Kenneth Sola
Norwegian footballer (born 1985)
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Kenneth Sola (born 25 August 1985) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Sandnes Ulf.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 25 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sandnes Ulf (player developer) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Havdur | |||
| –2002 | Sola | ||
| 2003–2005 | Viking | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Viking | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Skeid (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Stavanger | 82 | (15) |
| 2010 | Real Maryland Monarchs | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2017 | Sandnes Ulf | 155 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Havdur | 30 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Havdur (player-coach) | ||
| 2021– | Sandnes Ulf (player developer) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2021 | |||
Career
Sola hails from Tjelta.[1] He played for IL Havdur, Viking FK and Skeid, before moving to the Norwegian First Division side Stavanger IF in 2006.[2] He played two Norwegian Cup matches for Viking, but did none in the Tippeligaen. He played 82 goals and scored 15 goals for Stavanger IF.[3][4][5]
Sola relocated to the United States in 2010 when he signed to play for the Real Maryland Monarchs in the USL Second Division. He made his debut for the team on 17 April 2010 in the team's 2010 season opener against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[6]
Joining Sandnes Ulf in mid-2010, he took part in their promotion from the 2011 1. divisjon. After the 2017 season he semi-retired, continuing as player-coach for Havdur on the sixth tier and winning promotion to the 2019 4. divisjon. The league being suspended in 2020 because of the pandemic, in 2021 he became player developer in Sandnes Ulf's youth ranks.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 6 November 2017
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2010 | Sandnes Ulf | 1. divisjon | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 1. divisjon | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 155 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 166 | 9 | ||
