, he played 54 league games for the club over three and a half seasons – and helped Odd reach the 2002 Norwegian Cup Final, where they were beaten 1–0 by Vålerenga. His play with Odd Grenland led to interest from various European clubs including Aston Villa, and AC Milan, with which he had a training stint.
Solli joined Rosenborg of Trondheim in the summer of 2003 and made four starts and ten substitute appearances in the second half of that season as the club won a 12th consecutive league title. During his first season with Rosenborg he scored his first-ever league goal against Viking on 23 August 2003, in his fifth full season as a professional footballer. He was also a regular in the ensuing European campaigns for Rosenborg and scored an important first-leg goal against Maccabi Haifa in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round in August 2004. He also played an integral role in helping Rosenborg win the 2004 and 2006 league title.
On 16 March 2007, Solli signed a three-year deal with Brann. The transfer fee was 6,000,000 kr. Solli's first season for Brann was a huge success. In partnership with his former Rosenborg colleague Thorstein Helstad, he became an integral part of Brann's title winning squad, and earned a spot on Norway's national squad. During the 2009 season Solli's play with Brann once again led to him receiving interest from other European sides which included German Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln.
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