Isac Lidberg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isac Alexi Sivert Lidberg | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1998 | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Åtvidabergs FF | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Hägerstens SK | ||
| 2010–2014 | Hammarby IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Hammarby IF | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Enskede IK (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| 2017– | Åtvidabergs FF | 7 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Sweden U17 | 14 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Sweden U19 | 17 | (10) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 July 2017 | |||
Isac Alexi Sivert Lidberg (born 8 September 1998) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Åtvidabergs FF, as a forward.[1]
He is son to wrestler Martin Lidberg.
Personal life
Isac grew up mainly in Stockholm and is the second born child to Swedish reality television star and wrestling world champion Martin Lidberg.[2][3] His uncle is Jimmy Lidberg, a fellow Olympic medalist wrestler.[4] He practiced wrestling as well for several years and was a big talent, but quit to focus on his football instead.[2] Lidberg dreams of playing for Bayern Munich one day and his idol footballer is the German striker Mario Gomez.[5]
Club career
Hammarby IF
Lidberg started out his football career with local side Hägerstens SK, but moved to Hammarby Sjöstad and began to play for Hammarby IF as an eleven-year-old.[2][6] Advancing through the youth teams, Lidberg played his first game for Hammarby's under 21-team against GIF Sundsvall 2014 as a substitute, and scored a 2–1 goal within a minute. In March 2015, Hammarby offered him a 3-year-long senior contract, which he signed.[6]
The senior debut came already the same year in Allsvenskan, when Isac Lidberg got substituted with Linus Hallenius in a game against Falkenbergs FF on July 13.[7] The 16-year-old Lidberg became the youngest player ever representing Hammarby in Allsvenskan.[5] He played his second game in Allsvenskan on the last game day of the 2015 season in Hammarby's 2–1 lost away against Halmstads BK.[8]
Lidberg made another five appearances in Allsvenskan for the club during the 2016 season.
Loan to Enskede IK
On 8 April 2016 it was announced that Lidberg was going to be on loan to newly promoted Division 1 club Enskede IK for the whole season. With Enskede being Hammarby's partner club, an agreement was made that the player was allowed to represent both clubs during the loan period.[9]
In his first start for the club, he scored two goals in Enskede's 3–1 win against Piteå IF on May 1.[10] Lidberg would later move on to make another 14 appearances for the side during the season, scoring 6 goals in the league play.
Åtvidabergs FF
On 30 March 2017, he signed a permanent deal with Åtvidabergs FF in Superettan, the Swedish second tier.[11] He signed a three-year contract with his new club.[12] Hammarby reportedly sold Lidberg after the two parts could not agree on a new contract.[13]
Isac Lidberg made his debut for Åtvidaberg on match day one of the 2017 Superettan against IFK Värnamo on away turf. His new team lost 4-0 with Lidberg getting sent off in the last few minutes of the game, after coming on as a substitute.[14]
International career
Isac Lidberg played 14 games for Sweden U17, in which he scored nine goals, between 2014 and 2015.[15]
As of the end of 2016, he has won 11 caps for Sweden U19 and scored 10 goals in total.[16]
Style of play
He describe himself as a "powerful forward that can score on anything", which is something then manager Nanne Bergstrand agreed upon, stating that he's strong for his age due to training from an early age.[5][17] Hammarby's former sporting director Mats Jingblad added that Lidberg is a modern forward that often make runs behind the defenders.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 January 2017[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Enskede IK (on loan) | 2016 | Division 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 6 | |
| Career total | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | ||
Footnotes
References
- ↑ "Isac Lidberg" (in Swedish). SvFF. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Går inte i pappas fotspår". mitti.se. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "Martin Lidbergs lycka: "Vi fick en liten flicka"" (in Swedish). mitti.se. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "OS-hjälten Jimmy Lidberg till Hammarby" (in Swedish). mitti.se. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Brottarsonen går sin egen väg" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Anfallstalangen Isac Lidberg skriver A-lagskontrakt" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "Hammarby vs. Falkenberg 3 - 0" (in Swedish). Soccerway. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "Halmstad vs. Hammarby 2 - 1". Soccerway. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "Officiellt: Enskede IK lånar Isac Lidberg" (in Swedish). fotbollstransfers.com. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ↑ "Matchinformation: Enskede IK mot Piteå IF". Stockholms Fotbollsförbund. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ↑ "Isac klar för Åtvidaberg". Hammarby Fotboll. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ "AVSLÖJAR: Lidberg lämnar Bajen – landslagstalangen nära superettanklubb". Åtvidabergs FF. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ "Isac Lidberg förstärker Åtvidaberg". Fotbolldirekt. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ "En premiär att glömma för ÅFF". Corren. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ "P18-trupp mot Ungern och Irland" (in Swedish). SvFF. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ↑ "Landslagsdatabasen: Isac Lidberg" (in Swedish). SvFF. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ↑ "Isac Lidberg - "Jag är en kraftfull forward"" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ "Isac Lidberg". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2015.