Sebastian Strandvall (born 16 September 1986) is a Finnish former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. A former senior international for Finland,[2] he was best known for representing VPS, but also played in Iranian Persian Gulf Pro League and Austria.[3]
Career
Strandvall left VPS at the end of the 2023 season and retired from playing, along with former VPS teammate Steven Morrissey.[4] Strandvall has made 318 appearances in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga, scoring 56 goals.[5]
Outside football
In 2023, Strandvall made many efforts to prevent the execution of his Iranian friend teammate in Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. team, Amir Reza Nasr Azadani who was part of Mahsa Amini protests.[6]
Personal life
His brother Matias Strandvall is a cross-country skier at World Cup level.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 May 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VIFK | 2003 | Kakkonen | ||||||||||
| 2004 | Kakkonen | |||||||||||
| 2005 | Kakkonen | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Ykkönen | |||||||||||
| Total | 74 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 19 | ||
| Haka | 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 31 | 7 | ||
| 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 57 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 10 | ||
| IFK Mariehamn | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 34 | 8 | ||
| Total | 48 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10 | ||
| VPS | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 32 | 3 | |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 42 | 5 | ||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2[d] | 1 | 40 | 12 | |
| Total | 87 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 114 | 20 | ||
| Austria Lustenau | 2014–15 | Austrian 2. Liga | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| Rah Ahan | 2015–16 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| VPS | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 3 | – | – | – | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 3[d] | 1 | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 36 | 11 | |||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 10 | |||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 7 | |||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 170 | 38 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 202 | 45 | ||
| Career total | 457 | 92 | 38 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 533 | 106 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Iranian Hazfi Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Cup
- ^ a b Includes UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 21 March 2024
| Finland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: May 2009[7]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2018[8]
References
- ^ Mina vänner 2011: Sebastian Strandvall
- ^ Player's profile, eu-football.info
- ^ Ykkösen tähdet tutuiksi: Sebastian Strandvall palloliitto.fi
- ^ "VPS heitti jäähyväiset yhdeksälle viime kauden pelaajalle" [VPS bid farewell to nine players from last season]. PalloTV (in Finnish). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Aleksi Paananen nousi kaikkien aikojen TOP20:een – Sebastian Strandvall päätyi 318 otteluun, veikkausliiga.com, 26 December 2023
- ^ "همبازی ۶ سال پیش نصرآزادانی پیگیر فوتبالیست در آستانه اعدام". ایران اینترنشنال (in Persian). 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Toukokuun Kuukauden joukkue nimetty Archived 12 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ "Jalkapallotoimittajat nimesivät oman tähdistöjoukkueen". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
External links
- Sebastian Strandvall at Soccerway