Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit
 Røssing-Lelesiit with Hamburger SV in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 2007[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nittedal, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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 | 8 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 June 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
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2024 | Eliteserien | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Hamburger SV | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Hamburger SV II | 2024–25 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Regionalliga Nord | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Norwegian Football Cup, DFB-Pokal
References
- ^ a b c Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit at WorldFootball.net
- ^ 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.
- ^ Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit at Soccerway
- ^ Fagerli, Arnfinn; Stokstad, Morten (20 May 2024). "Debutant Alexander (17) lyspunkt på tung Åråsen-dag" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Sande, Egil (7 October 2024). "LSK-juvel om Fagermo-nyheita: – Kom som eit sjokk" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Opsann, Carina (27 October 2024). "Alexander hylles etter drømmekveld: – Han er ikke en vanlig". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Staveland, Sigurd Solland (27 October 2024). "Fagermos LSK herjet mot gamleklubben: – Helt utrolig" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fredheim, Petter (28 October 2024). "Lillestrøms stjerneskudd hylles: – Cocky og ydmyk" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Hjelvik, Eirik Nesset (31 October 2024). "Skolekameratene ga LSK-kometen (17) klar beskjed" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Alexander Rössing-Lelesiit joins HSV". Hamburger SV. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Her er G19-landslagets EM-tropp". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 26 May 2025.
External links
- Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit at Soccerway.com
- Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit at WorldFootball.net
- Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit at kicker (in German)
- Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
