Marius Söderbäck
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Nurmijärvi, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kalmar | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NJS | |||
| –2015 | HJK | ||
| 2016–2021 | Käpylän Pallo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Käpylän Pallo | 41 | (13) |
| 2023–2025 | Ilves | 63 | (9) |
| 2026– | Kalmar | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Finland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Finland U21 | 7 | (4) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Marius Söderbäck (born 6 February 2004) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan side Kalmar FF.
Club career
Söderbäck played in the youth sectors of Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura, HJK Helsinki and Käpylän Pallo. He began his senior career with KäPa first team, playing in third-tier Kakkonen and second-tier Ykkönen.
Ilves
On 7 August 2023, Veikkausliiga club Ilves announced the signing of Söderbäck from KäPa for an undisclosed fee.[1][2][3][4] On 31 July 2024, Söderbäck scored his first goal for Ilves, in a 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying match against Austria Wien away, helping his side to advance to the third round of the competition by an aggregate win.[5] On 31 August, he signed a two-year contract extension.[6] On 4 October, Söderbäck scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga, in a 2–0 away win against VPS.
Kalmar FF
In February 2026, Söderbäck joined Swedish Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF on a three-year deal.
International career
Söderbäck has represented Finland at under-18 and under-19 youth international levels.[7] He received his first call-up for the Finland U21 national team in September 2024, when he was named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying matches against Armenia and Romania as a replacement to Juho Talvitie, but remained an unused substitute.
Career statistics
- As of 1 April 2026
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Käpylän Pallo | 2021 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 8 | |||
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 23 | 6 | ||
| Total | 41 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 14 | ||
| Ilves II | 2023 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ilves | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4[d] | 1 | 41 | 10 | |
| Total | 63 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 83 | 12 | ||
| Kalmar FF | 2026 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 106 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 137 | 26 | ||
- ↑ Includes Finnish Cup and Svenska Cupen
- ↑ Includes Ykköscup and Finnish League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Käpylän Pallo
- Kakkonen Group A runner-up: 2022
- Kakkonen Promotion Group A: 2022
Ilves
- Finnish Cup: 2023
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024[8]
References
- ↑ ILVES KIINNITTÄÄ TULEVAISUUDEN TÄHDEN – MARIUS SÖDERBÄCK LIITTYY KELTAVIHREISIIN, ilvesedustus.fi
- ↑ Siirtoikkunassa pelaajaliikennettä - Marius Söderbäck siirtyy Veikkausliigajoukkue Ilvekseen, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 7 August 2023
- ↑ "Ilves hankki nuorten maajoukkuepelaajan". tamperelainen.fi. Tamperelainen. 7 August 2023.
- ↑ "Marius Söderbäck (KäPa edustusjoukkue) kertoo pelaajapolustaan ja ajatuksistaan jalkapallosta". rss.com.
- ↑ Austria Wien Ilves, uefa.com
- ↑ Marius Söderbäckille kahden vuoden jatkosopimus, ilvesfootball.com, 31 August 2024
- ↑ Komea viiden pelaajan KäPa edustus mukaan U18-maajoukkueen Liettua-otteluihin!, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 1 November 2021
- ↑ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024
External links
- Marius Söderbäck at Soccerway
- Marius Söderbäck at WorldFootball.net
- Marius Söderbäck stats at Finnish FA
- Living people
- 2004 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Käpylän Pallo players
- Ilves (football) players
- Kalmar FF players
- Finland men's youth international footballers