Sebastian Strandvall
{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sebastian Strandvall
| image = Sebastian Strandvall.jpg
| caption = Strandvall with VPS in 2018
| height = 1.80 m
| full_name = Sebastian Gösta Alexander Strandvall
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|9|16}}
| birth_place = Vaasa, Finland[http://ifkmariehamn.com//index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2389&Itemid=199&catid=29 Mina vänner 2011: Sebastian Strandvall ]
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| years1 = 2003–2006
| clubs1 = VIFK
| caps1 = 74
| goals1 = 19
| years2 = 2007–2010
| clubs2 = Haka
| caps2 = 56
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2010–2011
| clubs3 = IFK Mariehamn
| caps3 = 48
| goals3 = 9
| years4 = 2012–2015
| clubs4 = VPS
| caps4 = 88
| goals4 = 14
| years5 = 2015
| clubs5 = Austria Lustenau
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2015–2016
| clubs6 = Rah Ahan Tehran
| caps6 = 11
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2016–2023
| clubs7 = VPS
| caps7 = 170
| goals7 = 38
| years8 = 2019
| clubs8 = VPS II
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 457
| totalgoals = 92
| nationalyears1 = 2007
| nationalteam1 = Finland B
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014
| nationalteam2 = Finland
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
}}
Sebastian Strandvall (born 16 September 1986) is a Finnish former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. A former senior international for Finland,[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=28496 Player's profile], eu-football.info he was best known for representing VPS, but also played in Iranian Persian Gulf Pro League and Austria.[https://www.palloliitto.fi/jalkapallouutiset/ykkosen-tahdet-tutuiksi-sebastian-strandvall Ykkösen tähdet tutuiksi: Sebastian Strandvall] palloliitto.fi
Career
Strandvall left VPS at the end of the 2023 season and retired from playing, along with former VPS teammate Steven Morrissey.{{cite web |title=VPS heitti jäähyväiset yhdeksälle viime kauden pelaajalle |trans-title=VPS bid farewell to nine players from last season |url=https://pallotv.fi/2023/12/22/vps-heitti-jaahyvaiset-yhdeksalle-viime-kauden-pelaajalle/ |website=PalloTV |access-date=7 March 2024 |language=Finnish |date=22 December 2023}} Strandvall has made 318 appearances in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga, scoring 56 goals.[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2023/12/26/aleksi-paananen-nousi-kaikkien-aikojen-top20een-sebastian-strandvall-paatyi-318-otteluun Aleksi Paananen nousi kaikkien aikojen TOP20:een – Sebastian Strandvall päätyi 318 otteluun], veikkausliiga.com, 26 December 2023
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.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-09 |title=همبازی ۶ سال پیش نصرآزادانی پیگیر فوتبالیست در آستانه اعدام |url=https://www.iranintl.com/202212315015 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=ایران اینترنشنال |language=fa}}
Personal life
His brother Matias Strandvall is a cross-country skier at World Cup level, and his cousin Kevin Holmström is a member of music group KAJ.{{Cite web |last=Touru |first=Ville |date=2025-03-09 |title=Nämä tunnetut suomalaiset ovat KAJ:n tähden serkkuja |url=https://www.is.fi/maastohiihto/art-2000011086297.html |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|15 May 2024.}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup and Iranian Hazfi Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|VIFK
|2003 | | | |||||||||
| 2004
|Kakkonen | | | |||||||||
| 2005
|Kakkonen | | | |||||||||
| 2006 | | | |||||||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!74 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 19 | |
| rowspan="5"|Haka
|2007 |24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4{{efn|Includes UEFA Cup|name=uc}} | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2008
|Veikkausliiga |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2009
|Veikkausliiga |25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 7 | ||
| 2010
|Veikkausliiga |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!57 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 10 | |
| rowspan="3"|IFK Mariehamn
|2010 |Veikkausliiga |18 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 2011
|Veikkausliiga |30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 34 | 8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!48 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10 | |
| rowspan="4"|VPS
|2012 |Veikkausliiga |24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2013
|Veikkausliiga |33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 42 | 5 | ||
| 2014
|Veikkausliiga |30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2{{efn|Includes UEFA Europa League|name=uel}} | 1 | 40 | 12 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!87 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 114 | 20 | |
| Austria Lustenau
|2014–15 |10 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Rah Ahan
|11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="9"|VPS
|2016 |Veikkausliiga |20 | 3 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 20 | 3 | ||||
| 2017
|Veikkausliiga |22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 3{{efn|name=uel}} | 1 | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2018
|Veikkausliiga |31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 36 | 11 | |||
| 2019
|Veikkausliiga |20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2020
|Ykkönen |21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 10 | |||
| 2021
|Ykkönen |24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 7 | |||
| 2022
|Veikkausliiga |9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2023
|Veikkausliiga |23 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!170 | 38 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 202 | 45 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!457 | 92 | 38 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 533 | 106 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 21 March 2024}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center | ||
| colspan=4|Finland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| colspan=1|Total||1||0 |
Honours
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: May 2009[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=34635 Toukokuun Kuukauden joukkue nimetty] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612014902/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=34635 |date=12 June 2009 }} {{in lang|fi}}
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2018{{Cite web |title=Jalkapallotoimittajat nimesivät oman tähdistöjoukkueen |url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2018/10/27/jalkapallotoimittajat-nimesivat-oman-tahdistojoukkueen |access-date=2 January 2023 |website=www.veikkausliiga.com |language=fi}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|8436}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Strandvall, Sebastian}}
Category:Swedish-speaking Finns
Category:Footballers from Vaasa
Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Finland men's international footballers
Category:Finland men's B international footballers
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:2. Liga (Austria) players
Category:Persian Gulf Pro League players
Category:IFK Mariehamn players
Category:Vaasan Palloseura players
Category:SC Austria Lustenau players
Category:Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. players
Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria