Sebastian Strandvall (born 16 September 1986) is a Finnish former footballer, who played as a midfielder. A former senior international for Finland,[2] he was best known for representing VPS, but also played in Iranian Persian Gulf Pro League and Austria.[3]He also 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.[4]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 September 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Vaasa, Finland[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Vasa IFK | 74 | (19) |
2007–2010 | FC Haka | 56 | (10) |
2010–2011 | IFK Mariehamn | 48 | (9) |
2012–2015 | VPS | 88 | (14) |
2015 | Austria Lustenau | 10 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Rah Ahan Tehran | 10 | (1) |
2016–2023 | VPS | 170 | (38) |
2019 | VPS II | 1 | (0) |
Total | 457 | (92) | |
International career | |||
2007 | Finland B | 4 | (0) |
2014 | Finland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
His brother Matias Strandvall is a cross-country skier at World Cup level.
Career edit
Strandvall left VPS at the end of the 2023 season and retired from playing, along with former VPS teammate Steven Morrissey.[5]
Honours edit
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: May 2009[6]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2018[7]
References edit
- ^ Mina vänner 2011: Sebastian Strandvall
- ^ Player's profile, eu-football.info
- ^ Ykkösen tähdet tutuiksi: Sebastian Strandvall palloliitto.fi
- ^ "همبازی ۶ سال پیش نصرآزادانی پیگیر فوتبالیست در آستانه اعدام". ایران اینترنشنال (in Persian). 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "VPS heitti jäähyväiset yhdeksälle viime kauden pelaajalle" [VPS bid farewell to nine players from last season]. PalloTV (in Finnish). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Toukokuun Kuukauden joukkue nimetty Archived 12 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ "Jalkapallotoimittajat nimesivät oman tähdistöjoukkueen". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
External links edit
- Sebastian Strandvall at Soccerway