Solheim playing for Hammarby in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mats Goberg Solheim | ||
Date of birth | 3 December 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Loen, Norway | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Hammarby IF | ||
Number | 77 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Stryn TIL | 34 | (55) | |
2006–2011 | Sogndal | 113 | (18) |
2012–2015 | Kalmar | 50 | (5) |
2015– | Hammarby IF | 59 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 August 2017. |
Mats Goberg Solheim (born 3 December 1987) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF.
Solheim started his career at the local club Stryn IL in the lower divisions, where he initially played as a striker. 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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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. He reunited with his former manager Nanne Bergstrand, who first had brought him to Sweden, at the -based outfit.