Ken Remi Stefan Strandberg (born 25 July 1990) is a Norwegian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Eliteserien
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club
Vålerenga
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and the
Norway national team.
Hailing from
Lyngdal
is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alleen. Some of the main villages in Lyngdal include Austad, Byremo, Fleseland, Hæ ...
, Strandberg started his senior career for
Mandalskameratene before he moved to
Vålerenga
Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...
in 2009. After three seasons with the Oslo-based club, he joined Rosenborg ahead of the 2012 season.
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
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Marc Bartra
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Isco
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Koke,
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.
Club career
Strandberg was born in
Lyngdal
is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alleen. Some of the main villages in Lyngdal include Austad, Byremo, Fleseland, Hæ ...
and played for
Lyngdal IL
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until he moved to
Mandalskameratene in 2006
where he made his debut for the senior team at the age of 15. He played three seasons for Mandalskameratene,
and made eight appearances in the
First Division when the club had a spell in the second-tier league in
2007
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.
Strandberg signed a four-year contract with the
Tippeligaen
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side
Vålerenga
Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...
in January 2009.
He was loaned out to
Bryne FK in July 2009, as a replacement for the injured Christian Gauseth.
[Bryne leier VIF-spiller]
''Aftenbladet.no'' 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
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Club career
Vålerenga
Fellah was born in Oslo to Moroccan parents from Al Hoceima and was raised in Holmli ...
11 minutes before full-time in the match against
Fredrikstad
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. He has previously had trials with clubs such as;
Derby
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,
Portsmouth
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and
VfB Stuttgart
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. Vålerenga sold Strandberg, who had one year left of his contract, to their rivals
Rosenborg ahead of the 2012 season.
On 26 August 2016, he joined
Hannover 96
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on loan from
FC Krasnodar
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for the rest of the 2016–17 season.
On 17 January 2019, he joined another Russian club
FC Ural Yekaterinburg
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History
The club was founded in 1930 and was known as Avangard (1930–1948, 1953–1957), Ze ...
on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.
On 13 December 2019, he joined Italian
Serie B
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club
Trapani
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until the end of the 2019–20 season.
On 1 September 2020, he returned to Ural Yekaterinburg. He left Ural on 8 June 2021 as his contract expired.
On 23 July 2021, he signed a one-year contract with Italian club
Salernitana
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. If certain performance conditions were met, the contract would be automatically renewed for another year.
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. 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. 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.
Strandberg was called up for the Norwegian squad for the
2012 King's Cup
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, but had to withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by
Thomas Drage. Strandberg was also called up for senior squad for the friendly matches against
South Africa
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and
Zambia
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in January 2013, but had to withdrew from the squad due to a surgery in the hip.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Strandberg goal.''
Honours
Individual
*
UEFA U-21 Championship
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Team of the Tournament:
2013
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References
External links
Profileat ''VIF-Fotball.no''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Strandberg, Stefan
1990 births
Living people
People from Lyngdal
Norwegian footballers
Association football defenders
Norway international footballers
Norway youth international footballers
Norway under-21 international footballers
Norwegian First Division players
Eliteserien players
Russian Premier League players
2. Bundesliga players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Mandalskameratene players
Vålerenga Fotball players
Bryne FK players
Rosenborg BK players
FC Krasnodar players
Hannover 96 players
FC Ural Yekaterinburg players
Trapani Calcio players
U.S. Salernitana 1919 players
Norwegian expatriate footballers
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Expatriate footballers in Russia
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Italy
FC Krasnodar-2 players
Sportspeople from Agder