Rodney Strasser

Rodney Strasser
Personal information
Full name Rodney Strasser
Date of birth (1990-03-30) 30 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cattolica
Youth career
2006–2007 Kallon
2007–2010 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Milan 2 (0)
2010–2011 Genoa 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Milan (loan) 5 (1)
2011–2013 Milan 2 (0)
2011–2012 → Lecce (loan) 13 (1)
2013 → Parma (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2017 Genoa 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Reggina (loan) 22 (0)
2015 → Livorno (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2016 → Lupa Castelli Romani (loan) 16 (1)
2016 → NK Zagreb (loan) 12 (0)
2016–2017 → Gil Vicente (loan) 13 (0)
2018–2019 Villafranca 14 (0)
2020–2021 TPS 9 (0)
2021–2022 Cattolica 6 (0)
2023– FAVL Cimini
International career‡
2010– Sierra Leone 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023

Rodney Strasser (born 30 March 1990) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[2]

Club career

Milan

Born in Freetown, Strasser began his career at local club Kallon, before moving to Italy to join Milan in 2007.[3] During his time in Milan's youth system, he was a member of the under-20 side, who won the 2009–10 Coppa Italia Primavera.[4] He made his first-team debut on 21 December 2008, in a 5–1 win against Udinese, coming on as a substitute for Kakha Kaladze in the 82nd minute.[5][6]

Genoa

On 20 July 2010, Milan announced that half of the rights to Strasser had been purchased by Genoa for €2.25 million,[7] as part of the deal that saw defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos move to Milan.[8] Strasser, however, would stay at Milan on loan,[9] joining the first-team squad permanently. His first appearance of the season was in a UEFA Champions League group stage 2–0 win against Auxerre – which also marked his debut in European club competition – on 23 November.[10] He went on to score his first professional goal in a 1–0 league win over Cagliari, on 6 January.[11]

Milan return

In May 2011, his co-ownership was dissolved in favour of Milan for the same price and renewed his contract to June 2016.[12][13] (with Papastathopoulos moved back to Genoa),[14] but Strasser subsequently joined Lecce on loan.[15] He appeared in 13 games and scored one goal for his new team, before suffering a broken ankle in a game against Juventus on 9 January and subsequently being called back to Milan to undergo rehabilitation.[16] He made his return on 10 April, coming on as a substitute in the second half of a game against Chievo, which Milan won 1–0.[17] At the start of the following season, Strasser sustained another injury which would rule him out for three months.[18] After recovering he struggled to get playing time, making only one Coppa Italia appearance before being loaned out to Parma during the January transfer window.[19]

Genoa return

On 27 July 2013, Strasser joined Genoa on a permanent deal for €3.5 million, as part of Kévin Constant's co-ownership resolution in favour of Milan for €6 million.[20] Strasser was loaned out to Serie B team Reggina in August 2013.[21] As of January 2019, Strasser played for the Serie D team Villafranca.[1]

International career

Strasser made his international debut for the Sierra Leone national team on 5 September 2010, in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Egypt.[3][22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 July 2013.[23][24]
Club Season League Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Milan 2008–09 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2009–10 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2010–11 3 1 0 0 2 0 – 5 1
2011–12 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2012–13 0 0 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
Total 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 1
Lecce (loan) 2011–12 12 1 1 0 – – 13 1
Parma (loan) 2012–13 2 0 – – – 2 0
Career total 20 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 24 2

1European competitions include the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup.
2Other tournaments include none to date.

International

As of 3 October 2013.[25]
Sierra Leone national team
Year Apps Goals
2010 2 0
2011 4 0
2012 0 0
2013 2 0

Honours

Milan

References

  1. ^ "Prima Squadra". Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Strasser in Zagreb". Jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b Mohamed Fajah-Barrie (28 August 2010). "Strasser ready for Sierra Leone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Il Milan del futuro vola con Verdi e Zigoni". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 15 April 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Milan 5 – 1 Udinese". legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 21 December 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  6. ^ Peter Pedroncelli (21 December 2008). "Super Milan Destroy Udinese in Six-Goal Thriller". Goal. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  7. ^ "AC Milan Group 2010 Annual Report" (PDF). AC Milan (in Italian). April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Milan pick up Genoa starlet Papastathopoulos". UEFA. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Calcio Mercato Squadre". legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  10. ^ "Auxerre-Milan". UEFA. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  11. ^ "Important victory". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "Official A.C. Milan press release". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  15. ^ "Official Statement". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  16. ^ Alie Bittar (6 February 2012). "Strasser – Milan is my second home". sierraexpressmedia.com. Sierra Express Media. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  17. ^ "Report: Chievo v AC Milan". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  18. ^ "A.C. Milan official statement". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  19. ^ "A.C. Milan official communication". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  20. ^ "Dal Milan arriva Strasser". genoacfc.it (in Italian). Genoa Cricket and Football Club. 27 July 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  21. ^ "Reggina capture Sierra Leone midfielder Strasser on loan". Sahr Morris Jr. Goal. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  22. ^ "Egypt vs. Sierra Leone". soccerway.com. Global Sports Media. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  23. ^ "Rodney Strasser » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  24. ^ "Rodney Strasser". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  25. ^ Rodney Strasser at National-Football-Teams.com