Kenneth Sola

Kenneth Sola (born 25 August 1985) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Sandnes Ulf.

Kenneth Sola
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-08-25) 25 August 1985
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sandnes Ulf (player developer)
Youth career
Havdur
–2002 Sola
2003–2005 Viking
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Viking 0 (0)
2005 → Skeid (loan) 11 (0)
2007–2010 Stavanger 82 (15)
2010 Real Maryland Monarchs 19 (0)
2010–2017 Sandnes Ulf 155 (9)
2018–2019 Havdur 30 (8)
Managerial career
2018–2020 Havdur (player-coach)
2021– Sandnes Ulf (player developer)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2021

Career

Sola hails from Tjelta.[1] He played for IL Havdur, Viking FK and Skeid, before moving to the Norwegian First Division side Stavanger IF in 2006.[2] He played two Norwegian Cup matches for Viking, but did none in the Tippeligaen. He played 82 goals and scored 15 goals for Stavanger IF.[3][4][5]

Sola relocated to the United States in 2010 when he signed to play for the Real Maryland Monarchs in the USL Second Division. He made his debut for the team on 17 April 2010 in the team's 2010 season opener against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[6]

Joining Sandnes Ulf in mid-2010, he took part in their promotion from the 2011 1. divisjon. After the 2017 season he semi-retired, continuing as player-coach for Havdur on the sixth tier and winning promotion to the 2019 4. divisjon. The league being suspended in 2020 because of the pandemic, in 2021 he became player developer in Sandnes Ulf's youth ranks.[1]

Career statistics
As of 6 November 2017
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2010 Sandnes Ulf 1. divisjon 10000100
2011 24230272
2012 Tippeligaen 16000160
2013 17520195
2014 16000160
2015 1. divisjon 27120291
2016 18020200
2017 27110281
Career Total 15591001669

References
  1. "Kenneth Sola tilbake i lyseblått" (in Norwegian). Sandnes Ulf. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. "Kenneth Sola til SIF". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 15 November 2006.
  3. "Aftenposten".
  4. "Kenneth Sola". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  5. Kenneth Sola at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  6. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
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