Simon Skrabb
{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Simon Skrabb
| image = Halmstads BK vs Kalmar FF in November 2023.jpg
| caption = Skrabb with Kalmar FF in 2023
| fullname = Simon Ivar Alexander Skrabb
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|1|19}}
| birth_place = Jakobstad, Finland
| height = {{height|m=1.74}}
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Volos
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 = 2001–2011 | youthclubs1 = Jaro[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?id=41408 Simon Skrabbille monivuotinen sopimus Jaron kanssa] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130205215521/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?id=41408 |date=2013-02-05 }}
| years1 = 2011–2017 | clubs1 = Jaro | caps1 = 62 | goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = → Åtvidaberg (loan) | caps2 = 46 | goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = → Gefle (loan) | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2017–2020 | clubs4 = IFK Norrköping | caps4 = 71 | goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = Brescia | caps5 = 20 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2022–2024 | clubs6 = Kalmar | caps6 = 85 | goals6 = 18
| years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = Volos | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2010 | nationalteam1 = Finland U-15
| nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam2 = Finland U-16
| nationalcaps2 = 11 | nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2012 | nationalteam3 = Finland U-17
| nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam4 = Finland U-18
| nationalcaps4 = 10 | nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2014 | nationalteam5 = Finland U-20
| nationalcaps5 = 2 | nationalgoals5 = 1
| nationalyears6 = 2014–2016 | nationalteam6 = Finland U-21
| nationalcaps6 = 16 | nationalgoals6 = 1
| nationalyears7 = 2016– | nationalteam7 = Finland
| nationalcaps7 = 14 | nationalgoals7 = 0
| pcupdate = 18 June 2025
| ntupdate = 18 November 2019
}}
Simon Skrabb (born 19 January 1995) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece club Volos.
Club career
=Jaro=
On 12 May 2011, he became the youngest player to score a goal in a Veikkausliiga match.[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?id=43283 Skrabb kautta aikojen nuorin maalintekijä Veikkausliigassa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102135023/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?id=43283 |date=2015-01-02 }}
Skrabb is also noted for having scored a scorpion kick in an away match against Gefle IF while playing for Åtvidaberg in the 2015 Allsvenskan.{{cite news|first=Conor|last=O'Leary|url=https://www.balls.ie/football/your-thunderbastard-goal-of-the-year-is-a-better-scorpion-kick-than-higuita-314388|title=Your Thunderbastard Goal Of The Year Is A Better Scorpion Kick Than Higuita|date=1 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217225607/https://www.balls.ie/football/your-thunderbastard-goal-of-the-year-is-a-better-scorpion-kick-than-higuita-314388|archivedate=17 February 2019}} In spite of this, Skrabb's team were relegated from the Swedish top flight at the end of the season after finishing bottom of the table.
File:Simon Skrabb.jpg in 2015|left]]
=IFK Norrköping=
On 9 December 2016 it was reported that Skrabb had signed a four-year contract with IFK Norrköping.{{cite web | url = https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/p6l0PG/scorpion-skrabb-klar-for-peking | title = Scorpion-Skrabb klar för Peking |trans-title=Scorpion-Skrabb ready for Peking | language = Swedish | publisher = Aftonbladet | date = 9 December 2016 | accessdate = 29 November 2022}}
=Brescia=
On 13 January 2020, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Italian club Brescia,{{cite press release|publisher=Brescia|url=https://www.bresciacalcio.it/news/ultime-news/12665/brescia-calcio-ingaggia-simon-skrabb|title=Brescia Calcio ingaggia Simon Skrabb.|date=13 January 2020|language=Italian}} for a transfer fee of €2.8 million plus bonuses.{{cite press release|publisher=football-italia|url=https://football-italia.net/brescia-strike-skrabb-deal/|title=Brescia strike Skrabb deal|date=3 January 2020|language=Italian}} His time with Brescia was plagued by multiple consecutive injuries. The team was also coached by six different head coaches during 18 months span due to a turmoil in the club, and eventually his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 22 October 2021.{{cite press release|publisher=Suomifutis.com|url=https://www.suomifutis.com/2021/11/expressen-simon-skrabb-kertoi-mita-italiassa-todella-tapahtui/|title=Expressen: Simon Skrabb kertoi, mitä Italiassa todella tapahtui - katkaisi välit joukkuekaveriinsa: ”En ole puhunut hänelle, enkä aio puhua jatkossakaan”|date=19 November 2021|language=fi}} Skrabb played only 21 games with Brescia.
=Kalmar=
On 26 January 2022, Skrabb signed with Kalmar FF in Sweden for the 2022 season.{{cite press release|publisher=Kalmar FF|url=https://kalmarff.se/ahlen-moter-nyforvarven-simon-skrabb-det-har-kommer-att-bli-valdigt-bra/|title=VÄLKOMMEN TILL KALMAR FF, SIMON SKRABB!|date=26 January 2022|access-date=23 March 2022|language=sv}} During the 2023 season, Skrabb occasionally wore the captain's armband with Kalmar. He finished the 2023 season scoring 9 goals and giving 8 assists in 30 Allsvenskan matches.
On 17 February 2024, Skrabb was officially named the captain of Kalmar FF for the 2024 season.[https://kalmarff.se/simon-skrabb-blir-lagkapten-i-kalmar-ff/ SIMON SKRABB BLIR LAGKAPTEN I KALMAR FF], kalmarff.se, 17 February 2024
=Volos=
Skrabb left Kalmar after the relegation and signed with Super League Greece club Volos, starting in January 2025.[https://www.volosfc.com/archives/20845 Υπέγραψε στον Βόλο ο Σιμόν Σκραμπ], volosfc.com, 30 December 2024 He made his Greek league debut on 5 January, as a starter in a 4–2 away defeat against AEK Athens. Skrabb scored his first goal in the league on 1 February, in a 1–1 draw against Panserraikos.
International career
File:AUT U-21 vs. FIN U-21 2015-11-13 (191).jpg in 2015]]
He made his debut for the Finland national team on 10 January 2016 in a friendly match in Abu Dhabi against Sweden, entering the game as a substitute for Roope Riski.{{cite web | url = https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-1021573 | title = Skrabb får landslagsdebutera i Abu Dhabi |trans-title=Skrabb will make his national team debut in Abu Dhabi | language = sv | publisher = Yle | date = 4 January 2016 | accessdate = 28 January 2023}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|12 May 2025}}{{cite web|title=Simon Skrabb » Club matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/simon-skrabb/2/|website=worldfootball.net|accessdate=6 October 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ffjaro.fi/player/simon-skrabb?season_id=3|title=FF Jaro |}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup, Svenska Cupen and Coppa Italia}} !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="4"|FF Jaro
|2011 |25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 2 | |
| 2012
|Veikkausliiga |28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 2 | |
| 2013
|Veikkausliiga |9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!62 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 7 |
| rowspan="3"|Åtvidaberg (loan)
|2014 |18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2015
|Allsvenskan |28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!46 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 |
| Gefle (loan)
|2016 |Allsvenskan |28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 8 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Norrköping
|2017 |Allsvenskan |14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|Includes UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 1 | 22 | 3 | |
| 2018
|Allsvenskan |29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 7 | ||
| 2019
|Allsvenskan |28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|Includes UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!71 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 86 | 14 |
| rowspan="3"|Brescia
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| rowspan="4"|Kalmar
|2022 |Allsvenskan |27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2023
|Allsvenskan |30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Includes UEFA Europa Conference League|name=UECL}} | 0 | 36 | 10 | |
| 2024
|Allsvenskan |28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 6 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!85 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 19 |
| Volos
|15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!328 | 46 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 373 | 53 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 18 November 2019}}{{NFT player|id=61904|accessdate=30 April 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition | |||||
| rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Year !colspan=2|Competitive !colspan=2|Friendly !colspan=2|Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=4|Finland
|2016 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 | |||||
| 2017
|2Appearances in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. |0 |3 |0 |5 |0 | |||||
| 2018
|1Appearances in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. |0 |2 |0 |3 |0 | |||||
| 2019
|3Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying. |0 |2 |0 |5 |0 | |||||
| colspan=2|Total
!6 !0 !8 !0 !14 !0 |
Notes
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Honours
Individual
- Fotbollsgalan Swedish Goal of the Year: 2015{{cite web | url = https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/klart-gjorde-arets-mal---nu-ar-skrabb-klar-for-gefle/ | title = Klart: Gjorde årets mål - nu är Skrabb klar för Gefle |trans-title=Made this year's goal - now Skrabb is ready for Gefle | language = Swedish | publisher = Fotbollskanalen | date = 30 November 2015 | accessdate = 26 May 2023}}
References
- {{in lang|fi}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928164848/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Player.aspx?id=13001760 Profile at veikkausliiga.com]
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
{{portal|Biography|Association football|Finland}}
- [https://kalmarff.se/trupp/a-laget/simon-skrabb/ Kalmar FF official profile]
- [https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/390689/player/seasons Simon Skrabb] – SPL competition record
- {{NFT player|id=61904}}
- {{BDFutbol|27674}}
{{Volos N.F.C. squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Jakobstad
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
Category:Finland men's international footballers
Category:Finland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Finland men's youth international footballers
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Åtvidabergs FF players
Category:IFK Norrköping players
Category:Brescia Calcio players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Italy