Sondre Solholm Johansen (born 7 July 1995) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

in the

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Club career

Early career

He played youth football for Asker,

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through 2014 and

Strømsgodset Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county (from 1964 Buskerud county), Norway, today a part of the city of Drammen. History Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes (Drammen). But since th ...

from 2015. In 2016 he was drafted into the senior squad, playing one

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game. In the first half of 2017 he was loaned out to

Mjøndalen Mjøndalen is a built up area in Drammen municipality in Viken county (formerly Buskerud county), Norway. It is situated south of the Drammenselva River opposite of Krokstadelva. History Mjøndalen has traditionally been a railway site most k ...

, and when the loan was about to expire the move was made permanent.

Motherwell

On 31 August 2021, Johansen moved to Scotland to join

side

on a three-year contract. He made his debut for his new club on 11 September against

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.Solholm scored his first goal for the club in a 1-0 win over Dundee United

International career

Born and raised in

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, In 2013 Johansen represented the Norwegian U-18 team in a pair of friendlies. In December 2021 he revealed he was eligible for the Canadian national team through his maternal grandmother, and would be interested in representing the nation should they approach him.

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at Norwegian FA 1995 births Living people People from Asker Norwegian footballers Norway youth international footballers Norwegian people of Canadian descent Norwegian expatriate footballers Association football defenders Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Mjøndalen IF players Motherwell F.C. players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Scottish Professional Football League players Expatriate footballers in Scotland Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Norwegian Third Division players Norwegian Fourth Division players Lyn Fotball players Stabæk Fotball players Sportspeople from Viken (county) {{Norway-footy-defender-stub