Stefan Strandberg
Ken Remi Stefan Strandberg (born 25 July 1990) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender in Italy for Trapani. Hailing from Lyngdal, Strandberg started his senior career for Mandalskameratene before he moved to Vålerenga in 2009. After three seasons with the Oslo-based club, he joined Rosenborg ahead of the 2012 season.
 Strandberg with Ural Yekaterinburg in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ken Remi Stefan Strandberg | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyngdal, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Trapani | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lyngdal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Mandalskameratene | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Vålerenga | 59 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Bryne (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Rosenborg | 109 | (4) |
| 2015–2019 | Krasnodar | 16 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Krasnodar-2 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019– | Trapani | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Norway U-16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Norway U-18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2009 | Norway U-19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Norway U-21 | 27 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Norway U-23 | 2 | (2) |
| 2013– | Norway | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016 | |||
Strandberg has represented Norway from under-15 to senior level, and was the captain of the under-21 team that got a bronze medal in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He was also picked for team of the tournament, with the likes of; David de Gea, Alberto Moreno, Marc Bartra, Asier Illarramendi, Isco, Koke, Thiago Alcântara, Marco Verratti, Álvaro Morata, Fabio Borini, Luuk de Jong.
Club career
Strandberg was born in Lyngdal[1] and played for Lyngdal IL until he moved to Mandalskameratene in 2006[2] where he made his debut for the senior team at the age of 15. He played three seasons for Mandalskameratene,[3] and made eight appearances in the First Division when the club had a spell in the second-tier league in 2007.[1]
Strandberg signed a four-year contract with the Tippeligaen side Vålerenga in January 2009.[2] He was loaned out to Bryne FK in July 2009, as a replacement for the injured Christian Gauseth.[3] Strandberg played four matches for the First Division side during the summer, before he returned to Vålerenga. He made his Tippeligaen-debut on 12 September 2009 when he replaced Mohammed Fellah 11 minutes before full-time in the match against Fredrikstad.[4] He has previously had trials with clubs such as; Derby, Portsmouth and Stuttgart.[5] Vålerenga sold Strandberg, who had one year left of his contract, to their rivals Rosenborg ahead of the 2012 season.[6]
On 26 August 2016, he joined Hannover 96 on loan from FC Krasnodar for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[7]
On 17 January 2019, he joined another Russian club FC Ural Yekaterinburg on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[8]
On 13 December 2019, he joined Italian Serie B club Trapani until the end of the 2019–20 season.[9]
International career
Strandberg first represented his country at under-15 level, where he played two matches in 2005. The following year, he played three matches for the under-16 team. He scored one goal in the matches for the under-18 team in 2008, before he played four matches for the under-19 team the next year.[10] He made his debut for the under-21 team when he replaced Harmeet Singh after 78 minutes in the match against Hungary U21 on 28 May 2010.[11] He later became a regular on the under-21 team, and was the captain of the team that qualified for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[12]
Strandberg was called up for the Norwegian squad for the 2012 King's Cup, but had to withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by Thomas Drage.[13] Strandberg was also called up for senior squad for the friendly matches against South Africa and Zambia in January 2013, but had to withdrew from the squad due to a surgery in the hip.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 January 2020[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mandalskameratene | 2007 | Adeccoligaen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||
| Vålerenga | 2009 | Tippeligaen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 59 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 3 | ||
| Bryne (loan) | 2009 | Adeccoligaen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| 2013 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 79 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 109 | 5 | ||
| Krasnodar | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Hannover 96 (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 | ||
| Ural (loan) | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | ||
| Trapani | 2019–20 | Serie B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 192 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 244 | 8 | ||
Honours
Individual
- UEFA U-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2013[16]
References
- "Stefan Strandberg". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- Kleiberg, Gunnar (26 January 2009). "Skal spille i Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- (in Norwegian) Bryne leier VIF-spiller Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Aftenbladet.no
- "Strandberg Tippeliga-debuterte" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- (in Norwegian) Drømmen som går i oppfyllelse Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine VIF-Fotball.no
- Nordsetrønning, Alf-Ivar Rabben; Stokstad, Morten (13 February 2012). "Strandberg klar for Rosenborg: – Kommer for å vinne gull" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- СТЕФАН СТРАНДБЕРГ ПРОВЕДЕТ СЕЗОН-2016/2017 В ГЕРМАНИИ (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 26 August 2016.
- «Урал» взял в аренду Стефана Страндберга [Ural loaned Stefan Strandberg] (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 17 January 2019.
- "Il difensore Stefan #Strandberg è un calciatore granata" (Press release) (in Italian). Trapani. 13 December 2019.
- "Stefan Strandberg's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- Pedersen, Theis Roksvåg (31 May 2010). "Strandberg debuterte på U21" (in Norwegian). Lister. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- Rasmussen, John; Strand, Sigbjørn (16 October 2012). "- Surrealistisk! Helt sykt! Jeg har ikke ord!" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- Hansen, Anders Mo (6 January 2012). "Thomas Drage på A-landslaget!" (in Norwegian). Nordlys. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- "Strandberg må operere hoften" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Norwegian News Agency. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- "Stefan Strandberg". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- "Thiago leads all-star squad dominated by Spain". UEFA. Retrieved 22 June 2013.