Robin Söder
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robin Söder | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Magra, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Magra IS | ||
| 1998–2002 | Sollebrunns AIK | ||
| 2002–2005 | Morlanda GoIF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2007 | Stenungsunds IF | ||
| 2008– | IFK Göteborg | 106 | (21) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Sweden U17 | 19 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:51, 3 November 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Robin Söder (born 1 April 1991 in Magra, Alingsås) is a Swedish football striker who plays for IFK Göteborg.
Career
Club career
Söder began his football career 1995 in Magra IS. After a couple of years he started to play for Sollebrunn AIK. He moved out from Magra at the age of 12 and started to play for Morlanda GoIF in Orust. He changed club to Stenungsunds IF where he also played senior football. He was signed for the youth team of the Swedish champions IFK Göteborg in December 2007, but soon began to train and play with the senior squad.
He made his debut in Allsvenskan on 1 July 2008 when he came on as a substitute against Trelleborgs FF. Only eleven days later, he made his first Allsvenskan goal for the club, securing three points against Djurgårdens IF by scoring 2–1 in the 91st minute.
After his debut season he was awarded Best Newcomer at the annual Fotbollsgalan, beating Sebastian Rajalakso, Rasmus Jönsson and Joel Ekstrand.[1] At the same time the Managing Director of FC Groningen, Hans Nijland claimed that the club had made an offer for Söder, but had been turned down by the player.[2]
In January 2009 was linked with a move to Werder Bremen, Milan, Bayern Munich, Palermo and Roma.[3]
International career
He has been a regular in the Swedish national youth teams, and he was the captain of the Swedish U17 team in 2 matches in 2007. He became the youngest person ever to play in the Swedish U21 team, being 17 years and 157 days old when he played in Sweden U21's match against Poland on 5 September 2008. The record was previously held by Leif Eriksson (Köpings IS), who was 17 years and 212 days when he made his debut for Sweden U21 in 1959 against Norway.[4]
On 23 May 2009 he was selected for the Swedish squad competing in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Söder played one game in this tournament,[5] coming as a substitute in the semi-final against England.[6] In this game he assisted Marcus Berg to the dramatic 3–3 equaliser but in the overtime that followed suffered a ligament injury.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 7 August 2013[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2008 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 7 |
| 2009 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | |
| Total | 95 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 113 | 22 | |
| Career total | 95 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 113 | 22 | |
Honours
Club
- Stenungsunds IF
- IFK Göteborg
Individual
- Swedish Newcomer of the Year: 2008
References
- ↑ "Årets Nykomling 2008". svenskfotboll.se.
- ↑ http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/internationell/article3782251.ab
- ↑ http://www.fotbollsverige.se/news_show_storklubbar_vill_ha_soder.html?id=4981358
- ↑ Robin Söder alla tiders yngste i U21-landslaget svenskfotboll.se
- ↑ Player profile at uefa.com
- ↑ Match report
- ↑ Söder injury blow hits Sweden uefa.com
- ↑ "Robin Söder". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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