Ragnvald Soma
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ragnvald Soma | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kvernaland, Norway | ||
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| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Frøyland Idrettslag | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Frøyland | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Bryne | 99 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | West Ham United | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Bryne | 36 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Brann[1] | 52 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Viking[2] | 88 | (4) |
| 2009–2012 | Rapid Vienna | 65 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Nordsjælland | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Lyngby | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | Førde | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Norway U21 | 22 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Norway | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2013 | |||
Ragnvald Soma (born 10 November 1979) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for his childhood club Frøyland Idrettslag. He signed for them 02.02.2014 effectively retiring from professional football.
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Position
He is primarily a central defender, although he has been both a left back and a defensive midfielder earlier in his career.[3]
Club career
Early career
Soma started his professional career in Bryne FK, amassing 99 league games.
West Ham United
In January 2001 he moved to English Premier League club West Ham United for £800,000. His stay there lasted just over one and a half years, during which Soma made only seven league appearances before returning to Bryne on a free transfer. Whilst at West Ham he played in their 1–0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in the 2000–01 FA Cup,[4] coming on as a late substitute for his debut.
Norwegian football
With Bryne relegated at the end of the 2003 season, Soma moved to SK Brann. He became an instant hit, being voted player of the year by several newspapers[citation needed] and becoming a regular in the Norway national team squad. In March 2006 he transferred to Viking for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £500,000, with Brann also getting right back Bjørn Dahl as a part-exchange.
Austria and Denmark
After over three years at Viking, Soma signed for Rapid Vienna on 14 August 2009.[5]
After a spell with the Danish Superliga side Nordsjælland, Soma joined the Danish 1st Division side Lyngby. After his contract with Lyngby expired, he was training with his old club Viking.[6] He played the second half of 2013 for Førde IL.[7]
International career
Soma played 22 matches for the Norwegian under-21 team before he was capped five times while playing for Norway between 2004 and 2005.[8]
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1997 | Bryne | Adeccoligaen | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2000 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2000–01 | West Ham | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Bryne | Tippeligaen | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2003 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | Brann | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | Viking | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Rapid Wien | Bundesliga | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Nordsjælland | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Lyngby | Danish 1st Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career Total | 370 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 407 | 19 | ||
References
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- Profile at Viking official webpage
- Profile at soccerbase.com
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Norwegian footballers
- Norway international footballers
- Norwegian Christians
- Bryne FK players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- SK Brann players
- Viking FK players
- SK Rapid Wien players
- FC Nordsjælland players
- Lyngby Boldklub players
- Association football central defenders
- Premier League players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Tippeligaen players
- Danish Superliga players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Norwegian expatriate footballers
