Ole Söderberg

Ole Petter Söderberg (born 20 July 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for IFK Göteborg. He has also played for the Swedish national U21 team.

Ole Söderberg
Personal information
Full name Ole Petter Söderberg[1]
Date of birth (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990
Place of birth Norrköping, Sweden
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 IFK Göteborg
Number 12
Youth career
1996–1999 Viking FK
1999–2002 Backa IF
2002–2008 BK Häcken
2008–2011 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2011 → Darlington (loan) 6 (0)
2011 → Chesterfield (loan) 2 (0)
2012–2013 Molde FK 16 (0)
2014–2018 Kalmar FF 53 (0)
2019 AFC Eskilstuna 12 (0)
2020 Kalmar FF 11 (0)
2021– IFK Göteborg 0 (0)
National team
2005–2007 Sweden U17 5 (0)
2008–2009 Sweden U19 4 (0)
2011 Sweden U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2021

Biography

Söderberg was born in Norrköping, Sweden in 1990. His brother Tom Söderberg (born 1987) is a retired professional footballer that played as a defender.[2]

Club career

BK Häcken

Söderberg began his career at Swedish club BK Häcken. In 2007, he signed a contract with the club stretching to 2010.[3][4] As a teen, he played five games in the Swedish national under-19s team.[5]

Newcastle United

Söderberg joined English Premier League side Newcastle United on a four-and-a-half-year contract in January 2008.[6][7] He broke his wrist in September 2008,[8][9] and he had knee surgery in 2009 after having problems with a meniscus.[10]

When Steve Harper, Newcastle's first choice goalkeeper, sustained an injury in September 2010,[11] Söderberg became the backup goalkeeper of the first team[12][13] and sat on the bench for 19 games.

Loan spells

In October 2011, Söderberg went on a one-month loan to Darlington,[14] where he made six appearances[15][16] after which he went on a one-month loan to Chesterfield.[17] He made his Football League debut for Chesterfield on 5 November 2011 in a 2–2 draw with Yeovil Town.[18] He then played against Oldham in which many fans have dubbed the most calamitous piece of goalkeeping ever by jumping over the striker and then trying to claim the ball instead of claiming the ball first time. He then made his Football League Trophy début in a 4–3 win against Tranmere Rovers on 9 November 2011 and his FA Cup debut three days later in a 3–1 defeat against Torquay United.

Molde FK

On 30 March 2012, Söderberg confirmed on his Twitter account that he had joined Norwegian outfit Molde FK. On 30 June 2012, he made his debut in Tippeligaen in a 3–1 win against Odd. He played seven games in the league in his first season for the club who won the 2012 Tippeligaen. In 2013, Söderberg won the Norwegian Cup with Molde.

Kalmar FF

On 3 January 2014, Kalmar FF confirmed on their official website that Ole has joined the Swedish team. The contract is valid until 2017.[19] In October 2016, Söderberg extended his contract with Kalmar. His new contract expired at the end of the 2018 season.[20]

AFC Eskilstuna

For the 2019 season Söderberg signed with AFC Eskilstuna.[21]

Honours
Molde FK

References
  1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). premierleague.com. Premier League. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  2. "Från Norrköping till Newcastle" (in Swedish). NT.se. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  3. "A-kontrakt till Ole Söderberg" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  4. "Häcken tecknar kontrakt med juniormålvakt" (in Swedish). GP.se. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  5. "P17/90-landslagets spelare 2007" (in Swedish). SvenskFotboll.se. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  6. "Häckentalang klar för Newcastle" (in Swedish). GP.se. 22 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  7. "Häckentalang till Newcastle" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. 31 January 2008. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  8. "United's young starlets struck by injury jinx". Evening Chronicle. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  9. "Svenskt Newcastle- proffs bröt handleden" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  10. ""Skatorna" flyger fram i Championship" (in Swedish). Matchplus.se. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  11. "Newcastle's Steve Harper ruled out for three months after operation". The Guardian. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  12. "Ole Soderberg: I'm ready to answer the call". Evening Chronicle. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  13. "Ole Soderberg ready to step up to the plate". The Shields Gazette. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  14. "Pleasing debut for Ole". The Northern Echo. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  15. "Ole Soderberg Career Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  16. "Darlington vs Newport County". Darlington F.C. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  17. "Chesterfield sign Newcastle United keeper Ole Soderberg on loan". BBC Sport. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  18. "Chesterfield 2–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  19. "Klart med tredje nyförvärvet inför säsongen 2014" (in Swedish). kalmarff.se/. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  20. "Ole Söderberg förlänger kontraktet med Kalmar FF!" (in Swedish). kalmarff.se/. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  21. "Efter testet med HIF - Söderberg presenterad av AFC". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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