Person in history
Alexander Sørloth
Alexander Sørloth, Norwegian footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1995 · December 5
- Age this year
- 31No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- association football player, speed skater. Citizenship: Norway
- Born
- 31st anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life On 31 May 2021, an Instagram post of Sorloth's surpassed 3.5 million comments, making it the most commented post on Instagram by an athlete. It was mainly fans of the Turkish football club Trabzonspor , asking the player to return to his former loan club. [ 1 ] ^ "Alexander Sorloth Pleads With Trabzonspor Fans To Stop Sending Him Messages After 3.2 Million People Comment On His Post" . Sport Bible . 3 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023 . Retrieved 2 August 2023 .
Alexander Sørloth is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Norway national team.
Path and career
Career statistics Club As of match played 24 May 2026 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup [ a ] League cup [ b ] Europe Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Rosenborg 2013 Tippeligaen 0 0 0 0 — 1 [ c ] 1 — 1 1 2014 Tippeligaen 6 0 0 0 — 3 [ c ]
Honours Midtjylland Danish Superliga : 2017–18 Trabzonspor Turkish Cup : 2019–20 RB Leipzig DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2020–21 [ 1 ] Atlético Madrid Copa del Rey runner-up: 2025–26 [ 2 ] Individual Süper Lig top scorer : 2019–20 [ 3 ] Turkish Cup top scorer: 2019–20 [ 4 ] La Liga Player of the Month : January 2023 [ 5 ] ^ "DFB-Pokal 2020/21, Finale in Berlin: RB Leipzig 1:4 Borussia Dortmund: Takt. aufstellung" [DFB-Pokal 2020/21,
Why this date
Alexander Sørloth appears on our December 5 calendar for 1995 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1995.
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Sources
Cite this page
“Alexander Sørloth”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/alexander-s-rloth, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Alexander Sørloth
When was Alexander Sørloth born?
December 5 1995.
How old would Alexander Sørloth be today?
31 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on December 5?
Semi Ojeleye, Danny Levi, Levy Rozman and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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