en Rodney Strasser

Rodney Strasser
Personal information
Date of birth	30 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cattolica
Youth career
2006–2007	Kallon
2007–2010	AC Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2010	AC Milan
2010–2011	Genoa
2010–2011	→ AC Milan (loan)
2011–2013	AC Milan
2011–2012	→ Lecce (loan)
2013	→ Parma (loan)
2013–2017	Genoa
2013–2014	→ Reggina (loan)
2015	→ Livorno (loan)
2015–2016	→ Lupa Castelli Romani (loan)
2016	→ NK Zagreb (loan)
2016–2017	→ Gil Vicente (loan)
2018–2019	Villafranca
2020–2021	TPS
2021–2022	Cattolica
2023–	FAVL Cimini
International career‡
2010–	Sierra Leone
	*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 defensive midfielder.^[2]

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.^[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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental^[a]		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup.

International

As of 3 October 2013^[25]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Sierra Leone	2010	2
	2011	4
	2012	0
	2013	2
Total		8

Honours

Milan

Serie A: 2010–11

References

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

External links

Rodney Strasser at Soccerbase
Rodney Strasser at aic.football.it (in Italian)
Rodney Strasser at Soccerway

[25] Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup.

[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.

[BBC-3] 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.

[26] Rodney Strasser at National-Football-Teams.com

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