Alexander Dang | |
Birth Place: | Bergen, Norway |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Clubnumber: | 10 |
Position: | Forward |
Youthyears1: | 2005–2007 |
Youthclubs1: | Vadmyra |
Youthyears2: | 2008–2010 |
Youthclubs2: | Hovding |
Years1: | 2010–2014 |
Clubs1: | Hovding |
Caps1: | 27 |
Goals1: | 27 |
Years2: | 2014 |
Clubs2: | Vadmyra |
Caps2: | 24 |
Goals2: | 29 |
Years3: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs3: | Sotra SK |
Caps3: | 51 |
Goals3: | 75 |
Years4: | 2017–2019 |
Clubs4: | Nest-Sotra Fotball |
Caps4: | 68 |
Goals4: | 38 |
Years5: | 2019–2022 |
Clubs5: | FK Jerv |
Caps5: | 19 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Years6: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs6: | → Egersunds IK (loan) |
Caps6: | 20 |
Goals6: | 7 |
Years7: | 2022 |
Caps7: | 6 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2022– |
Clubs8: | Lysekloster IL |
Caps8: | 47 |
Goals8: | 51 |
Club-Update: | 8 May 2024 |
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.
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.
Dang was born in Norway to a Vietnamese father and Norwegian mother.[6] [7] His Vietnamese name is Đặng Xuân Trường.[8]
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