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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruben Kristensen Alte | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Namsos, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Viborg (on loan from Viking) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bangsund | |||
| –2018 | Namsos | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ranheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Namsos | 15 | (6) |
| 2018 | Steinkjer | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Namsos | 11 | (11) |
| 2020–2023 | Ranheim | 94 | (7) |
| 2024–2025 | Kristiansund | 45 | (7) |
| 2025– | Viking | 13 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Sandefjord (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Viborg (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:43, 6 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Ruben Kristensen Alte (born 28 February 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Viborg, on loan from Viking.
Career
[edit]Alte grew up in Namsos and played youth and—from 2016—senior football for Namsos IL.[1] He moved to Steinkjer FK in mid-2018, but failed to get considerable playing time in the 2018 3. divisjon.[2] He instead started 2019 in Namsos before moving to the youth team of Ranheim IL in mid-season.[1] In 2020, the league was postponed until the summer. Alte was then drafted into Ranheim's first team squad.[3]
Becoming a firm central midfielder in the 1. divisjon, rumours of a transfer to the highest league arose in the summer of 2023. Ranheim's larger neighbours Rosenborg BK showed interest, and Kongsvinger IL even had a bid accepted that was turned down by the player.[4][5] In the end, the sale took place in January 2024 and Kristiansund BK was the club that managed to get his signature.[6]
He made his Eliteserien debut in April 2024, and started 30 of 30 league matches in the 2024 Eliteserien.[7]
In July 2025, he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Viking,[8] with whom he won the 2025 Eliteserien.[9] On 31 March 2026, he was loaned to Sandefjord.[10] He returned to Viking in July 2026.[11]
On 1 September 2026, Alte joined Danish Superliga club Viborg on a season-long loan. He received the number 18 shirt.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Namsos | 2016 | 3. divisjon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4. divisjon | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 4. divisjon | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 4 | ||
| Total | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 6 | |||
| Steinkjer | 2018 | 3. divisjon | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Namsos | 2019 | 4. divisjon | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 11 | |
| Ranheim | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 1. divisjon | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 1. divisjon | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | 1. divisjon | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| Total | 94 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | 102 | 9 | |||
| Kristiansund | 2024 | Eliteserien | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | |
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| Total | 45 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | 54 | 8 | |||
| Viking | 2025 | Eliteserien | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2026 | Eliteserien | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Sandefjord (loan) | 2026 | Eliteserien | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Viborg (loan) | 2026–27 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 191 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 37 | ||
- ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]Viking
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Ruben Alte at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ↑ "Fikk lite spilletid på SFK. Nå er han på radaren til «halve» eliteserien: - Det har gått kjapt" (in Norwegian). Steinkjer 24. 8 June 2023. Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ Eriksen, Fredrik R. (7 July 2020). "Ny rekruttspiller flyttet opp i A-stallen" (in Norwegian). Ranheim IL. Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ "Adressa: Eliteserie-bud på Ruben fra Namsos – men det er ikke RBK som prøver å hente namsosingen". Namdalsavisa (in Norwegian). 10 July 2023. Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ de Wahl, Stian André (31 August 2023). "Rosenborg forsøker å sikre seg Ranheim-profil". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ "Ranheim-profilen er solgt". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). 29 January 2024. Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- 1 2 Ruben Alte at Soccerway
- ↑ Westergård, Silje (18 July 2025). "Ruben Alte klar for Viking". Viking FK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- 1 2 Barka, Even Hye Tytlandsvik (30 November 2025). "Banestorming og enorme scener da Viking vant Eliteserien" [Pitch invasion and huge scenes as Viking win the Eliteserien]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ↑ "Ruben Alte drar på utlån". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 31 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Bekrefter: Eliteserie-profil vender tilbake til Viking". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 13 July 2026. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ Grønborg, Matias (1 September 2026). "Bekræftet: Viborg lejer Ruben Alte". Bold (in Danish). Retrieved 1 September 2026.
External links
[edit]- Ruben Alte at Soccerway
- Ruben Alte at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Namsos Municipality
- Footballers from Trøndelag
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Namsos IL players
- Steinkjer FK players
- Ranheim Fotball players
- Kristiansund BK players
- Viking FK players
- Viborg FF players
- Sandefjord Fotball players
- Norwegian Fourth Division players
- Norwegian Third Division players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Eliteserien players