Marius Söderbäck (born 6 February 2004) is a Finnish professional

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player who plays as a

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for

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...

side

Ilves Tampereen Ilves, commonly known as Ilves, (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Eurasian lynx, Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena. The colors of Ilves, ...

Club career

Söderbäck played in the youth sectors of

Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura (abbreviated NJS) is a football club from Nurmijärvi, Finland. The club was formed in 2004 following the amalgamation of Nurmijärven Nateva and FC Nurmijärvi. The club's home ground is at the sports area of Klaukk ...

HJK Helsinki Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly known as HJK Helsinki (), or simply as HJK (), is a Finnish football club based in Helsinki. The club competes in Veikkausliiga, the top division of the Finnish football league system. Founded in 1907, the ...

and

Käpylän Pallo Käpylän Pallo, commonly referred to as KäPa for short, is a football (soccer) club from the Käpylä district of Helsinki. The club currently plays in the Ykkösliiga, the new second tier of the Finnish league system. Their home arena is Max ...

. He began his senior career with KäPa first team, playing in third-tier

Kakkonen Kakkonen or II divisioona is the fourth level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. Until the end of 2023, ''Kakkonen'' was the third-highest level in Finland, but after the creation of new second-t ...

and second-tier

Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish language, Finnish for 'Number One'; , previously I divisioona) is the third highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga and Ykkösliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. Until ...

Ilves

On 7 August 2023,

club

announced the signing of Söderbäck from KäPa for an undisclosed fee. On 31 July 2024, Söderbäck scored his first goal for Ilves, in a

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qualifying match against

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away, helping his side to advance to the third round of the competition by an aggregate win. On 31 August, he signed a two-year contract extension. On 4 October, Söderbäck scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga, in a 2–0 away win against VPS.

International career

Söderbäck has represented Finland at under-18 and under-19 youth international levels. He received his first call-up for the Finland U21 national team in September 2024, when he was named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying matches against

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and

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as a replacement to Juho Talvitie, but remained an unused substitute.

Career statistics

Honours

KäPa *

Group A runner-up: 2022 *Kakkonen Promotion Group A: 2022 Ilves *

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runner-up:

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Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”

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, 19 October 2024

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Marius Söderbäck
stats at Finnish FA {{DEFAULTSORT:Söderbäck, Marius Living people 2004 births Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Kakkonen players Ykkönen players Veikkausliiga players Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Käpylän Pallo players Ilves (football) players Finland men's youth international footballers