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Elias Solberg

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Elias Solberg
Personal information
Full name Elias Sebastian Solberg[1]
Date of birth (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 20)
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

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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

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Solberg has represented Norway at under-15 and under-18 level.[2]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 10 October 2022.[2][7]
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

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  1. ^ Elias Solberg at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c Elias Solberg at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Elias Solberg at Soccerway