Roland Romario Alberg (; born 6 August 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

MVV Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eers ...

. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national team.

Club career

Netherland and Turkey

After coming through the AZ Alkmaar youth system, Alberg made his professional debut with

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side Excelsior in the 2011/12 season and moved to Turkish outfit Elazığspor in January 2013 after falling out with the Rotterdam club who claimed he had spit at his own supporters.

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...

however claimed Alberg had also signed a contract with them. He finally joined Den Haag in September 2013. Between 2013 and 2016, he appeared in 71 league matches for ADO, scoring sixteen goals.

Philadelphia Union

Alberg was acquired by the

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in February 2016. On 1 November 2017, after two years with the club, his 2018 option was declined by the Union.

CSKA Sofia

It was announced on 31 October 2017 that Alberg signed a two-year contract with CSKA Sofia. He officially joined the club on 1 January 2018 at the conclusion of his MLS contract, but was released at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Panionios

On 13 June 2018, he joined Greek Superleague club

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. He has appeared in three league matches, scoring one goal.

Roda JC Kerkrade

Alberg plied his trade with

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. ...

in the second tier of the Dutch League system

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in 2019. He appeared in 39 league matches for the side and scored seventeen goals before his loan transfer to Hyderabad.

Hyderabad FC

On 28 December 2020, it was announced that Alberg would join

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side

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on loan from Dutch team Roda JC Kerkrade as their 7th foreign recruit when the winter transfer window opened on 1 January 2021. He made his debut for Hyderabad on 16 January 2021 against Mumbai City, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute. On 22 February, he scored his first ever goal for Hyderabad against

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in a 2–2 draw match.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Alberg currently holds the

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

se citizenship. He has represented Nederlands U18 from 2007 to 2008. He has also represented

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between 2011 and 2012. He played an unofficial

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match for the Suriname national team against

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in May 2015. In October 2020, he has been called up to the national squad of

by coach

Dean Gorré Dean Roberto Gorré (born 10 September 1970) is a Dutch-Surinamese football coach and former player. He is currently the interim coach of the Curaçao national team. Playing career Gorré made his debut on 20 April 1988 for SVV. He also went ...

after receiving the green light from

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to call-up eight Dutch origin players including several that currently play in the Netherlands. In February 2021, he has been called up to the Suriname national team for the upcoming

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Qualifiers in the

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(North and Central America) region, where Suriname were slated to play against Cayman Islands (24 March) and Aruba (27 March) in the first round of the qualifiers. Alberg made his official international debut for Suriname against

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in a

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match on 24 March 2021. He scored his first goal against

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on 27 March in a 6–0 win. In June 2021 Alberg was named to the Suriname squad for the

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Personal life

He is a younger brother of former player Ibad Muhamadu and an uncle of

Lorenzo Ebecilio Lorenzo Ebecilio (born 24 September 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vierde Divisie club DHSC. An Ajax academy product, he debuted for Ajax in the 2010–11 Eredivisie. During the first two seasons, despit ...

Honours

Club

;CSKA Sofia *

Bulgarian First League The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

runner-up: 2017–18

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alberg, Roland 1990 births Living people People from Hoorn Surinamese footballers Suriname international footballers Dutch footballers Netherlands youth international footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Association football midfielders Excelsior Rotterdam players Elazığspor footballers ADO Den Haag players Philadelphia Union players PFC CSKA Sofia players Panionios F.C. players Roda JC Kerkrade players Hyderabad FC players MVV Maastricht players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Süper Lig players Major League Soccer players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Super League Greece players Indian Super League players Surinamese expatriate footballers 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate soccer players in the United States Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Greece Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in India Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in India Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Greece HVV Hollandia players Footballers from North Holland