Alexander Sørloth (born 5 December 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Norway national team.
Sørloth started his career at Rosenborg, before spending a loan period at Bodø/Glimt in 2015. Following this, he transferred to Groningen in the Netherlands and then to Midtjylland in Denmark. In 2018, he joined Crystal Palace in England, followed by loan spells at Gent in Belgium and Trabzonspor in Turkey. He moved to RB Leipzig in Germany in 2020 and later spent two seasons on loan at Real Sociedad in Spain. In 2023, he joined Villarreal, before transferring to Atlético Madrid in 2024.
Infobox
2015
→ Bodø/Glimt (loan)
2019
→ Gent (loan)
Full name
Alexander Sørloth
Date of birth
(1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth
Trondheim, Norway
Height
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position
Striker
Current team
Atlético Madrid
Number
9
Years
Team
2012–2015
Rosenborg 2
2013–2015
Rosenborg
2016–2017
Groningen
2017–2018
Midtjylland
2018–2020
Crystal Palace
2019–2020
→ Trabzonspor (loan)
2020–2023
RB Leipzig
2021–2023
→ Real Sociedad (loan)
2023–2024
Villarreal
2024–
Atlético Madrid
2011–2012
Norway U16
2012–2013
Norway U17
2013–2014
Norway U18
2014–2015
Norway U19
2015–2016
Norway U21
2016–
Norway
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition· Career statistics › Club
Multi-metric bars
World heat map
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Rosenborg
Rosenborg
Club
Rosenborg
Season
2013
League
Tippeligaen
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
1
Europe
1
Europe
—
Other
1
Other
1
2014
2014
Club
2014
Season
Tippeligaen
League
6
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
3
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
9
Other
0
2015
2015
Club
2015
Season
Tippeligaen
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
0
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
6
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
4
League cup
1
League cup
—
Europe
10
Europe
1
Bodø/Glimt (loan)
Bodø/Glimt (loan)
Club
Bodø/Glimt (loan)
Season
2015
League
Tippeligaen
League
26
League
13
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
29
Other
14
Groningen
Groningen
Club
Groningen
Season
2015–16
League
Eredivisie
League
13
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
2
Europe
0
Other
15
Other
2
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Eredivisie
League
25
League
3
League
1
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
2
Europe
0
Europe
28
Other
4
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
38
League
5
League
1
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
4
Europe
0
Europe
43
Other
6
Midtjylland
Midtjylland
Club
Midtjylland
Season
2017–18
League
Danish Superliga
League
19
League
10
National cup
1
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
6
Europe
4
Europe
—
Other
26
Other
15
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
Club
Crystal Palace
Season
2017–18
League
Premier League
League
4
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
4
Europe
0
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Premier League
League
12
League
0
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
3
League cup
1
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
16
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
16
League
0
League
1
League
0
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
20
Europe
1
Gent (loan)
Gent (loan)
Club
Gent (loan)
Season
2018–19
League
Belgian Pro League
League
19
League
4
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
22
Other
5
Trabzonspor (loan)
Trabzonspor (loan)
Club
Trabzonspor (loan)
Season
2019–20
League
Süper Lig
League
34
League
24
National cup
7
National cup
7
League cup
—
League cup
8
Europe
2
Europe
—
Other
49
Other
33
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Club
RB Leipzig
Season
2020–21
League
Bundesliga
League
29
League
5
National cup
4
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
4
Europe
1
Europe
—
Other
37
Other
6
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Bundesliga
League
1
League
0
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
1
Europe
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
30
League
5
League
4
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
4
League cup
1
League cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
38
Other
6
Real Sociedad (loan)
Real Sociedad (loan)
Club
Real Sociedad (loan)
Season
2021–22
League
La Liga
League
33
League
4
National cup
4
National cup
2
League cup
—
League cup
7
Europe
2
Europe
—
Other
44
Other
8
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
La Liga
League
34
League
12
League
5
National cup
2
National cup
—
League cup
7
League cup
2
Europe
—
Europe
46
Other
16
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
67
League
16
League
9
League
4
National cup
—
National cup
14
League cup
4
League cup
—
Europe
90
Europe
24
Villarreal
Villarreal
Club
Villarreal
Season
2023–24
League
La Liga
League
34
League
23
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
6
Europe
3
Europe
—
Other
41
Other
26
Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid
Club
Atlético Madrid
Season
2024–25
League
La Liga
League
35
League
20
National cup
7
National cup
4
League cup
—
League cup
8
Europe
0
Europe
3
Other
0
Other
53
Total
24
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
La Liga
League
15
League
4
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
5
League cup
1
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
20
Other
5
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
50
League
24
League
7
League
4
National cup
—
National cup
13
League cup
1
League cup
3
Europe
0
Europe
73
Other
29
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
339
League
124
League
37
League
19
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
55
League cup
17
Europe
6
Europe
0
Other
441
Other
160
Ranked list
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Rosenborg
2013
Tippeligaen
0
0
0
0
—
1
1
—
1
1
2014
Tippeligaen
6
0
0
0
—
3
0
—
9
0
2015
Tippeligaen
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
—
0
0
Total
6
0
0
0
—
4
1
—
10
1
Bodø/Glimt (loan)
2015
Tippeligaen
26
13
3
1
—
—
—
29
14
Groningen
2015–16
Eredivisie
13
2
0
0
—
—
2
0
15
2
2016–17
Eredivisie
25
3
1
1
—
—
2
0
28
4
Total
38
5
1
1
—
0
0
4
0
43
6
Midtjylland
2017–18
Danish Superliga
19
10
1
1
—
6
4
—
26
15
Crystal Palace
2017–18
Premier League
4
0
—
—
—
—
4
0
2018–19
Premier League
12
0
1
0
3
1
—
—
16
1
Total
16
0
1
0
3
1
—
—
20
1
Gent (loan)
2018–19
Belgian Pro League
19
4
3
1
—
—
—
22
5
Trabzonspor (loan)
2019–20
Süper Lig
34
24
7
7
—
8
2
—
49
33
RB Leipzig
2020–21
Bundesliga
29
5
4
0
—
4
1
—
37
6
2022–23
Bundesliga
1
0
—
—
—
0
0
1
0
Total
30
5
4
0
—
4
1
0
0
38
6
Real Sociedad (loan)
2021–22
La Liga
33
4
4
2
—
7
2
—
44
8
2022–23
La Liga
34
12
5
2
—
7
2
—
46
16
Total
67
16
9
4
—
14
4
—
90
24
Villarreal
2023–24
La Liga
34
23
1
0
—
6
3
—
41
26
Atlético Madrid
2024–25
La Liga
35
20
7
4
—
8
0
3
0
53
24
2025–26
La Liga
15
4
0
0
—
5
1
0
0
20
5
Total
50
24
7
4
—
13
1
3
0
73
29
Career total
339
124
37
19
3
1
55
17
6
0
441
160
Appearances and goals by national team and year· Career statistics › International
Multi-metric bars
World heat map
Norway
Norway
National team
Norway
Year
2016
Apps
7
Goals
1
2017
2017
National team
2017
Year
5
Apps
0
2018
2018
National team
2018
Year
5
Apps
1
2019
2019
National team
2019
Year
5
Apps
4
2020
2020
National team
2020
Year
5
Apps
3
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
9
Apps
3
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
9
Apps
3
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
6
Apps
2
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
8
Apps
4
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
9
Apps
5
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
68
Apps
26
Ranked list
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Norway
2016
7
1
2017
5
0
2018
5
1
2019
5
4
2020
5
3
2021
9
3
2022
9
3
2023
6
2
2024
8
4
2025
9
5
Total
68
26
List of international goals scored by Alexander Sørloth· Career statistics › International
Multi-metric bars
World heat map
1
1
No.
1
Date
1 June 2016
Venue
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
Opponent
Iceland
Score
3–1
Result
3–2
Competition
Friendly
2
2
No.
2
Date
2 June 2018
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
3–2
Score
3–2
3
3
No.
3
Date
15 October 2019
Venue
Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania
Opponent
Romania
Score
1–1
Result
1–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
4
4
No.
4
Date
15 November 2019
Venue
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
Opponent
Faroe Islands
Score
3–0
Result
4–0
5
5
No.
5
Date
4–0
6
6
No.
6
Date
18 November 2019
Venue
National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta
Opponent
Malta
Score
2–1
Result
2–1
7
7
No.
7
Date
7 September 2020
Venue
Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Opponent
Northern Ireland
Score
3–1
Result
5–1
Competition
2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
8
8
No.
8
Date
4–1
9
9
No.
9
Date
11 October 2020
Venue
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Opponent
Romania
Score
2–0
Result
4–0
10
10
No.
10
Date
24 March 2021
Venue
Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
Opponent
Gibraltar
Score
1–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11
11
No.
11
Date
30 March 2021
Venue
Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro
Opponent
Montenegro
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
12
12
No.
12
Date
7 September 2021
Venue
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Opponent
Gibraltar
Score
4–1
Result
5–1
13
13
No.
13
Date
29 March 2022
Venue
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Opponent
Armenia
Score
8–0
Result
9–0
Competition
Friendly
14
14
No.
14
Date
12 June 2022
Venue
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Opponent
Sweden
Score
3–1
Result
3–2
Competition
2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
15
15
No.
15
Date
20 November 2022
Venue
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Opponent
Finland
Score
1–1
Result
1–1
Competition
Friendly
16
16
No.
16
Date
28 March 2023
Venue
Batumi Stadium, Batumi, Georgia
Opponent
Georgia
Score
1–0
Result
1–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
17
17
No.
17
Date
12 October 2023
Venue
AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus
Opponent
Cyprus
Score
1–0
Result
4–0
18
18
No.
18
Date
26 March 2024
Venue
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Opponent
Slovakia
Score
1–0
Result
1–1
Competition
Friendly
19
19
No.
19
Date
10 October 2024
Venue
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Opponent
Slovenia
Score
2–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
20
20
No.
20
Date
13 October 2024
Venue
Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria
Opponent
Austria
Score
1–1
Result
1–5
21
21
No.
21
Date
17 November 2024
Venue
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Opponent
Kazakhstan
Score
3–0
Result
5–0
22
22
No.
22
Date
22 March 2025
Venue
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova
Opponent
Moldova
Score
4–0
Result
5–0
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
23
23
No.
23
Date
25 March 2025
Venue
Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary
Opponent
Israel
Score
2–1
Result
4–2
24
24
No.
24
Date
6 June 2025
Venue
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Opponent
Italy
Score
1–0
Result
3–0
25
25
No.
25
Date
13 November 2025
Venue
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Opponent
Estonia
Score
1–0
Result
4–1
26
26
No.
26
Date
2–0
Ranked list
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
1 June 2016
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
Iceland
3–1
3–2
Friendly
2
2 June 2018
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
3–2
3–2
3
15 October 2019
Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania
Romania
1–1
1–1
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
4
15 November 2019
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
Faroe Islands
3–0
4–0
5
4–0
6
18 November 2019
National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta
Malta
2–1
2–1
7
7 September 2020
Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
3–1
5–1
2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
8
4–1
9
11 October 2020
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Romania
2–0
4–0
10
24 March 2021
Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
Gibraltar
1–0
3–0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11
30 March 2021
Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro
Montenegro
1–0
1–0
12
7 September 2021
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Gibraltar
4–1
5–1
13
29 March 2022
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Armenia
8–0
9–0
Friendly
14
12 June 2022
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Sweden
3–1
3–2
2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
15
20 November 2022
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Finland
1–1
1–1
Friendly
16
28 March 2023
Batumi Stadium, Batumi, Georgia
Georgia
1–0
1–1
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
17
12 October 2023
AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus
Cyprus
1–0
4–0
18
26 March 2024
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Slovakia
1–0
1–1
Friendly
19
10 October 2024
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Slovenia
2–0
3–0
2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
20
13 October 2024
Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria
Austria
1–1
1–5
21
17 November 2024
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Kazakhstan
3–0
5–0
22
22 March 2025
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova
Moldova
4–0
5–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
23
25 March 2025
Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary
Israel
2–1
4–2
24
6 June 2025
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Italy
1–0
3–0
25
13 November 2025
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Estonia
1–0
4–1
26
2–0
References
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