Mats Solheim

Mats Goberg Solheim (born 3 December 1987) is a former Norwegian footballer who played as a defender.[2]

Mats Solheim
Solheim playing for Hammarby in 2015
Personal information
Full name Mats Goberg Solheim
Date of birth (1987-12-03) 3 December 1987
Place of birth Loen, Norway[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Loen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2004 Loen
2005–2006 Stryn
2006–2011 Sogndal 115 (18)
2012–2014 Kalmar 50 (5)
2015–2019 Hammarby 111 (8)
2020–2021 Stabæk 40 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Sogndal

Solheim started his career at the local club Loen IL,[3] continuing at Stryn TIL in the lower divisions. He initially played as a striker.[4] He attracted interest from the professional club Sogndal, then playing in the Norwegian second tier, during the summer of 2006. He subsequently joined the club and went on to enjoy a promotion to Tippeligaen four seasons later, in 2010.

During his time at Sogndal he got known as a utility player, being used in almost every outfield position. He has since established himself as a natural wing back on either flanks.[5]

Solheim played a total of 25 games, scoring 4 times, during the 2011 Tippeligaen-season. He attracted interest from several other Norwegian clubs after the successful campaign, but opted to move abroad, signing for Kalmar FF in the Swedish Allsvenskan.[6]

Kalmar FF

He had a rough start to his stint at Kalmar FF, when he injured his anterior cruciate ligament in February 2012 during the pre-season. He was forced to the sideline throughout the rest of the year.[7]

Solheim made his competitive debut for Kalmar on 2 April 2013 against Syrianska FC, on the first match day of the 2013 Allsvenskan. He crowned his debut for the side by scoring in a 3–0 victory.[4] He played as a regular at Kalmar during the upcoming two seasons, featuring in a total of 50 games in Allsvenskan, scoring on 5 occasions.

Hammarby IF

On 31 March 2015, the last day of the Swedish transfer window, Hammarby IF announced that they had signed Solheim on a three year-contract.[8] He reunited with his former manager Nanne Bergstrand, who first had brought him to Sweden, at the Stockholm-based outfit.

Solheim established himself as a first choice left defender at Hammarby during the 2015 season. He missed out on the whole first half of the 2016 season due to another, less serious, knee injury.[9]

Stabæk

In November 2019, Solheim returned to Norwegian football, joining Stabæk on a three-year contract.[10] He retired in August 2021 to become a banker.[11]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[12][13]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sogndal 2006 1. divisjon 8000—80
2007 18300—183
2008 285102[lower-alpha 1]0315
2009 145001[lower-alpha 1]0155
2010 22120—241
2011 Eliteserien 25441—295
Total 11518713012519
Kalmar 2012 Allsvenskan 0000—00
2013 24311—254
2014 26210—272
Total 50521—526
Hammarby 2015 Allsvenskan 26210—272
2016 16210—172
2017 27130—301
2018 15020—170
2019 27331—304
Total 1118101—1219
Stabæk 2020 Eliteserien 293——293
2021 11010—120
Total 40310—413
Career total 316342033033937
  1. Appearance(s) in promotion play-offs

Honours
Sogndal

References
  1. Mats Solheim at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Mats Solheim profile" (in Swedish). SVFF. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. Mats Solheim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. "Norsk inhoppare blev Kalmars solskenshistoria" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. "Solheim - "Har spelat på alla positioner på planen - även målvakt"" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  6. "Mats Solheim valde Kalmar FF framför Tippeligan" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  7. "Solheim borta hela säsongen". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Svergies Radio. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  8. "Mats Solheim lämnar Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  9. "Mats Solheim skadad – missar vårsäsongen" (in Swedish). Expressen. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  10. "Solheim til Stabæk". NRK (in Norwegian). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  11. "Stabæk-spiller avslutter fotballkarrieren". Nettavisen. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  12. "Mats Solheim". Altomfotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  13. Mats Solheim at Soccerway
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