Alexander Dang (born 12 February 1990) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Lysekloster IL. Dang is known for his positioning and finishing inside the box.

Alexander Dang
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-12) 12 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Lysekloster IL
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2007 Vadmyra
2008–2010 Hovding
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Hovding 27 (27)
2014 Vadmyra 24 (29)
2015–2016 Sotra SK 51 (75)
2017–2019 Nest-Sotra Fotball 68 (38)
2019–2022 FK Jerv 19 (3)
2020–2021Egersunds IK (loan) 20 (7)
2022 Øygarden FK 6 (0)
2022– Lysekloster IL 47 (51)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024

Career

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Widely regarded as one of the greatest Norwegian goalscorers of his generation,[1] Dang began his career with Vadmyra and Hovding before joining Sotra SK in 2015.[2][3]

In the 2015 season, he scored 44 goals for Sotra and finish the season as the top scorer in the Norwegian Third Division.[4]

After just over two year with Sotra, Dang signed for Norwegian Second Division club Nest-Sotra. He scored his first goals for the club in his first appearance, scoring the opener of a 1–1 draw against Egersunds on 14 April 2017.[5] Dang finished the season with 21 league goals as Nest-Sotra were promoted to the 2018 Norwegian First Division.

Personal life

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Dang was born in Norway to a Vietnamese father and Norwegian mother.[6][7] His Vietnamese name is Đặng Xuân Trường.[8]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Alexander Dang - Statistikk".
  2. ^ "Alexander Đặng: Muộn còn hơn không?". onsports.vn.
  3. ^ "Alexander Đặng: Cánh cửa hẹp nhưng chưa phải đã đóng". nguoiduatin.vn.
  4. ^ "Park Hang-seo explains reluctance to pick overseas Vietnamese players". e.vnexpress.net.
  5. ^ Egersunds - Nest-Sotra - 17.04.2017 18.00 - Norges Fotballforbund
  6. ^ "Interview with Alexander Dang (1)". eurosport.no (Archived).
  7. ^ "Interview with Alexander Dang (2)". eurosport.no (Archived).
  8. ^ "DANG SNAKKER MED LANDSLAGSLAGET" (in Norwegian). Nest-Sotra Fotball. 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019.
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