Marius Söderbäck
Finnish footballer (born 2004)
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Marius Söderbäck (born 6 February 2004) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan side Kalmar FF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Nurmijärvi, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kalmar | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NJS | |||
| –2015 | HJK | ||
| 2016–2021 | Käpylän Pallo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Käpylän Pallo | 41 | (13) |
| 2023–2025 | Ilves | 63 | (9) |
| 2026– | Kalmar | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Finland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Finland U21 | 7 | (4) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Söderbäck played in the youth sectors of Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura, HJK Helsinki and Käpylän Pallo. He began his senior career with KäPa first team, playing in third-tier Kakkonen and second-tier Ykkönen.
Ilves
On 7 August 2023, Veikkausliiga club Ilves announced the signing of Söderbäck from KäPa for an undisclosed fee.[1][2][3][4] On 31 July 2024, Söderbäck scored his first goal for Ilves, in a 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying match against Austria Wien away, helping his side to advance to the third round of the competition by an aggregate win.[5] On 31 August, he signed a two-year contract extension.[6] On 4 October, Söderbäck scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga, in a 2–0 away win against VPS.
Kalmar FF
In February 2026, Söderbäck joined Swedish Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF on a three-year deal.
International career
Söderbäck has represented Finland at under-18 and under-19 youth international levels.[7] 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 Armenia and Romania as a replacement to Juho Talvitie, but remained an unused substitute.
Career statistics
- As of 1 April 2026
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Käpylän Pallo | 2021 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 8 | |||
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 23 | 6 | ||
| Total | 41 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 14 | ||
| Ilves II | 2023 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ilves | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4[d] | 1 | 41 | 10 | |
| Total | 63 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 83 | 12 | ||
| Kalmar FF | 2026 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 106 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 137 | 26 | ||
- Includes Finnish Cup and Svenska Cupen
- Includes Ykköscup and Finnish League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Käpylän Pallo
- Kakkonen Group A runner-up: 2022
- Kakkonen Promotion Group A: 2022
Ilves
- Finnish Cup: 2023
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024[8]