Sergio Carlos Strandberg (born 14 April 1996) is a Swedish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for
Al-Sailiya.
Career
Born to a Swedish father and a mother who is Portuguese with
Mozambican heritage, Strandberg grew up in
Backa, Gothenburg
Backa also known as Hisings Backa is a suburb in Gothenburg, and was one of Gothenburg’s 20 districts. On January 1, 2011 Backa merged with two other districts of Gothenburg, Kärra-Rödbo and Tuve-Säve, to form the district of Norra Hisinge ...
, where he joined the local lower league side
Backa IF as a six-year-old. In 2005 the club merged with Hisingstads IS to form Hisingsbacka FC which is where Strandberg stayed and eventually got to make his first team debut in the
seventh tier of Swedish football at age 15.
In 2012, he signed a youth contract with
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
based
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
club
BK Häcken
Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Formed on 2 August 1940, Häcken has p ...
. There he became the top goalscorer of the U17 league and was moved up to the U19 team at the end of the year. In 2013, he continued scoring goals for the U19 and U21 teams which in the summer resulted in Häcken signing him to a 4.5-year professional contract.
CSKA Moscow
In the summer of 2014, he was subject for a move to German side Borussia Dortmund but the player failed the medical, so the transfer did not materialize. However, in the following transfer window, he joined
Russian Premier League
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side
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was a central piece ...
on a 5-year contract, the 2nd of February 2015.
On 21 August 2015, Strandberg joined
Ural
Ural may refer to:
*Ural (region), in Russia and Kazakhstan
*Ural Mountains, in Russia and Kazakhstan
*Ural (river), in Russia and Kazakhstan
* Ual (tool), a mortar tool used by the Bodo people of India
*Ural Federal District, in Russia
*Ural econ ...
on loan till the end of 2015.
On 31 March 2016, Strandberg moved to
AIK Fotboll
AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ...
on a loan deal until mid-July. After scoring seven goals in ten games Strandberg caught negative attention by grabbing team mate
Daniel Sundgren
Daniel Andreas Sundgren (born 22 November 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Sweden national team.
Club career
On 20 November 2015, he returned to AIK. In O ...
by the throat after a 3–2 win against
Falkenberg
Falkenberg is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 27,813 inhabitants in 2019 (out of a municipal total of about 45,000). It is located at the mouth of river Ätran (river), Ätra ...
causing a two-game suspension.
Club Brugge
On 5 January 2017, he moved to Belgium to
Club Brugge KV
(), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062. , signing a contract that would run until 2021. Twelve days later, he was sent on loan to
Westerlo
Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns:
* Westerlo centrum
*
* Tongerlo
* Heultje
* Voortkapel
* Oosterwijk
*
In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. The ...
until the end of the 2016–17 season.
Malmö FF
On 9 August 2017, Club Brugge agreed a fee in the excess of €1 million with Swedish champions
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...
for Strandberg who was set for a medical the same day ahead of a permanent move with a contract until 2021. Later that afternoon Strandberg was unveiled as a Malmö FF player. Strandberg scored a goal in the game against
IFK Norrköping
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play their ...
that won Malmö FF the
2017 Allsvenskan title.
Al-Hazem
On 30 August 2019,
Al-Hazem signed Strandberg for one season from
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...
.
Abha
On 18 October 2020,
Abha
Abha ( ar, أَبْهَا, ') is the capital of 'Asir Region in Saudi Arabia, with a population of 1,093,705 as of 2021. It is situated above sea level in the fertile Asir Mountains of south-western Saudi Arabia, near Asir National Park. Abha' ...
signed Strandberg for one season from
Al-Hazem.
International career
In September 2013 Strandberg was selected to the
Sweden national under-17 football team that would compete in the
2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. As his mother is Portuguese with Mozambican roots, he could potentially represent one of those countries at international level, should he be selected.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Malmö FF
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Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
:
2017
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Al-Sailiya SC
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Qatari Stars Cup
The Qatari Stars Cup is a Qatari football competition played during the Qatar Stars League season known as Ooredoo Cup due to sponsorship reasons.
The knockout competition, which involves a round-robin league structure, was first started in 2009 ...
:
2021–22
Sweden U17
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FIFA U-17 World Cup
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Third place:
2013
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Individual
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Sweden U21 joint-top scorer: 13 goals (shared with
Ola Toivonen
Nils Ola Toivonen (; born 3 July 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward.
After beginning his career in his home town team of Degerfors, he spent time in the top flight for Örgryte b ...
)
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Swedish people of Mozambican descent
Swedish people of Portuguese descent
Association football forwards
Hisingsbacka FC players
BK Häcken players
Allsvenskan players
Swedish footballers
Sweden under-21 international footballers
Sweden youth international footballers
PFC CSKA Moscow players
Swedish expatriate footballers
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Expatriate footballers in Russia
Russian Premier League players
FC Ural Yekaterinburg players
AIK Fotboll players
K.V.C. Westerlo players
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Belgian Pro League players
Malmö FF players
Al-Hazem F.C. players
Abha Club players
Saudi Professional League players
Örebro SK players
Footballers from Gothenburg