Martin Smedberg-Dalence (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾtin esˈmeðβeɾɣ ðaˈlense], Swedish: [ˈmǎʈːɪn ˈsmêːdbærj daˈlɛ̌nːsɛ]; born 10 May 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder. Born in Sweden, he played for the Bolivia national team between 2014 and 2016, winning 13 caps and scoring one goal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Martin Ramiro Guillermo Smedberg-Dalence | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right midfielder / Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | Gunnilse IS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Gunnilse IS | 50 | (13) |
| 2004–2006 | IFK Göteborg | 6 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Västra Frölunda IF (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Ljungskile SK (loan) | 30 | (10) |
| 2007–2010 | Ljungskile SK | 113 | (17) |
| 2011–2013 | IFK Norrköping | 89 | (6) |
| 2014–2017 | IFK Göteborg | 80 | (5) |
| 2018 | Bolívar | 15 | (1) |
| 2019 | Always Ready | 27 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Utsiktens BK | 38 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Sweden U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Sweden U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Bolivia | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career edit
Dalence has represented Sweden at youth levels. In 2013, he said his dream is to play for the Bolivian senior team.[1]
On 3 October 2014 he officially received his first call-up to the Bolivia national football team.
Dalence was included in the Bolivian squad for the 2015 Copa América in Chile by manager Mauricio Soria. On 15 June, he scored his first international goal in the team's second group match – a 3–2 defeat of Ecuador – to give El Verde its first win at the Copa América since the 1997 tournament.[2]
Personal life edit
Although born in Norrköping, his family moved to Gothenburg when he was very young and he was subsequently raised there.[3] His father, Ramiro Dalence, is from Oruro, Bolivia, and came to Sweden in 1980. He revealed in an interview in 2013 that he is a fan of Real Madrid, and, like his father, The Strongest.[4][5]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 13 September 2015[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gunnilse IS | 2001 | Division 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Division 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2003 | Division 2 | 22 | 11 | — | — | 22 | 11 | |||
| Total | 50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 13 | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2004 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Allsvenskan | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Västra Frölunda IF | 2005 | Superettan | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Ljungskile SK | 2006 | Superettan | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 10 | |
| 2007 | Superettan | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | Superettan | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 32 | 10 | ||
| 2010 | Superettan | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| Total | 143 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 30 | ||
| IFK Norrköping | 2011 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 32 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| Total | 89 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 8 | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2014 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 79 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 97 | 6 | ||
| Bolivar | 2018 | 15 | 1 | |||||||
| Always Ready | 2019 | 27 | 1 | |||||||
| Utsiktens BK | 2020 | Ettan Södra | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Ettan Södra | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 459 | 55 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 509 | 62 | ||
International edit
- As of 7 June 2016[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | |
International goals
Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 June 2015 | Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso, Chile |  Ecuador |
2–0 |
3–2 |
2015 Copa América |
Honours edit
- IFK Göteborg
Individual
- Årets Ärkeängel: 2016[8]
References edit
- ^ "Martín Smedberg Dalence y arbitro boliviana. Gotenburgo Suecia" (in Spanish). Bolivianos en el Mundo's YouTube channel. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Bolivia withstand heavy pressure to edge Ecuador at Copa América". The Guardian. 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Smedberg tillbaka i Norrköping" (in Swedish). Bohusläningen. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ "Martín Smedberg Dalence y arbitro boliviana. Gotenburgo Suecia" (in Spanish). Bolivianos en el Mundo's YouTube channel. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Y nuevamente el futbol" (in Spanish). Wara. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Martin Smedberg-Dalence". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Martin Smedberg-Dalence". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Alla 47 ärkeänglar | ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
External links edit
- Martin Smedberg-Dalence at IFK Göteborg (in Swedish)
- Martin Smedberg Dalence at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Martin Smedberg-Dalence at Elite Football
- Martin Smedberg-Dalence at Soccerway
