# Mats Solheim > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mats_Solheim > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mats_Solheim.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mats_Solheim > Source revision: 1352233612 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Hammarby_Fotboll) in 2015 | fullname = Mats Goberg Solheim | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|12|03|df=y}} | birth_place = [Loen, Norway](/source/Loen%2C_Norway){{WorldFootball.net|mats-solheim}} | height = 1.78 m | position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Loen | years1 = –2004 | clubs1 = Loen | years2 = 2005–2006 | clubs2 = [Stryn](/source/Stryn_TIL) | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2006–2011 | clubs3 = [Sogndal](/source/Sogndal_Fotball) | caps3 = 115 | goals3 = 18 | years4 = 2012–2014 | clubs4 = [Kalmar](/source/Kalmar_FF) | caps4 = 50 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 2015–2019 | clubs5 = [Hammarby IF](/source/Hammarby_Fotboll) | caps5 = 111 | goals5 = 8 | years6 = 2020–2021 | clubs6 = [Stabæk](/source/Stab%C3%A6k_Fotball) | caps6 = 40 | goals6 = 3 | club-update = }} '''Mats Goberg Solheim''' (born 3 December 1987) is a former Norwegian [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)).{{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](/source/Stryn_TIL) in the lower divisions. He initially played as a [striker](/source/Striker_(football)).{{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](/source/Sogndal_Fotball), then playing in the [Norwegian second tier](/source/Norwegian_First_Division), during the summer of 2006. He subsequently joined the club and went on to enjoy a promotion to [Tippeligaen](/source/Tippeligaen) four seasons later, in 2010. During his time at Sogndal he got known as a [utility player](/source/utility_player), being used in almost every outfield position. He has since established himself as a natural [wing back](/source/Wingback_(soccer)) 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](/source/Tippeligaen_2011). He attracted interest from several other Norwegian clubs after the successful campaign, but opted to move abroad, signing for [Kalmar FF](/source/Kalmar_FF) in the Swedish [Allsvenskan](/source/Allsvenskan).{{cite web|title=Mats Solheim valde Kalmar FF framför Tippeligan|url=https://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](/source/Anterior_cruciate_ligament_injury) 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](/source/Syrianska_FC), on the first match day of the [2013 Allsvenskan](/source/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](/source/Hammarby_Fotboll) 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|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093348/http://www.kalmarff.se/nyheter/2015/03/31/mats-solheim|url-status=dead}} He reunited with his former manager [Nanne Bergstrand](/source/Nanne_Bergstrand), who first had brought him to Sweden, at the [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm)-based outfit. Solheim established himself as a first choice left defender at Hammarby during the [2015 season](/source/2015_Hammarby_Fotboll_season). He missed out on the whole first half of the [2016 season](/source/2016_Hammarby_Fotboll_season) due to another, less serious, knee injury.{{cite web|title=Mats Solheim skadad – missar vårsäsongen|url=https://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](/source/Stab%C3%A6k_Fotball) 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](/source/Sogndal_Fotball) |[2006](/source/2006_Norwegian_First_Division) |rowspan="5"|[1. divisjon](/source/1._divisjon) |8||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8||0 |- |[2007](/source/2007_Norwegian_First_Division) |18||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||18||3 |- |[2008](/source/2008_Norwegian_First_Division) |28||5||1||0||2{{efn|name=PPO|Appearance(s) in promotion play-offs}}||0||31||5 |- |[2009](/source/2009_Norwegian_First_Division) |14||5||0||0||1{{efn|name=PPO}}||0||15||5 |- |[2010](/source/2010_Norwegian_First_Division) |22||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||24||1 |- |[2011](/source/2011_Eliteserien) |[Eliteserien](/source/Eliteserien) |25||4||4||1||colspan="2"|—||29||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !115!!18!!7!!1!!3!!0!!125!!19 |- |rowspan="4"|[Kalmar](/source/Kalmar_FF) |[2012](/source/2012_Allsvenskan) |rowspan="3"|[Allsvenskan](/source/Allsvenskan) |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |[2013](/source/2013_Allsvenskan) |24||3||1||1||colspan="2"|—||25||4 |- |[2014](/source/2014_Allsvenskan) |26||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||27||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !50!!5!!2!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!52!!6 |- |rowspan="6"|[Hammarby IF](/source/Hammarby_Fotboll) |[2015](/source/2015_Allsvenskan) |rowspan="5"|[Allsvenskan](/source/Allsvenskan) |26||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||27||2 |- |[2016](/source/2016_Allsvenskan) |16||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||17||2 |- |[2017](/source/2017_Allsvenskan) |27||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||30||1 |- |[2018](/source/2018_Allsvenskan) |15||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- |[2019](/source/2019_Allsvenskan) |27||3||3||1||colspan="2"|—||30||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !111!!8!!10!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!121!!9 |- |rowspan="3"|[Stabæk](/source/Stab%C3%A6k_Fotball) |[2020](/source/2020_Eliteserien) |rowspan="2"|[Eliteserien](/source/Eliteserien) |29||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||3 |- |[2021](/source/2021_Eliteserien) |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 |} {{notelist}} ==Honours== ;Sogndal * [Norwegian First Division](/source/Norwegian_First_Division): [2010](/source/2010_Norwegian_First_Division) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.nifs.no/personprofil.php?person_id=20035 Mats Solheim] at NIFS {{inlang|no}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Solheim, Mats}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Stryn Municipality Category:Norwegian men's footballers Category:Stryn TIL players Category:Sogndal Fotball players Category:Kalmar FF players Category:Hammarby Fotboll players Category:Stabæk Fotball players Category:Norwegian First Division players Category:Eliteserien players Category:Allsvenskan 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 Category:Footballers from Vestland Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mats Solheim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mats_Solheim) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mats_Solheim?action=history)). 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