Rodney Strasser
{{short description|Sierra Leonean footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rodney Strasser
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|3|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Freetown, Sierra Leone
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Cattolica
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2006–2007 | youthclubs1 = Kallon
| youthyears2 = 2007–2010 | youthclubs2 = AC Milan
| years1 = 2009–2010 | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = AC Milan
| years2 = 2010–2011 | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Genoa
| years3 = 2010–2011 | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 1 | clubs3 = → AC Milan (loan)
| years4 = 2011–2013 | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = AC Milan
| years5 = 2011–2012 | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 1 | clubs5 = → Lecce (loan)
| years6 = 2013 | caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = → Parma (loan)
| years7 = 2013–2017 | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Genoa
| years8 = 2013–2014 | caps8 = 22 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = → Reggina (loan)
| years9 = 2015 | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = → Livorno (loan)
| years10 = 2015–2016 | caps10 = 16 | goals10 = 1 | clubs10 = → Lupa Castelli Romani (loan)
| years11 = 2016 | caps11 = 12 | goals11 = 0 | clubs11 = → NK Zagreb (loan)
| years12 = 2016–2017 | caps12 = 13 | goals12 = 0 | clubs12 = → Gil Vicente (loan)
| years13 = 2018–2019 | caps13 = 14 | goals13 = 0 | clubs13 = Villafranca
| years14 = 2020–2021 | caps14 = 9 | goals14 = 0 | clubs14 = TPS
| years15 = 2021–2022 | caps15 = 6 | goals15 = 0 | clubs15 = Cattolica
| years16 = 2023– | clubs16 = FAVL Cimini | caps16 = | goals16 =
| nationalyears1 = 2010– | nationalteam1 = Sierra Leone | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 1 November 2023
| nationalteam-update = 1 November 2023
}}
Rodney Strasser (born 30 March 1990) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.{{cite news |title=Strasser in Zagreb |url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/iduce-godine-u-ovo-vrijeme-bit--ce-prvaci-zagreb-doveo-rodneya---bivseg-nogometasa-milana-i-genoe/1515335/ |newspaper=Jutarnji.hr |date=7 February 2016 |accessdate=7 February 2016 |language=Croatian}}
Club career
=AC Milan=
Born in Freetown, Strasser began his career at local club Kallon, before moving to Italy to join AC Milan in 2007. During his time in Milan's youth system, he was a member of the under-20 side, who won the 2009–10 Coppa Italia Primavera.{{cite news |title=Il Milan del futuro vola con Verdi e Zigoni |url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2010/aprile/15/Milan_del_futuro_vola_con_ga_10_100415017.shtml |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=15 April 2010 |accessdate=15 August 2010 |language=Italian}} He made his first-team debut on 21 December 2008, in a 5–1 win against Udinese, coming on as a substitute for Kakha Kaladze in the 82nd minute.{{cite web |title=Milan 5 – 1 Udinese |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/match-report/-/match-report/Milan-Udinese/22912 |work=legaseriea.it |publisher=Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A |date=21 December 2008 |accessdate=8 January 2011 |language=Italian}}{{cite news |title=Super Milan Destroy Udinese in Six-Goal Thriller |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/723/serie-a/2008/12/21/1023184/super-milan-destroy-udinese-in-six-goal-thriller |author=Peter Pedroncelli |publisher=Goal |date=21 December 2008 |accessdate=28 January 2010}}
=Genoa=
On 20 July 2010, Milan announced that half of the rights to Strasser had been purchased by Genoa for €2.25 million,{{cite web |url=http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2010/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_10.pdf|title=AC Milan Group 2010 Annual Report |date=April 2011|accessdate=11 June 2011|work=AC Milan|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515220657/http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2010/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_10.pdf|archivedate=15 May 2012}} as part of the deal that saw defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos move to Milan.{{cite news |title=Milan pick up Genoa starlet Papastathopoulos |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e7-0e74e97f5a73-373a1bbd89a2-1000--milan-pick-up-genoa-starlet-papastathopoulos/ |publisher=UEFA |date=20 July 2010 |access-date=6 January 2011}} Strasser, however, would stay at Milan on loan,{{cite web |title=Calcio Mercato Squadre |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/calcio-mercato/squadre/-/trasferimento/1716 |work=legaseriea.it |publisher=Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A |accessdate=26 July 2010 |language=Italian}} joining the first-team squad permanently. His first appearance of the season was in a UEFA Champions League group stage 2–0 win against Auxerre – which also marked his debut in European club competition – on 23 November.{{cite web |title=Auxerre-Milan |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2002894--auxerre-vs-milan/ |publisher=UEFA |date=23 November 2010 |access-date=24 November 2010}} He went on to score his first professional goal in a 1–0 league win over Cagliari, on 6 January.{{cite news |title=Important victory |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/131516 |work=acmilan.com |publisher=Associazione Calcio Milan |date=6 January 2011 |accessdate=7 January 2011}}
=Milan return=
In May 2011, his co-ownership was dissolved in favour of Milan for the same price and renewed his contract to June 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2012/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_12.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203090521/http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2012/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_12.pdf |archivedate=3 December 2013 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2011/pdf/Bilancio_gruppo_Milan_2011.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-06-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616063502/http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2011/pdf/Bilancio_gruppo_Milan_2011.pdf |archivedate=16 June 2015 }} (with Papastathopoulos moved back to Genoa),{{cite news |title=Official A.C. Milan press release |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/11316 |work=acmilan.com |publisher=Associazione Calcio Milan |date=14 June 2011 |accessdate=23 March 2012}} but Strasser subsequently joined Lecce on loan.{{cite news |title=Official Statement |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/12325 |work=acmilan.com |publisher=Associazione Calcio Milan |date=19 July 2011 |accessdate=23 March 2012}} He appeared in 13 games and scored one goal for his new team, before suffering a broken ankle in a game against Juventus on 9 January and subsequently being called back to Milan to undergo rehabilitation.{{cite news |title=Strasser – Milan is my second home |url=http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/34797 |author=Alie Bittar |work=sierraexpressmedia.com |publisher=Sierra Express Media |date=6 February 2012 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120910084238/http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/34797 |archivedate=10 September 2012 }} He made his return on 10 April, coming on as a substitute in the second half of a game against Chievo, which Milan won 1–0.{{cite news |title=Report: Chievo v AC Milan |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=326885&cc=5739 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713210123/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=326885&cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 July 2012 |work=ESPNsoccernet |publisher=ESPN |date=10 April 2012 |accessdate=13 April 2012}} At the start of the following season, Strasser sustained another injury which would rule him out for three months.{{cite news |title=A.C. Milan official statement |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/28488 |work=acmilan.com |publisher=Associazione Calcio Milan |date=14 July 2012 |accessdate=25 January 2013}} After recovering he struggled to get playing time, making only one Coppa Italia appearance before being loaned out to Parma during the January transfer window.{{cite news |title=A.C. Milan official communication |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/35948 |work=acmilan.com |publisher=Associazione Calcio Milan |date=25 January 2013 |accessdate=25 January 2013}}
=Genoa return=
On 27 July 2013, Strasser joined Genoa on a permanent deal for €3.5 million, as part of Kévin Constant's co-ownership resolution in favour of Milan for €6 million.{{cite news |title=Dal Milan arriva Strasser |url=http://genoacfc.it/notizie/dal-milan-arriva-strasser/ |work=genoacfc.it |publisher=Genoa Cricket and Football Club |date=27 July 2013 |accessdate=27 July 2013 |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227120338/http://genoacfc.it/notizie/dal-milan-arriva-strasser/ |archivedate=27 February 2014 }} Strasser was loaned out to Serie B team Reggina in August 2013.{{cite news |title=Reggina capture Sierra Leone midfielder Strasser on loan |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4398/transfer-zone/2013/08/26/4215200/reggina-capture-sierra-leone-midfielder-strasser-on-loan |work=Sahr Morris Jr.|publisher=Goal |date=26 August 2013 |accessdate=3 October 2013}} As of January 2019, Strasser played for the Serie D team Villafranca.[https://allafrica.com/stories/201901090164.html]
International career
Strasser made his international debut for the Sierra Leone national team on 5 September 2010, in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Egypt.{{cite news |title=Strasser ready for Sierra Leone |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8951959.stm |author=Mohamed Fajah-Barrie |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 August 2010 |accessdate=9 September 2010}}{{cite web |title=Egypt vs. Sierra Leone |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/09/05/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/egypt/sierra-leone/916429/ |work=soccerway.com |publisher=Global Sports Media |date=5 September 2010 |accessdate=6 January 2011}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{Updated|27 July 2013}}{{cite web |title=Rodney Strasser » Club matches |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/rodney-strasser/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |accessdate=12 July 2018}}{{cite web |title=Rodney Strasser |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/129753/rodney-strasser?cc=5739 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024030614/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/129753/rodney-strasser?cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2012 |work=ESPNsoccernet |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=27 July 2013}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup.}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|AC Milan
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010–11
|3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 1 | |
| 2011–12
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |
| Total
!6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Lecce (loan)
|12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 1 | ||
| Parma (loan)
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Career total
!20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
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= International =
{{Updated|3 October 2013}}{{NFT player|39956}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|Sierra Leone
|2010 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!8 | 0 |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- [http://aic.football.it/scheda/20962/strasser-rodney.htm Rodney Strasser] at aic.football.it {{in lang|it}}
- {{Soccerway|rodney-strasser-/69332}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Strasser, Rodney}}
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