Rodney Strasser
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Rodney Strasser (born 30 March 1990) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.[1]
Club career
AC Milan
Born in Freetown, Strasser began his career at local club Kallon, before moving to Italy to join AC Milan in 2007.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5]
Genoa
On 20 July 2010, Milan announced that half of the rights to Strasser had been purchased by Genoa for €2.25 million,[6] as part of the deal that saw defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos move to Milan.[7] Strasser, however, would stay at Milan on loan,[8] 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.[9] He went on to score his first professional goal in a 1–0 league win over Cagliari, on 6 January.[10]
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.[11][12] (with Papastathopoulos moved back to Genoa),[13] but Strasser subsequently joined Lecce on loan.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16] At the start of the following season, Strasser sustained another injury which would rule him out for three months.[17] 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.[18]
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.[19] Strasser was loaned out to Serie B team Reggina in August 2013.[20] 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.[2][21]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | ContinentalTemplate:Efn | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC 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 | |
International
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| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
- Milan
References
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External links
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sierra Leone Creole people
- Footballers from Freetown
- Sierra Leonean men's footballers
- Sierra Leonean expatriate men's footballers
- Sierra Leone men's international footballers
- AC Milan players
- US Lecce players
- Parma Calcio 1913 players
- Genoa CFC players
- AS Reggina 1914 players
- SS Racing Club Roma players
- NK Zagreb players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- ASD Villafranca players
- Turun Palloseura footballers
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Serie D players
- Croatian Football League players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
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