Alexander Dang

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Alexander Dang
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-12) 12 February 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Lysekloster IL
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2007 Vadmyra
2008–2010 Hovding
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2014 Hovding 27 (27)
2014 Vadmyra 24 (29)
2015–2016 Sotra SK 51 (75)
2017–2019 Nest-Sotra Fotball 68 (38)
2019–2022 FK Jerv 19 (3)
2020–2021Egersunds IK (loan) 20 (7)
2022 Øygarden FK 6 (0)
2022– Lysekloster IL 82 (64)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 July 2025

Alexander Dang (born 12 February 1990) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Lysekloster IL. Dang is known for his positioning and finishing inside the box.

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Career

Dang began his career with Vadmyra and Hovding before joining Sotra SK in 2015. [1] [2]

In the 2015 season, he scored 44 goals for Sotra and finished the season as the top scorer in the Norwegian Third Division. [3]

After just over two years with Sotra, Dang signed for Norwegian Second Division club Nest-Sotra. He scored his first goal for the club in his first appearance, scoring the opener of a 1–1 draw against Egersunds on 14 April 2017. [4] Dang finished the season with 21 league goals as Nest-Sotra was promoted to the 2018 Norwegian First Division.

Personal life

Dang was born in Bergen, Norway to a Vietnamese father and Norwegian mother. [5] [6] His Vietnamese name is Đặng Xuân Trường. [7]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "Alexander Đặng: Muộn còn hơn không?". onsports.vn.
  2. "Alexander Đặng: Cánh cửa hẹp nhưng chưa phải đã đóng". nguoiduatin.vn.
  3. "Park Hang-seo explains reluctance to pick overseas Vietnamese players". e.vnexpress.net.
  4. Egersunds - Nest-Sotra - 17.04.2017 18.00 - Norges Fotballforbund
  5. "Interview with Alexander Dang (1)". eurosport.no (Archived).
  6. "Interview with Alexander Dang (2)". eurosport.no (Archived).
  7. "DANG SNAKKER MED LANDSLAGSLAGET" (in Norwegian). Nest-Sotra Fotball. 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019.