Christian Rubio Sivodedov (born 7 November 1997) is a

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who plays for Norrby as a

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Career

Djurgårdens IF

Rubio Sivodedov started playing football in

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at the age of six. During his youth years in Djurgården Rubio went on trials at both

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and

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. He made his Allsvenskan debut for Djugårdens IF in the 2014 season.

Schalke 04

On the 29 January 2015, he joined German side Schalke 04.

Strømsgodset

Sivodedov joined Norwegian club

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in 2017. In March 2018, he was loaned out to

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for the summer. After coming back from loan, the player's agent said that he had no future at Strømsgodset. His contract with Strømsgodset expired on 31 July 2018. Strømsgodset announced that he had joined

on a permanent transfer.

Norrby

On 20 January 2022, Rubio Sivodedov signed a two-year contract with Norrby.

Personal life

The last name "Rubio" comes from his Cuban-born father while the last name "Sivodedov" comes from his Russian-born mother.

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* * 1997 births Living people Swedish people of Cuban descent Swedish people of Russian descent Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players FC Schalke 04 II players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players GIF Sundsvall players Akropolis IF players Norrby IF players Allsvenskan players Regionalliga players Eliteserien players Ettan Fotboll players Superettan players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Footballers from Sundsvall {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-stub