Robin Söder
Encyclopedia
Robin Söder is a Swedish
football striker who plays for IFK Göteborg
.
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.
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
.
After his debut season he was awarded Best Newcomer at the annual Fotbollsgalan, beating Sebastian Rajalakso
, Rasmus Jönsson
and Joel Ekstrand
. 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.
In January 2009 was linked with a move to Werder Bremen
, Milan
, Bayern Munich
, Palermo
and Roma
.
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, coming as a substitute in the semi-final against England
. In this game he assisted Marcus Berg
to the dramatic 3–3 equaliser but in the overtime that followed suffered a ligament injury.
In May 2011 he was linked to the Danish club Copenhagen
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
football striker who plays for IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....
.
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 IFStenungsunds IF
Stenungsunds IF is a Swedish football club located in Stenungsund. -Background:Stenungsunds IF currently plays in Division 4 Bohuslän/Dalsland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Nösnäsvallen in Stenungsund....
where he also played senior football. He was signed for the youth team of the Swedish champions IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....
in December 2007, but soon began to train and play with the senior squad.
He made his debut in Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
on 1 July 2008 when he came on as a substitute against Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF, or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. The club, formed 6 December 1926, will during the season of 2012 play in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan...
. 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.
He has been a regular in the Swedish national youth teams, and he was the captain of the Swedish U17 team
Sweden national under-17 football team
The Swedish U-17 national football team is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-17 year old players. Sweden U17's current captain for Team 1994 is Jacob Une Larsson with Filip Pivkovski as vice captain and for Team 1995 Robert Mirosavić with Melker Hallberg as vice...
in 2 matches in 2007. He became the youngest person ever to play in the Swedish U21 team
Sweden national under-21 football team
The Swedish U-21 national football team is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-21 year old players. Sweden U21's current captain is Jiloan Hamad with Jakob Johansson as vice captain.-UEFA European U-21 Championship Record:...
, being 17 years and 157 days old when he played in Sweden U21's match against Poland
Poland national under-21 football team
The Poland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association....
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
Norway national under-21 football team
The Norwegian national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign...
.
After his debut season he was awarded Best Newcomer at the annual Fotbollsgalan, beating Sebastian Rajalakso
Sebastian Rajalakso
Sebastian Rajalakso is a Swedish footballer, currently playing for Djurgårdens IF. His father is Finnish. He joined the club in the beginning of 2008 from Enköpings SK. He made his debut against IFK Norrköping on March 30, 2008, scoring the 2-0 goal...
, Rasmus Jönsson
Rasmus Jönsson
Rasmus Jönsson is a Swedish footballer currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg in Bundesliga.- Helsingborgs IF :He plays as a striker and got his breakthrough in 2008, scoring four goals in Allsvenskan alongside Henrik Larsson in Helsingborgs IF. Jönsson is commonly called "Sugröret" among his...
and Joel Ekstrand
Joel Ekstrand
Joel Ekstrand is a Swedish footballer who play defender at Udinese Calcio.Ekstrand started playing football for his home town club Lunds BK. In 2005 he moved to Helsingborgs IF...
. 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.
In January 2009 was linked with a move to Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
, Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
, Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
, Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
and Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
.
On 23 May 2009 he was selected for the Swedish squad competing in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship began on 15 June 2009, and was the 17th UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. This was the first tournament after the competition reverted to a two-year format, following the single-year 2006-07 competition, which allowed the change to...
. Söder played one game in this tournament, coming as a substitute in the semi-final against England
England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
. In this game he assisted Marcus Berg
Marcus Berg
Marcus Berg is a Swedish football striker who currently plays for German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. He is nicknamed Svarte-Marcus due to scoring a lot of goals in the junior teams, in reference to Filip "Svarte-Filip" Johansson....
to the dramatic 3–3 equaliser but in the overtime that followed suffered a ligament injury.
In May 2011 he was linked to the Danish club Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....
.