Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit

Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit
Røssing-Lelesiit with Hamburger SV in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007[1]
Place of birth Nittedal, Norway[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Hamburger SV
Number 38
Youth career
–2021 Nittedal
2022–2024 Lillestrøm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Lillestrøm 11 (1)
2025– Hamburger SV 13 (0)
2025– Hamburger SV II 2 (0)
International career‡
2024 Norway U17 2 (2)
2025– Norway U19 12 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025

Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit (born 20 January 2007) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV.

Career

Røssing-Lelesiit hails from Nittedal. He played for the local team Nittedal IL throughout 2021. Upon changing to Lillestrøm SK's academy in late 2022, he tore a meniscus and was available to play in May 2022.[2][3][4] He was drafted into the senior team in 2024 and made his Eliteserien debut against Fredrikstad in May 2024.[5]

In September 2024 he made his youth international debut for Norway, representing Norway U17. Around the same time, Lillestrøm sacked their manager and brought in Dag-Eilev Fagermo, and under Fagermo, Røssing-Lelesiit made a breakthrough. First, he scored in his cup debut against Molde in early October 2024.[6][7] Then, as Lillestrøm languished below the relegation line in Eliteserien, the club found new hope after beating Odd (the other team sitting in a relegation spot) 3–0. Røssing-Lelesiit scored one of the goals, his first Eliteserien goal, which drew nationwide attention.[8][9][10] Røssing-Lelesiit was praised for being "cocky" and "humble" at the same time, as well as "fearless" in trying difficult maneuvers on the pitch.[11][12]

On 3 February 2025, Røssing-Lelesiit signed a long-term contract with Hamburger SV in German 2. Bundesliga.[13]

International career

Røssing-Lelesiit was born in Kenya to a Kenyan father and Norwegian mother. He played for the Norway U19s at the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lillestrøm 2024 Eliteserien 11111——122
Hamburger SV 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 2000——20
2025–26 Bundesliga 11030——140
Total 13030——160
Hamburger SV II 2024–25 Regionalliga Nord 20———20
2025–26 Regionalliga Nord 00———00
Total 20———20
Career total 261410000302

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Svesengen, Morten (30 October 2024). "Det var litt skummelt, og jeg torde ikke prate med de eldre gutta". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. ↑ Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit at Soccerway
  5. ↑ Fagerli, Arnfinn; Stokstad, Morten (20 May 2024). "Debutant Alexander (17) lyspunkt på tung Åråsen-dag" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Sande, Egil (7 October 2024). "LSK-juvel om Fagermo-nyheita: – Kom som eit sjokk" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  7. ↑ Bekkestad, Oda Karlsen (6 October 2024). "Ute av cupen, men LSK overrasket i Fagermo-debuten: – Skal ikke være mulig" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  8. ↑ Opsann, Carina (27 October 2024). "Alexander hylles etter drømmekveld: – Han er ikke en vanlig". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  9. ↑ Staveland, Sigurd Solland (27 October 2024). "Fagermos LSK herjet mot gamleklubben: – Helt utrolig" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Steien, Vegard Kjøllmoen Steien (1 November 2024). "17-åring kan bli LSKs redningsmann: – Aldri følt noe særlig på presset" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Fredheim, Petter (28 October 2024). "Lillestrøms stjerneskudd hylles: – Cocky og ydmyk" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  12. ↑ Hjelvik, Eirik Nesset (31 October 2024). "Skolekameratene ga LSK-kometen (17) klar beskjed" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Alexander Rössing-Lelesiit joins HSV". Hamburger SV. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Her er G19-landslagets EM-tropp". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 26 May 2025.
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