Mathias Ranégie
{{short description|Swedish footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mathias Ranégie
| image = Ranegie.png
| image_size = 120px
| caption = Ranégie playing for Malmö FF in 2011
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|6|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden
| height = 1.97 m
| position = Striker
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Göteborgs FF
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Masthuggets BK
| years1 = 2002–2004 | clubs1 = Levallois SC | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 2005 | clubs2 = Majornas IK | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 2006 | clubs3 = Lärje-Angereds IF | caps3 = 19 | goals3 = 25
| years4 = 2007–2008 | clubs4 = IFK Göteborg | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2008 | clubs5 = → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2009–2011 | clubs6 = BK Häcken | caps6 = 81 | goals6 = 36
| years7 = 2011–2012 | clubs7 = Malmö FF | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 13
| years8 = 2012–2014 | clubs8 = Udinese | caps8 = 24 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2014–2017 | clubs9 = Watford | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 4
| years10 = 2014 | clubs10 = → Millwall (loan) | caps10 = 7 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2015 | clubs11 = → Dalian Aerbin (loan) | caps11 = 28 | goals11 = 11
| years12 = 2016 | clubs12 = → Djurgårdens IF (loan) | caps12 = 25 | goals12 = 6
| years13 = 2017 | clubs13 = → Udinese (loan) | caps13 = 0 | goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2017 | clubs14 = BK Häcken | caps14 = 10 | goals14 = 1
| years15 = 2018–2020 | clubs15 = Syrianska FC | caps15 = 23 | goals15 = 15
| totalcaps = 272
| totalgoals = 114
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2013| nationalteam1 = Sweden| nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 1
}}
Mathias Ranégie ({{IPA|sv|maˈtîːas raˈněːɡɪ|lang}}; born 14 June 1984) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
=Early career=
He started his career in Masthuggets BK, but left Sweden to be with his Guadeloupean father in Paris,{{cite web|url=http://fotbollskanalen.se/1.945821/2009/04/16/ur_nya_offside_mathias_ranegie_om_den_tunga_tiden_med_droger_och_brottslighet|title=Ur nya Offside: Mathias Ranégie om den tunga tiden med droger och brottslighet|date=16 April 2009|access-date=9 May 2009|publisher=Fotbollskanalen.se|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607040451/http://www.fotbollskanalen.se/1.945821/2009/04/16/ur_nya_offside_mathias_ranegie_om_den_tunga_tiden_med_droger_och_brottslighet|archive-date=7 June 2010|url-status=dead}} France, he then started to play for Levallois SC in Championnat de France amateur.{{cite web|url=http://www.gt.se/1.428218|title=Skyttekungen jagas av Blåvitt|date=28 November 2006|access-date=9 May 2009|publisher=GT.se|language=sv}} He then returned to Sweden and Gothenburg and played for Majorna BK for one year before they expend their senior team, he then moved to Lärje-Angereds IF where IFK Göteborg got interested in him and signed him prior to the 2007 season, however due to poor performance he only played 14 games and was in the autumn of 2008 loaned out to Go Ahead Eagles in the Dutch Eerste Divisie, yet a continuing injury made the Dutch club break the loan contract ahead of time.{{cite web|url=http://fotbollskanalen.se/1.730941/2008/11/20/go_ahead_eagles_bryter_med_ranegie|title=Go Ahead Eagles bryter med Ranégie|date=20 November 2008|access-date=9 May 2009|publisher=Fotbollskanalen.se|language=sv}}
=Häcken=
In 2009, he signed for IFK Göteborg's local rivals and newly promoted BK Häcken.{{cite web|url=http://www.svd.se/sportspel/nyheter/ranegie-klar-for-hacken_2300267.svd|title=Ranégie klar för Häcken|work=Svenska Dagbladet |date=9 January 2009|access-date=17 December 2009|publisher=svd.se|language=sv}} His first season for his new club proved to be a success as he played 29 games (25 from start) and scored six goals during the team's successful campaign ending at an impressive fifth place in Allsvenskan.{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=4998|title=Statistik – Mathias Ranégie|date=16 August 2010|access-date=16 August 2010|publisher=Svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}} Following his successful 2009 season he was hailed by many as a future star and a possible candidate for the top scorer title in Allsvenskan 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/artikel.asp?id=347975|title=Mathias Ranégie stannar till 2014|date=25 March 2010|access-date=16 August 2010|publisher=Svenskafans.se|language=sv}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fotbollskanalen.se/1.1551039/2010/03/12/premiar_tranarna_sager_sitt_han_vinner_skytteligan|title=Tränarna säger sitt: Han vinner skytteligan|date=12 March 2010|access-date=16 August 2010|publisher=Fotbollskanalen.se|language=sv}}{{cite web|url=http://blogg.aftonbladet.se/archive/laul/2010/03?page=4&pageSize=10|title=12 mars – det är då det händer|date=7 March 2010|access-date=16 August 2010|publisher=blogg.aftonbladet.se|language=sv}}
During the season 2011, it became apparent that Ranégie had improved since his season of 2010 when he scored 12 goals in 30 games. He immediately took a place as the topscorer in Allsvenskan 2011 and when he left the club he had scored 18 goals in 22 games.
=Malmö FF=
On 30 August 2011 Ranégie signed with Swedish champions Malmö FF. The transfer sum was one of the highest ever paid between two Swedish clubs. Ranégie made his debut against Gefle IF on 8 September 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.bkhacken.se/index.php/2011/08/ranegie-till-malmo-for-rekordbelopp-2/|title=Ranegie till Malmö för rekordbelopp|date=30 August 2011|access-date=30 August 2011|publisher=bkhacken.se|language=sv|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928105929/http://www.bkhacken.se/index.php/2011/08/ranegie-till-malmo-for-rekordbelopp-2/|archive-date=28 September 2011}} and scored his first goal against Halmstads BK on 21 September 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.matchdax.se/allsvenskan/ran%C3%A9gie-spr%C3%A4ckte-sin-nolla-i-malm%C3%B6/ |title=Ranégie spräckte sin nolla i Malmö|date=22 September 2011|access-date=6 October 2011|publisher=matchdax.se|language=sv}} On 25 September 2011, Ranégie sealed the championship win for Helsingborgs IF of the 2011 season by scoring the 1–1 tying goal against AIK who were the only championship competitors to Helsingborgs IF at that time.{{cite news |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/helsingborg/article13680835.ab |title=Ranégie sköt guldet till HIF |newspaper=Aftonbladet |author=Malin Wahlberg |language=sv |date=25 September 2011 |access-date=25 September 2011}} In total Ranégie played seven matches and scored three goals for his first season at Malmö FF.
=Udinese=
On the last day of the transfer window, in August 2012, Ranégie transferred to Serie A club Udinese on a five-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.mff.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/2012-08-31_Ranegie_till_Udinese.aspx |title=Ranégie till Udinese |publisher=Malmö FF |work=mff.se |date=31 August 2012 |access-date=31 August 2012 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903002830/http://www.mff.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/2012-08-31_Ranegie_till_Udinese.aspx |archive-date=3 September 2012 }} Mathias scored his first goal for Udinese on 24 September, a header against Milan in a 2–1 victory.
=Watford=
On 3 January 2014, Ranégie joined Watford from Udinese on a deal until 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordfc.com/news/article/140103-ranegie-merkel-signings-1269963.aspx |title=OFFICIAL: Ranegie & Merkel Sign |author=Club Journalist |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113030627/http://www.watfordfc.com/news/article/140103-ranegie-merkel-signings-1269963.aspx |archive-date=13 January 2014 }} Ranégie finally made his full Watford debut against Yeovil Town on 18 February 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25817295|title=Yeovil Town 0-0 Watford|work=BBC Sport|date=17 February 2014 }} Ranégie opened his Watford account on his home debut, scoring twice in a 4–0 win over Blackpool on 1 March 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26300023|title=Watford 4-0 Blackpool|work=BBC Sport|date=28 February 2014 }} He left Watford at the end of the 2016–17 season.{{cite web|title=Confirmed Retained List|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/confirmed-retained-list|website=Watford FC|access-date=11 June 2017}}
==Loan to Millwall==
After falling down the pecking order at Watford, Ranégie moved on loan to fellow Championship side Millwall on 28 August 2014, until 1 January 2015. He made his debut two days later as a substitute against Blackpool on 30 August 2014.{{cite web|title=Millwall 2-1 Blackpool|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28905884|website=BBC Sport|access-date=5 June 2016|date=30 August 2014}}
==Loan to Dalian Aerbin==
On 28 January 2015, Ranégie moved on loan to China League One side Dalian Aerbin, until 31 December 2015.[http://sports.sohu.com/20150128/n408141640.shtml 阿尔滨宣布签约瑞典国脚] at sports.sohu.com 28 January 2015 Retrieved 29 January 2015 Upon his return to Watford, Ranégie was informed that he was free to leave the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/14180690.Ranegie_is_free_to_leave_Watford_this_month/|title=Ranegie is free to leave Watford this month|work=Watford Observer|date=4 January 2016 }}
==Loan to Djurgården==
In February 2016, Ranégie joined Allsvenskan side Djurgården on a one-season loan.{{cite web|url=http://dif.se/mathias-ranegie-klar-for-djurgarden/|title=DIF Fotboll - Mathias Ranégie klar för Djurgården - DIF Fotboll|work=DIF Fotboll}} He played 24 league games throughout the campaign, scoring six goals.
=Later career=
Ranégie was released by Watford upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the 2016-17 season, having not played competitively for the now-Premier League side since 2014. On 11 August 2017, he returned to former club BK Häcken, six years after initially leaving.{{Cite web |url=http://bkhacken.se/2017/08/celik-och-ranegie-till-bk-hacken/ |title=Microsoft Office 2007 Product Key Professional Edition |access-date=13 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814021055/http://bkhacken.se/2017/08/celik-och-ranegie-till-bk-hacken/ |archive-date=14 August 2017 |url-status=dead }} Ranégie played 10 games for the club, scoring once, before leaving on a free transfer in November 2017.
International career
Following his performance during the 2009 season he was called up by the Sweden national team's coach Erik Hamrén for the 2010 January tour on the Arabian Peninsula. The squad selection for the camp traditionally feature the best Swedish players in domestic and other Scandinavian leagues.{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/arkiv/landslag/2009/12/herr/|title=Herr: Trupp till januariturnén|date=14 December 2009|access-date=15 December 2009|publisher=svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}} He was once again selected for 2012 tour but withdrew for personal reasons.{{Cite news|url=http://www.fotbollskanalen.se/1.2495446/2012/01/12/landslaget_blir_himmelsblagult_vi_ar_stolta|title= Landslaget blir himmelsblågult: "Vi är stolta"|publisher=Fotbollskanalen|access-date= 13 January 2012|language=sv }}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|6 November 2016}}{{Cite news|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=4998|title= Mathias Ranegie|publisher=Swedish Football Association|access-date= 30 August 2011}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lärje-Angereds IF | 2006 | Division 2 | 22 | 25 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 25 | ||
| rowspan="3"|IFK Göteborg | 2007 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |
| 2008
|Allsvenskan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2008–09 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | |
| rowspan="4"|BK Häcken | 2009 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 6 | |
| 2010
|Allsvenskan | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 12 | |||
| 2011
|Allsvenskan | 22 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 20 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total | 81 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 88 | 38 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Malmö FF | 2011 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| 2012
|Allsvenskan | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 20 | 12 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total | 26 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 17 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Udinese | 2012–13 | Serie A | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2013–14
|Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Watford | 2013–14 | Championship | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| 2014–15
|Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| Millwall (loan) | 2014–15 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dalian Aerbin (loan) | 2015 | China League One | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||
| |28 | 11 | |||||||||
| Djurgårdens IF (loan) | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 6 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!242||98||3||2||11||4||256||104 |
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4" |Sweden
|2010 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2011
|0 |0 | |||
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 5 | 1 |
:Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Ranégie goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ International goal scored by Mathias Ranégie | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 23 January 2010 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus | {{fb|Syria}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120806075132/http://www.mff.se/Personer/A_truppen/Utespelare/Mathias_Ranegie.aspx Malmö FF profile] {{in lang|sv}}
- {{SvFF player|id=3168991f-50f9-4c81-8355-0a4085f87dd1|fid=193480|pid=4998}}
- {{NFT player}}
- {{Soccerway|mattias-ranegie/6254}}
{{Allsvenskan top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ranegie, Mathias}}
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Category:Millwall F.C. players
Category:Dalian Professional F.C. players
Category:China League One players
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