Jan Gunnar Solli

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Jan Gunnar Solli
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Personal information
Full name Jan Gunnar Solli
Date of birth (1981-04-19) 19 April 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Arendal, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back, right winger, defensive midfielder
Youth career
Treungen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2003 Odd Grenland 54 (0)
2003–2006 Rosenborg 85 (3)
2007–2010 Brann 97 (8)
2011–2012 New York Red Bulls 55 (3)
2013 Vålerenga 21 (2)
2014–2015 Hammarby 42 (2)
2016 Skeid 4 (0)
International career‡
2004–2006 Norway U-21 16 (3)
2003–2010 Norway 40 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2010

Jan Gunnar Solli (born 19 April 1981) is a Norwegian former professional footballer. He played as a right-back for the most of his career, but also as a defensive midfielder and right winger.

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Career

Norway

Solli with Rosenborg Jan Gunnar Solli Nadderud.jpg
Solli with Rosenborg

Solli made his senior debut for Odd Grenland in the 2000 Tippeligaen season and made five appearances, all as a substitute, in his first season. In total, he played 54 league games for the club over three and a half seasons – and helped Odd reach the 2002 Norwegian Cup Final, where they were beaten 1–0 by Vålerenga. His play with Odd Grenland led to interest from various European clubs including Aston Villa, and AC Milan, with which he had a training stint. [1]

Solli joined Rosenborg of Trondheim in the summer of 2003 and made four starts and ten substitute appearances in the second half of that season as the club won a 12th consecutive league title. During his first season with Rosenborg he scored his first-ever league goal against Viking on 23 August 2003, in his fifth full season as a professional footballer. He was also a regular in the ensuing European campaigns for Rosenborg and scored an important first-leg goal against Maccabi Haifa in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round in August 2004. He also played an integral role in helping Rosenborg win the 2004 and 2006 league title.

On 16 March 2007, Solli signed a three-year deal with Brann. The transfer fee was 6,000,000 kr. Solli's first season for Brann was a huge success. In partnership with his former Rosenborg colleague Thorstein Helstad, he became an integral part of Brann's title winning squad, and earned a spot on Norway's national squad. During the 2009 season Solli's play with Brann once again led to him receiving interest from other European sides which included German Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln. [2]

United States

Playing for New York Red Bulls, 2011 Jan Gunnar Solli.jpg
Playing for New York Red Bulls, 2011

Solli signed with Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls on 24 January 2011. [3] He made his official debut for New York on 19 March 2011, in the Red Bulls' 2011 MLS season opener, a 1–0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC. [4] Solli made 33 official appearances in his first season for New York, playing primarily at right back. In his second season with the club, he scored his first goal for New York on 25 June 2012 in a 3-2 win over D.C. United. On 15 November 2012 New York announced that it would not offer Solli a contract extension, thus ending his tenure with the club.

Return to Europe

Solli signed with Vålerenga of Norway in February 2013. [5] In March 2014 he signed with Swedish side Hammarby. [6]

International

Solli made his debut for Norway in a friendly game against Scotland on 20 August 2003 and scored his only international goal in a 3–2 win against Russia on 28 April 2004. He was capped 40 times. [7] Solli also represented Norway at Under-18 and U-21 level.

Club statistics

As of 15 October 2015
SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2000 Odd Grenland Tippeligaen 5010––60
2001 13020––150
2002 25061––311
2003 11020––130
Total540111––651
2003 Rosenborg 141––20161
2004 22020181421
2005 2504191382
2006 2425250344
Total8531133421308
2007 Brann 2523292376
2008 2213061312
2009 28342––325
2010 22220––242
Total97812415312415
2011 New York Red Bulls Major Soccer League 3100020330
2012 24320––263
Total5532020593
2013 Vålerenga Tippeligaen 21220––232
Total21220––232
2014 Hammarby Superettan 25110––261
2015 Allsvenskan 17140––211
Total42250––472
Career Total3541843851544831

Honours

Norway

Individual

Music career

Solli is also an acknowledged disc jockey where he performs under the name DJ Solli. Solli has warmed up for Calvin Harris and David Guetta at Lavo, New York and Oslo Spektrum. He has also had gigs at Tryst Nightclub and XS Nightclub in Las Vegas. He has recently started his own music label, Sweet Harmony. [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ Solli welcomes interest | Sky Sports | Football | Bundesliga | News. Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Red Bulls sign Norwegian International Jan Gunnar Solli Archived 27 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine . New York Red Bulls (26 January 2011). Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  4. ↑ Archived 22 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Solli klar for Vålerenga | Aftenposten.no". Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Hammarbyfotboll.se - Jan Gunnar Solli till Hammarby". Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jan Gunnar Solli". Archived from the original on 26 July 2010.
  8. ↑ DJ-Gigs Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine . djsolli.com. Retrieved on 2 August 2011.
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