Stefan Strandberg
_-_Norway_national_under-21_football_team_(03).jpg) Strandberg with Norway U-21 in 2011 | |||
| 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 | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rosenborg | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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– | Rosenborg | 46 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2013 | Norway U-21 | 24 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ken Remi Stefan Strandberg (born 25 July 1990) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Rosenborg in Tippeligaen. 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 has represented Norway from under-15 to under-21 level, and was the captain of the under-21 team that qualified for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He has been called up for the senior team twice, but had to withdraw from the squad both times due to injury.
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]
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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 6 October 2013
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2007 | Mandalskameratene | Adeccoligaen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | Vålerenga | Tippeligaen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | Bryne | Adeccoligaen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | Vålerenga | Tippeligaen | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 2011 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | Rosenborg | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 116 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 146 | 7 | ||
Honours
Individual
- UEFA U-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2013[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Stefan Strandberg". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kleiberg, Gunnar (26 January 2009). "Skal spille i Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 (Norwegian) Bryne leier VIF-spiller Aftenbladet.no
- ↑ "Strandberg Tippeliga-debuterte" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ↑ (Norwegian) Drømmen som går i oppfyllelse 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Thiago leads all-star squad dominated by Spain". UEFA. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
External links
- Profile at VIF-Fotball.no
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