Aleksander Solli (born 16 March 1990) is a retired Norwegian

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who played as a defender. He has represented Norway at youth international level. Hailing from

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, Solli started his professional career with Løv-Ham before he signed with the

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side

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ahead of the 2011 season. After two seasons with the Oslo-based club, he joined Hønefoss ahead of the 2013 season. On 14 August 2015 he signed for

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on a contract valid to the end of the 2015 season.

Club career

Solli was born in

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, but grew up in

where he played for Vadmyra during his youth. He was loaned out to the 2. divisjon side Fyllingen during the 2007 season, and was wanted by both

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and Løv-Ham ahead of the 2008 season. After joining Løv-Ham he made his debut for the club on 29 June 2008 in the 3–2 victory over

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. In 2009, he suffered from injuries and played only three matches for Løv-Ham, but was a regular on the team that qualified for promotion play-off during the 2010 season. Before the 2011 season he signed a contract with

. He got his debut in a 1–0 victory against

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. Solli did not start a match for Vålerenga, but made 14 appearances as a substitute. Solli was brought to the club by

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, but Solli was not a part of new head coach

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's long-term plans. It was suggested he find himself a new club before the 2013 season. Before the 2013 season he signed a contract with

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. Solli scored a goal from a free kick in his debut for the club, in the 2–0 victory against

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. This was also his first goal in Tippeligaen. He also scored the match-winning goal against his old club Vålerenga, but did not celebrate it. Ahead of the 2016 season he joined

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. Going on to

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in mid-season, he returned to Bergen and

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in 2018. A single outing for Vadmyra in 2019 spelled the end of his career.

International career

Solli first represented Norway at under-17 level in 2007, where he played nine matches. The next year he played two matches for the under-18 team, before he made two appearances for the under-19 team in 2009.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Solli, Aleksander 1990 births Living people Footballers from Bergen Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Løv-Ham Fotball players Vålerenga Fotball players Hønefoss BK players Viking FK players Asker Fotball players Åsane Fotball players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen