 Söder withIFK Göteborg in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robin Mikael Söder | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Magra, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Magra IS | ||
| 1998–2002 | Sollebrunns AIK | ||
| 2002–2005 | Morlanda GoIF | ||
| 2008 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Morlanda GoIF | ||
| 2006–2007 | Stenungsunds IF | ||
| 2008–2014 | IFK Göteborg | 125 | (23) |
| 2014–2017 | Esbjerg fB | 61 | (18) |
| 2017–2018 | Lokeren | 35 | (7) |
| 2018–2021 | IFK Göteborg | 61 | (18) |
| Total | 282 | (66) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Sweden U17 | 19 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2020 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robin Mikael Söder (born 1 April 1991) is a Swedish former professionalfootballer who played as aforward. He spent the majority of his professional career atIFK Göteborg, but also representedEsbjerg fB in Denmark andLokeren in Belgium. He won onecap for theSweden national team in 2020.
Söder began his football career 1995 in Magra IS. After a couple of years, he started to play for Sollebrunn AIK. He moved out from Magra at the age of 12 and started to play for Morlanda GoIF in Orust. He changed club toStenungsunds IF, where he also played senior football.
Söder was signed for the youth team of theSwedish championsIFK Göteborg in December 2007, but soon began to train and play with the senior squad.
He made his debut inAllsvenskan on 1 July 2008 when he came on as a substitute againstTrelleborgs FF. Only eleven days later, he made his first Allsvenskan goal for the club, securing three points againstDjurgårdens IF by scoring 2–1 in the 91st minute.
After his debut season he was awarded Newcomer of the Year at the annualFotbollsgalan, beatingSebastian Rajalakso,Rasmus Jönsson andJoel Ekstrand.[1]
After six seasons in IFK Göteborg, Söder decided to move to Danish sideEsbjerg fB on 22 August 2014. He signed a three-year contract.[2] After scoring 9 goals in 11 matches during the2016–17 season, he was mentioned as a potential player for thenational team by national team managerJanne Andersson.[3]
On 22 May 2017, Söder joinedBelgian First Division A clubLokeren on a free transfer. He signed a three-year contract.[4]
On 10 August 2018, Söder returned to his old clubIFK Göteborg, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[5] On 24 February 2019, he was voted as 2018 Årets ärkeängel (Archangel of the Year), an award given to a player who is considered to have shown great loyalty to the club.[6]
In the2019 season, Söder became the top scorer of the club with 14 goals inAllsvenskan, one goal less than top scorerMohamed Buya Turay. For his performances during 2019, he was awarded Kristallkulan (The Crystal Ball), given to the best player inWest Sweden.[7] Following the departure ofLasse Vibe, Söder was chosen asclub-captain at the start of the2020 season.[8] WhenMarcus Berg returned to the club in July 2021, he took over the captaincy from Söder.[9] Söder was instead picked as vice-captain.
On 26 November 2021, it was announced that Söder would leave IFK Göteborg after the season, when his contract expired.[10] He played his last game for the club two days later againstÖstersunds FK. On 11 January 2022, he officially retired from professional football and began working as a scout for IFK Göteborg.[11]
Söder was a regular in the Swedish national youth teams, and he was the captain of theSwedish U17 team in 2 matches in 2007. He became the youngest person ever to play in theSwedish U21 team, being 17 years and 157 days old when he played againstPoland on 5 September 2008. The record was previously held byLeif Eriksson, who was 17 years and 212 days when he made his debut in 1959.[12]
On 23 May 2009, he was selected for the Swedish squad competing in the2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[13] Söder played one game in this tournament, coming as a substitute in the semi-final againstEngland. He assistedMarcus Berg to the 3–3 equaliser.[14] In the overtime that followed, he suffered a serious ligament injury.[15]
After his successful 2019 season, Söder was called up to the national team byJanne Andersson for the friendly games againstMoldova andKosovo in January 2020.[16] He made his senior debut forSweden againstKosovo on 12 January 2020, a game in which he was captain.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | International[b] | Other[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2008 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
| 2009 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2011 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2013 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 9 | |
| 2014 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 8 | ||
| Total | 125 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 33 | ||
| Esbjerg fB | 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||
| 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 34 | 12 | ||
| Total | 61 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 72 | 22 | ||
| Lokeren | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 37 | 8 | |
| 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 8 | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 14 | |||
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| Total | 61 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 282 | 66 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 337 | 87 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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