Mats Solheim
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mats Solheim
| image = Mats_Solheim.jpg
| caption = Solheim playing for Hammarby in 2015
| fullname = Mats Goberg Solheim
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|12|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = Loen, Norway{{WorldFootball.net|mats-solheim}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Loen
| years1 = –2004 | clubs1 = Loen
| years2 = 2005–2006 | clubs2 = Stryn | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 2006–2011 | clubs3 = Sogndal | caps3 = 115 | goals3 = 18
| years4 = 2012–2014 | clubs4 = Kalmar | caps4 = 50 | goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2015–2019 | clubs5 = Hammarby IF | caps5 = 111 | goals5 = 8
| years6 = 2020–2021 | clubs6 = Stabæk | caps6 = 40 | goals6 = 3
| club-update =
}}
Mats Goberg Solheim (born 3 December 1987) is a former Norwegian footballer who played as a defender.{{cite web|title=Mats Solheim profile|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=7447|publisher=SVFF|accessdate=26 January 2017|date=26 January 2017|language=Swedish}}
Career
=Sogndal=
Solheim started his career at the local club Loen IL,{{NFF|2104077}} continuing at Stryn TIL in the lower divisions. He initially played as a striker.{{cite web|title=Norsk inhoppare blev Kalmars solskenshistoria|url=https://www.dn.se/arkiv/sport/norsk-inhoppare-blev-kalmars-solskenshistoria/|publisher=Dagens Nyheter|access-date=26 January 2017|date=2 April 2013|language=Swedish}} 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.{{cite web|title=Solheim - "Har spelat på alla positioner på planen - även målvakt"|url=https://htv.solidtango.com/video/solheim-har-spelat-pa-alla-positioner-pa-planen-aven-malvakt|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|accessdate=26 January 2017|date=14 January 2017|language=Swedish}}
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.{{cite web|title=Mats Solheim valde Kalmar FF framför Tippeligan|url=http://www.fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/14309|publisher=Fotbolltransfers|accessdate=26 January 2017|date=29 November 2011|language=Swedish}}
=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.{{cite news|title=Solheim borta hela säsongen| newspaper=Sveriges Radio |url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=86&artikel=4977270|publisher=Svergies Radio|accessdate=26 January 2017|date=21 February 2012|language=Swedish}}
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.
=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.{{cite web|title=Mats Solheim lämnar Kalmar FF|url=http://www.kalmarff.se/nyheter/2015/03/31/mats-solheim|publisher=Kalmar FF|accessdate=26 January 2017|date=31 March 2015|language=Swedish}} 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.{{cite web|title=Mats Solheim skadad – missar vårsäsongen|url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/mats-solheim-skadad--missar-varsasongen/ |publisher=Expressen|accessdate=26 January 2017|date=4 March 2016|language=Swedish}}
=Stabæk=
In November 2019, Solheim returned to Norwegian football, joining Stabæk on a three-year contract.{{cite news|url=https://www.nrk.no/vestland/solheim-til-stabaek-1.14798589|title=Solheim til Stabæk|work=NRK|language=no|date=27 November 2019|access-date=4 November 2021}} He retired in August 2021 to become a banker.{{cite news|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/stabak-spiller-avslutter-fotballkarrieren/s/12-95-3424164454|title=Stabæk-spiller avslutter fotballkarrieren|work=Nettavisen|date=6 August 2021|access-date=4 November 2021}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web|url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=138662|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305203408/http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=138662|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2016|title=Mats Solheim|website=Altomfotball|language=no|access-date=4 November 2021}}{{Soccerway|29433}} | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Sogndal
|2006 |rowspan="5"|1. divisjon |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2007
|18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2008
|28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=PPO|Appearance(s) in promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| 2009
|14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=PPO}} | 0 | 15 | 5 | |
| 2010
|22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2011
|25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 5 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!115 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 125 | 19 | |
| rowspan="4"|Kalmar
|2012 |rowspan="3"|Allsvenskan |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013
|24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2014
|26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!50 | 5 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 52 | 6 | ||
| rowspan="6"|Hammarby IF
|2015 |rowspan="5"|Allsvenskan |26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2016
|16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2017
|27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2018
|15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2019
|27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!111 | 8 | 10 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 121 | 9 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Stabæk
|2020 |rowspan="2"|Eliteserien |29 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2021
|11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 3 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!316 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 339 | 37 |
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Honours
;Sogndal
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.nifs.no/personprofil.php?person_id=20035 Mats Solheim] at NIFS {{inlang|no}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Stryn
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:Sogndal Fotball players
Category:Hammarby Fotboll players
Category:Stabæk Fotball players
Category:Norwegian First Division players
Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Men's association football utility players
Category:Men's association football defenders