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Simon Sandberg
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Simon Christer Sandberg (born 25 March 1994) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a right back for Allsvenskan club Sirius.[2]
Key Information
Early life
[edit]Sandberg grew up in Partille and played both football, with the local club Björndammens BK, and handball during his youth. His father Dennis Sandberg is a professional handball coach.[3] In 2009, at age 15, he was invited to train with Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, the Swedish top tier, but was not offered a contract.[4] Instead, he signed with BK Häcken the same year and joined their youth academy.[3]
Club career
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BK Häcken
[edit]Sandberg signed his first professional contract with BK Häcken in 2012, and made his competitive debut in Allsvenskan on 23 May 2013 in a 3–0 win against Syrianska FC.[3] He soon established himself as a starter at Häcken,[5] playing both as a central defender and full back.[6] Sandberg would move on to make a total of 61 league appearances for Häcken, scoring once, between 2013 and 2016.[7]
Most notably, Sandberg scored the decisive penalty when Häcken won the 2015–16 Svenska Cupen, the club's first ever domestic title, beating Malmö FF in the final after a 2–2 draw (5–6 on penalties).[8]
Levski Sofia
[edit]On 9 July 2016, Sandberg was sold to Levski Sofia in the Bulgarian First League, signing a three-year deal.[6] A transfer fee of around 2 million Swedish kronor (approximately £0,12 million) was suggested, as he only had six months left on his contract with the Swedish club.[9]
Sandberg saw his playing time limited at Levski Sofia, with his stint at the club being plagued by several serious injuries. He also fell out of favour with manager Elin Topuzakov soon after his arrival.[10] Sandberg left the club in November 2017 by mutual consent, after only making five league appearances for Levski Sofia.[11]
Hammarby IF
[edit]On 30 November 2017, ahead of the 2018 Allsvenskan, Sandberg returned to Sweden, signing a two-year contract with Hammarby IF.[7] He made his debut for the club in a 3–1 home win against IK Sirius on 1 April.[12] During the season, Sandberg played 23 league games for Hammarby as the club finished 4th in the table.[2]
On 4 May 2019, Sandberg signed a three-and-a-half-year extension with Hammarby, running until 2022.[13] Throughout the 2019 season, Sandberg played 28 league games and provided seven assists as Hammarby finished 3rd in the table, after eight straight wins at the end of the campaign.[2] After the season, he was nominated as Defender of the Year in Allsvenskan, but eventually lost out on the award.[14]
In 2020, a season postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sandberg was plagued by a hip injury and only featured in 20 games, as the side disappointedly finished 8th in the table.[15][16][2]
On 30 May 2021, Sandberg won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen with Hammarby through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against his former club BK Häcken in the final.[17][18] Sandberg featured in both legs as the club was knocked out in the play-off round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League by Basel (4–4 on aggregate) on penalties, where he scored his attempt.[19][20] On 7 November 2021, Sandberg scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 3–2 Allsvenskan home win against Örebro SK.[21]
Sandberg featured in the final of the 2021–22 Svenska Cupen, in which Hammarby lost by 4–5 on penalties to Malmö FF after the game ended in a 0–0 draw.[22][23] On 31 December 2022, Sandberg left Hammarby at the expiration of his contract. In total, he made 122 Allsvenskan appearances for the club.[24]
Return to Häcken
[edit]On 21 February 2023, Sandberg returned to his former club BK Häcken, signing a three-year contract.[25]
Lamia
[edit]On 27 July 2024, Sandberg joined Super League Greece club Lamia.[26]
International career
[edit]Sandberg was called up to the Swedish senior squad for the training tour in early 2020.[27] He made his debut in a 1–0 friendly win against Kosovo on 12 January.[28]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 6 November 2022[29]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BK Häcken | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 2 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2016–17 | First League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 122 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 188 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Petrov, Stefan (12 July 2016). "Симон Сандберг: бързо ще науча всичко и ще пасна на "Левски" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Simon Sandberg" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Häcken är nummer ett för Simon" (in Swedish). Partille Tidning. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Sandberg hittade tillbaka till Hammarby". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "En pratstund med Simon Sandberg". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Simon Sandberg till Levski Sofia". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 9 July 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Simon Sandberg klar för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Historia". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 17 January 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Simon Sandberg nära att lämna Häcken" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Simon Sandberg: "Jag var livrädd"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Hammarby nära snuva rivalerna på försvararen" (in Swedish). Expressen. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Hammarby-IK Sirius, Allsvenskan, 2018-04-01" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Hammarby överens med Simon om förlängning" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "De nominerade till Allsvenskans Stora Pris 2019" (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Simon - "Ett tufft år - men nu mår kroppen bra"" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Sandberg om tuffa skadan: "Saknat känslan att kunna bidra"" (in Swedish). Fotboll STHLM. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Hammarby 3 – 1 Basel". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Ett slut att glömma efter 210 minnesvärda minuter" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Ny sen hemmavändning gav vinst mot ÖSK" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Straffar gav MFF första cupguldet på 33 år" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Bajen golvat från elva meter i titelmatchen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Ingen fortsättning för Simon Sandberg" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Simon Sandberg återvänder till BK Häcken" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Simon Sandberg" [Start working with Simon Sandberg]. www.lamia1964.gr (in Greek). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Truppen till januariturnén" (in Swedish). Swedish FA. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Andra 1-0-segern på turnén" (in Swedish). Swedish FA. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Simon Sandberg". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Simon Sandberg at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Profile at Levskisofia.info