Elias Solberg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elias Sebastian Solberg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 2004 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lillestrøm | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ull/Kisa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Ull/Kisa 2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Ull/Kisa | 16 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Juventus Next Gen | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Lillestrøm 2 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Lillestrøm | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Norway U15 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Norway U18 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Elias Sebastian Solberg (born 3 March 2004) is a Norwegian footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Lillestrøm.
Club career[edit]
Having progressed through the youth ranks of Ull/Kisa, Solberg established himself in the first team for the 2020 season, scoring three goals from sixteen appearances.[2] These performances caught the eye of Italian side Juventus, and in July 2021 he signed for The Old Lady.[3][4] In October 2021, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2004 worldwide.[5]
In August 2022, having failed to break into the youth sides of Juventus, Solberg returned to Norway to sign for Lillestrøm.[6]
International career[edit]
Solberg has represented Norway at under-15 and under-18 level.[2]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ull/Kisa 2 | 2019 | 3. divisjon | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ull/Kisa | 2020 | OBOS-ligaen | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Juventus Next Gen | 2021–22 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lillestrøm 2 | 2022 | 3. divisjon | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Lillestrøm | 2022 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
- Notes
References[edit]
- ^ Elias Solberg at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c Elias Solberg at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Mannarino, Simone (26 March 2021). "Chi è Elias Solberg, il nuovo talento norvegese della Juventus" [Who is Elias Solberg, the new Norwegian Juventus talent]. minutidirecupero.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Stortalentet Elias Solberg klar for Juventus" [The great talent Elias Solberg ready for Juventus]. aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Fra Juventus til Lillestrøm: Elias Solberg (18) blir LSK-spiller" [From Juventus to Lillestrøm: Elias Solberg (18) becomes an LSK player]. lsk.no (in Norwegian). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Elias Solberg at Soccerway
Categories:
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Norwegian Third Division players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Eliteserien players
- Ullensaker/Kisa IL players
- Juventus FC players
- Lillestrøm SK players
- Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy