Bengt Erik Markus Berg ( swedish pronunciation : [ ˈmǎrːkɵs ˈbærj ] ; born 17 August 1986 ) is a swedish professional football player who plays as a hitter for Allsvenskan clubhouse IFK Göteborg, which he captains. Beginning his footballing career in Sweden with IFK Göteborg in the early 2000s, Berg went on to play professionally in the Netherlands, Germany, Greece, the United Arab Emirates, and Russia before returning to IFK Göteborg in 2021. A full moon external between 2008 and 2021, Berg won 90 caps and scored 24 goals for the Sweden national team. He represented his state at UEFA Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2020.
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Club career [edit ]
IFK Göteborg [edit ]
After spending two years in the youth team, during the 2005 season Berg was promoted to the regular squad and played for IFK Göteborg in the Allsvenskan. During the meter playing for IFK Göteborg, he played alongside his older buddy Jonatan. [ 2 ] Berg played for IFK Göteborg until the 2007 summer and put forth an attracting performance throughout his final season, as he maintained a high score efficiency throughout the league matches. Göteborg won the league that season and Berg received a standing ovation upon leaving the field after the 5–0 away victory over Kalmar FF where Berg scored, which was his last for the golf club because of his suspension for the game against Djurgårdens IF. [ citation needed ] Among dedicated IFK Göteborg supporters, Berg is known as Svarte-Marcus ( “ Black Marcus ” ) due to his many goals in the Göteborg youth and reserve teams, and later besides elder team. The nickname is an court to the legendary IFK Göteborg striker Filip “Svarte-Filip” Johansson. [ 3 ]
Groningen [edit ]
On 10 August 2007, Dutch club FC Groningen signed Berg for a reported £ 2.5 million [ 4 ] to replace the depart Ajax -bound Luis Suárez. Berg had a good debut season in the Netherlands. Although he was not the top scorer in the Eredivisie in 2007–08, he scored 18 goals for Groningen, helping the dutch outfit to a seventh-place finish. In the 2008–09 season, Groningen remained top of the Eredivisie table after five games played. Berg had a effective display angstrom well. [ 5 ] He managed to score 13 goals in 15 matches. He besides scored four goals in a December game against Roda JC .
Hamburger SV [edit ]
2009–10 season [edit ]
Berg on training with Hamburger SV On 17 July 2009, german Bundesliga side Hamburger SV confirmed that Berg had signed a five-year abridge with the cabaret. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The official FC Groningen web site mentioned it was a record tip paid for a Groningen player. Dagblad van het Noorden, a dutch newspaper, stated that Berg swapped clubs for €10.5 million. The shrink besides mentioned that a friendly peer will be played between Groningen and Hamburg in the summer of 2010 or 2011 in the Euroborg, the main stadium of Groningen. Although initially the fee of €9.5 million was besides high for Hamburg, Berg ‘s desire of moving to the Bundesliga persuaded Groningen to complete the transfer. In his first Bundesliga game for Hamburg, playing at home against Borussia Dortmund, Berg scored his first base goal for the baseball club in the 72nd minute, just 182 seconds after coming off the bench, a record in the cabaret ‘s history. Despite the promise begin, his debut temper in the Bundesliga would not become a success, with Berg alone scoring three extra goals in 30 appearances .
2010–11 season : loan to PSV [edit ]
On 17 July 2010, PSV and Hamburg agreed to a season-long loan consider for Berg. [ 8 ]
2011–12 season : tax return from lend [edit ]
After returning from his loan spell at PSV, Berg only made 13 appearances the 2011–12 Bundesliga due to injuries and continue lack of form, scoring once. On 9 November 2012, Hamburger SV acrobatic supervisory program Frank Arnesen stated that the club had to sell five players to raise funds after having invested heavily in new players in the former summer, including Dutch star Rafael vanguard five hundred Vaart ; one of these five players was said to be Berg. [ 9 ] After these news, Berg was linked with a return to his erstwhile club IFK Göteborg. [ 10 ]
Panathinaikos [edit ]
On 4 July 2013, it was revealed that Berg had travelled to Athens in regulate to sign with Panathinaikos. On 8 July 2013, Panathinaikos announced that Berg had signed a four-year contract with the club. [ 11 ] On 18 August 2013, in his debut appearance, Berg scored his first finish with Panathinaikos, as his team won the game against Panetolikos. On the first gear bowler hat of the class against PAOK, Berg scored Panathinaikos ‘ goal and lost a penalty, as his team lost with a score of 2–1. On 2 March 2014, Berg was the MVP in the 3–0 away victory against Olympiacos with one goal and one aid for Danijel Pranjić. This was the biggest away victory in the history of the Eternal Rivals. The follow week, he scored a hat-trick when Panathinaikos defeated Aris 4–1 at home. [ 12 ] On 26 April 2014, in the greek Cup final against rivals PAOK, Berg scored a hat-trick to lead Panathinaikos to a 4–1 victory, who won the greek Cup as they had done in 2010. On 11 January 2015, Berg scored his second hat-trick in a 5–0 home win against Ergotelis in the Superleague Greece. On 26 January 2015, he signed a annual extension contract, until 2018. [ 13 ] On 8 March, in a Panathinaikos–PAOK bowler hat, Berg scored his third hat-trick in a 4–3 home winnings. [ 14 ] On 30 March 2015, after two-and-a-half years, Berg scored his seventh external finish on friendly match against Iran. [ 15 ] On 31 August 2015, Panathinaikos rivals PAOK offered to €2 million for Berg, but the “ Greens ” turned it down. [ 16 ] Additionally, Marseille tried to complete a motion for the swedish hitter on the deadline date, however, they were put off by Panathinaikos ‘s price tag. [ 17 ] On 6 September 2015, Berg was left defeated as he did not start in the line-up for the bet on against Russia. Sweden lost 1–0 at the hands of Russia with Berg making his appearance for only 30 minutes on the pitch as he started from the bench. swedish press criticised this decisiveness and Berg demanded first gear team football in the National Team after the final examination whistle. “Ola Toivonen is a kind of a different player than me and this decision has been taken. But it’s pretty clear that I want to play as I’m in a decent form,” the Panathinaikos striker underlined straight after the game. [ 18 ] On 7 November 2015, he scored the winning finish in the tenth day of the Greek Superleague match against Atromitos, It was his fiftieth goal with the baseball club in all competitions. [ 19 ] On 24 January 2016, about 2,5 months since his survive goal in the Superleague, Berg scored leading his club to away 2–0 victory against Levadiakos. [ 20 ] On 6 March 2016, swedish striker and fans of Panathinaikos ‘ front-runner Berg reached 100 official appearances with the greek club at a home plot against Atromitos. [ 21 ] On 19 March 2016, he scored a couple against Iraklis for the Superleague. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] On 17 April 2016, in the last matchday for the 2015–16 season, Berg scored five times ( 23 ‘, 41 ‘, 45+2 ‘, 51 ‘, 62 ‘ ) in his team ‘s 6–1 victory against Panthrakikos. [ 24 ] On 18 August 2016, Berg was the scorekeeper of two goals, helping Panathinaikos win the beginning leg of the UEFA Europa League play offs and is set to qualify for the group stage, as the Greens crushed Danish Brøndby IF 3–0 at Leoforos stadium. [ 25 ] On 6 September 2016, Berg stepped into retired Sweden national team captain Zlatan Ibrahimović ‘s vacant boots to open the marking in Stockholm barely two minutes before the break against Netherlands, as he capitalised on Kevin Strootman ‘s defensive bad luck to smash in from outside the box into the top left corner. [ 26 ] On 18 September 2016, he was the scorer of two goals, helping the club to achieve a 4–0 home acquire against PAS Giannina. It was his first goals for the 2016–17 season. [ 27 ] On 23 September 2016, Berg extended his three-year shrink for an annual fee of €1.1 million and with a €10 million exhaust article. [ 28 ] Panathinaikos has 55 % of Berg ‘s rights, Hamburger SV has 45 % and the perch 10 % belongs to the actor. On 19 January, was the scorer of two goals, helping the club, to achieve a 2–1 home acquire against Platanias, helping the cabaret climbing in the third base station of Superleague. [ 29 ] On 30 January 2017, Panathinaikos announced the agreement for the extension of Berg ‘s condense till the summer of 2019. On 12 February 2017, he was the scorer of three goals in a Superleague 4–0 home gain against Panetolikos. He was named MVP of the match. [ 30 ] On 4 March 2017, with swedish external striker grabbing a hat-trick ( pen. 18 ‘, pen. 39 ‘, 41 ‘ ), Panathinaikos won 5–0 against struggling Veria. He became the leading scorer of Superleague so far and named MVP of the parade. [ 31 ] On 11 March 2017, Panathinaikos hitter scored his twenty-fourth goal into the season breaking his own record since he joined the Greens. The swedish striker continues to be in great form as he scored once again in Panathinaikos ‘s 1–1 Superleague draw with Iraklis. [ 32 ] On 19 March 2017, Berg scored for the third gear time in his “ green ” career in the bowler hat against Olympiacos in Panathinaikos ‘s win with 1–0 at home. [ 33 ] Berg scored twice on 2 April 2017 against AEK Athens in the off acquire 2–3 in the Athens bowler hat. [ 34 ] On 6 April 2017, Panathinaikos won 1–0 Panionios at Leoforos Stadium, thanks to a punishment kick by Berg. It was the fifth back-to-back game that the swedish international scored. [ 35 ] On 30 April 2017, he scored his last goal for the season, in a 2–0 home winnings against AEL gaining the title of the 2016–17 League top scorer for first base time in his greek career. On 18 May 2017, the swedish striker will miss the remainder of Superleague play-offs because he will serve four-game abeyance. The 31-year-old external and captain of the Greens showed unprofessional behavior on home clash against PAOK ( 1–0 ), which was ultimately interrupted by referee Giorgos Kominis at 55 ‘, and will not perform at the four remaining matches. [ 36 ] On 20 June 2017, the Administration of Panathinaikos rejected the first offer of Al Ain FC ( €2.5–3 million ) about the purchase of experienced swedish striker. The Greens are holding the 55 % of the rights of 31-year-old international ( his former team, Hamburger SV, have the other 35 % ), whose current abridge expires in the summer of 2019, with a buy-out article of €5.2 million, but the negotiations with the UAE clubhouse are expected to be continued, while Berg has already agreed to sign a two ( plus one ) years ‘ season contract with Al Ain, with an annual wage of €3 million after taxes. [ 37 ]
Al Ain [edit ]
On 28 June 2017, however, Al Ain FC confirmed the act was finalised following drawn-out negotiations with Panathinaikos, with the trope believed to be around €3 million. Berg, has agreed to a biennial abridge, although there exists an choice to renew. He replaces in the squad Saudi Arabia striker Nasser Al-Shamrani. A affirmation from Panathinaikos read : “ unfortunately, Marcus Berg chose to leave Panathinaikos because he felt that at that time, conclude to the end of his career, he wanted to get a big fiscal benefit. There were some misunderstandings during the negotiations. We forget them, as Marcus has offered a bunch to Panathinaikos. We wish him beneficial luck in the footstep he chose and wait for him if he wishes to close his career in our club. ” [ 38 ] [ 39 ] On 16 April 2018, following an incredible season in UAE Pro-League, Berg was twice on aim as his club advanced to the last 16 degree of the AFC Champions League with an emphatic 4–1 rout of Qatar ‘s Al Rayyan SC. [ 40 ] On 21 April 2018, Al Ain were crowned UAE Pro-League champions for the thirteenth time in their history thanks to a Marcus Berg ‘s hat-trick in an emphatic 4–0 winnings over Al Nasr. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] On 29 April 2018, netting four goals in a glorious 5–0 home gain game against Al Dhafra FC, helping his club to win the 2017–18 UAE Pro-League, being the lead scorer of the League in his first season. [ 43 ] On 3 May 2018, he scored, making function of a cleverly executed volley fall by the mid-fielder Omar Abdulrahman, the second finish in a 2–1 as Al Ain outlasted Al-Wasl F.C., lifting UAE President ‘s Cup to secure trophy duplicate in UAE Pro-League club ‘s fiftieth class. [ 44 ] On 18 December 2018, opened the grudge helping his cabaret through to the Club World Cup final as they dumped Copa Libertadores winners River Plate out on penalties in the semi-finals, after a final 2–2 game. [ 45 ]
Krasnodar [edit ]
On 13 July 2019, Krasnodar announced the sign of the swedish international until the summer of 2020 and his sign worth €1.9 million. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] On 15 June 2020, he extended his compress with Krasnodar for a far class. [ 48 ] He finished his first season with Krasnodar as the cabaret ‘s top scorekeeper, with 9 in the league and 10 in all competitions, as Krasnodar finished third gear seat and secured a spot in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League.
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Berg scored his first finish of the 2020–21 temper in Krasnodar ‘s first league plot of the season, a 3–0 victory at FC Ufa on 9 August 2020. [ 49 ] Berg featured in both matches of the Champions League play-off tied against PAOK in September 2020 as Krasnodar won 4–2 on sum to secure reservation to the group degree for the first time in club history. [ 50 ] [ 51 ] On 2 December 2020 he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Rennes in the Champions League, their first win in the competition, to qualify Krasnodar for the Europa League. [ 52 ]
revert to IFK Göteborg [edit ]
On 22 March 2021, it was announced that Berg would return to IFK Göteborg on a release transfer. [ 53 ] Signing a two-and-a-half-year narrow, he returned on 1 July 2021 .
International career [edit ]
Berg in natural process for Sweden in September 2015
youth [edit ]
Berg started off his international career with the Sweden U19 team for which he scored 3 goals in 8 games. [ 54 ] He then went on to represent the Sweden U21 team, for whom he played at the 2009 UEFA european Under-21 Championship on home dirt in Sweden. [ 54 ] He was a stand-out player at the tournament, scoring 7 goals in 4 games as Sweden was eliminated in the semi-finals by England. [ 54 ] After the tournament, UEFA named Berg the Player of the Tournament and his 7 goals won him the tournament ‘s Golden Boot. [ 55 ] His 7 goals in the tournament is besides a record, breaking Alberto Gilardino ‘s, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ‘s, and Maceo Rigters ‘ previous joint record of four goals. [ 56 ] The record has since been equalled by Luca Waldschmidt. [ 56 ]
senior [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Berg was first approached to the Sweden senior team in February 2008 where he was called for a friendly versus Turkey ; he made his debut on that meet by playing full-90 minutes as the friendly ended in a scoreless trace. [ 57 ] He was omitted from the team late in June of that class for the UEFA Euro 2008. [ 58 ] Berg was called-up regularly during Sweden ‘s 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. He scored his first goal for the team on 10 June 2009 in the 4–0 home gain over Malta. [ 59 ] He was on the grudge sheet besides in the concluding match day against Albania, netting the second gear in an eventual 4–1 home winnings, which was not adequate to secure Sweden a identify at the tournament. [ 60 ] With 2 goals, he was Sweden ‘s joint second top goalscorer along with Zlatan Ibrahimović and behind Olof Mellberg. [ 60 ] Berg managed only two appearances at UEFA Euro 2012 qualify, both of them as stand-in, recording only 19 minutes on the field. He scored one finish, the final of the 6–0 home succeed over San Marino on 7 September 2010. [ 61 ] Sweden finished Group E as runner-up which was enough for a place at final examination tournament, [ 62 ] which Berg missed out. At 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, Berg was contribution of the team only in the inaugural Group C matches ; he made entirely two appearances, both as substitution, netting alone one time in the 2–0 home acquire over Kazakhstan on 11 September 2012. [ 63 ] Sweden finished second base in Group C which secured them a spot at second rung where they were eliminated by Portugal 4–2 on aggregate. [ 64 ]
UEFA Euro 2016 [edit ]
Berg scored two goals in the Group G of UEFA Euro 2016 qualify ; the first came on 14 June 2015 in form of an opener in the 3–1 acquire over Montenegro while the second gear came in the 0–2 acquire at Liechtenstein on 9 October of that class. [ 65 ] [ 66 ] At play-off beat, Berg made two appearances as Sweden eliminated the rivals of Denmark 4–3 on aggregate to secure a touch at UEFA European Championship for the 5th consecutive version. [ 67 ] On 11 May 2016, Berg was called by director Erik Hamrén for the UEFA Euro 2016 which was his inaugural major tournament. [ 68 ] He started in the opening Group E match versus Republic of Ireland on 13 June, playing for 59 minutes as the match ended in a 1–1 puff. [ 69 ] Berg besides appeared in the remaining matches as Sweden lost to both Italy and Belgium which brought the elimination from the tournament. [ 70 ]
2018 FIFA World Cup [edit ]
Berg was Sweden ‘s main hitter during the 2018 FIFA World Cup reservation after the retirement of Zlatan Ibrahimović. [ 71 ] He scored his first goal in the qualifiers on 6 September 2016, the opener of the 1–1 home describe against Netherlands. [ 72 ] On 7 October 2017, Berg scored four goals as Sweden ran rioting in front of a phonograph record crowd of 50,022 at the Friends Arena, hammering Luxembourg 8–0, in their biggest acquire in 79 years, to make a capital step to the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. [ 73 ] [ 74 ] It was besides his fiftieth international appearance. [ 75 ] Sweden finally finished Group A on second target with 19 points with Berg as top goalscorer with 8 goals. [ 76 ] At second round, Sweden faced Italy and eliminated them 1–0, returning at the World Cup for the first fourth dimension since 2006 ; Berg was distinguished for his defensive make rate in the second leg. [ 77 ] [ 78 ] In May 2018 he was named in Sweden ‘s squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 79 ] Berg started in all five games for Sweden – but failed to score – as they were eliminated by England in the quarter final. [ 80 ]
UEFA Euro 2020 and UEFA Nations League [edit ]
On 15 October 2019, Berg scored his twentieth elder external finish for Sweden in a 1–1 draw in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying game against Spain. [ 81 ] On 8 September 2020 in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League game against Portugal, Berg served as Sweden ‘s team captain for the first time. [ 82 ] In May 2021, he was named in Sweden ‘s squad for UEFA Euro 2020. [ 83 ] Following Sweden ‘s open game in Euro 2020 against Spain in Seville, Berg became the target of severe on-line maltreatment and hatred after missing a chance to score. The swedish FA responded by reporting the abuse to the police. [ 84 ] On 9 July 2021, Berg announced his retirement from external football. [ 85 ] He won a full of 90 caps for Sweden, scoring 24 goals. [ 86 ]
vogue of looseness [edit ]
Berg is renowned for his head ability, first touches, and being able to shoot and pass with both his correct and left foot. [ 87 ] He is besides known for his tactical dribbles and scoring from unusual angles. Berg scored 15 goals in his beginning season in the Eredivisie, having entirely played 25 matches due to having a back-strain wound. [ 88 ] In his second season for Groningen, he scored 13 goals in the first base 15 matches and was by then the second highest goalscorer in the league. He besides showed his scoring ability in the 2009 UEFA european Under-21 Championship, which he scored a record-breaking seven goals in four matches. His excellent operation earned him the player of the tournament award .
career statistics [edit ]
cabaret [edit ]
- As of 4 December 2021[89][90][91]
International [edit ]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total | 90 | 24 | |
- Sweden’s score is listed first, and the score column indicates the score after each Berg goal.
Honours [edit ]
IFK Göteborg [ 89 ]
Panathinaikos [ 89 ]
Al Ain FC [ 89 ]
Sweden U21
Individual
References [edit ]
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