Martin Smedberg-Dalence

Martin Smedberg-Dalence (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾtin ezˈmeðβeɾɣ ðaˈlense], Swedish: [ˈmǎʈːɪn ˈsmêːdbærj daˈlɛ̌nːsɛ]; born 10 May 1984) is a Swedish-born Bolivian footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Utsiktens BK.

Martin Smedberg-Dalence
Personal information
Full name Martin Ramiro Guillermo
Smedberg-Dalence
Date of birth (1984-05-10) 10 May 1984
Place of birth Norrköping, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder / Right back
Club information
Current team
 Utsiktens BK
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2000 Gunnilse IS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Gunnilse IS 50 (13)
2004–2006 IFK Göteborg 6 (0)
2005 → Västra Frölunda IF (loan) 15 (1)
2006 → Ljungskile SK (loan) 30 (10)
2007–2010 Ljungskile SK 113 (17)
2011–2013 IFK Norrköping 89 (6)
2014–2017 IFK Göteborg 80 (5)
2018 Bolívar 15 (1)
2019 Always Ready 27 (1)
2020– Utsiktens BK 24 (1)
National team
1999–2001 Sweden U17 14 (0)
2002–2003 Sweden U19 13 (0)
2014–2016 Bolivia 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:30, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

International career

Dalence has represented Sweden at youth levels. In 2013, he said his dream is to play for the Bolivian senior team.[1]

On 3 October 2014 he officially received his first call to the Bolivia national football team.

Dalence was included in the Bolivian squad for the 2015 Copa América in Chile by manager Mauricio Soria. On 15 June, he scored his first international goal in the team's second group match – a 3–2 defeat of Ecuador – to give El Verde its first win at the Copa América since the 1997 tournament.[2]

Personal life

Although born in Norrköping, his family moved to Gothenburg when he was very young and he was subsequently raised there.[3] His father, Ramiro Dalence, is from Oruro, Bolivia, and came to Sweden in 1980, where he also became a DJ at Folkets Hus in Hammarkullen 424, Angered. He revealed in an interview in 2013 that he is a fan of Real Madrid, and, like his father, The Strongest.[4][5]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 September 2015[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gunnilse IS 2001 7000—70
2002 21200—212
2003 2211——2211
Total 501300005013
IFK Göteborg 2004 0010—10
2005 603120111
Total 604120121
Västra Frölunda IF 2005 151——151
Total 1510000151
Ljungskile SK 2006 301010—3110
2007 29200—292
2008 27220—292
2009 30921—3210
2010 27442—316
Total 14327930015230
IFK Norrköping 2011 30121—322
2012 30210—312
2013 29351—344
Total 8968200978
IFK Göteborg 2014 2224040302
2015 1506140251
Total 37210180553
Career total 3404931710038156

International
As of 7 June 2016[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bolivia 201410
201561
201660
Total131

International goals

Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 June 2015Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso, Chile Ecuador
2–0
3–2
2015 Copa América

Honours

Club
IFK Göteborg

Individual
  • Archangel of the Year: 2016

References
  1. "Martín Smedberg Dalence y arbitro boliviana. Gotenburgo Suecia" (in Spanish). Bolivianos en el Mundo's YouTube channel. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. "Bolivia withstand heavy pressure to edge Ecuador at Copa América". The Guardian. 16 June 2015.
  3. "Smedberg tillbaka i Norrköping" (in Swedish). Bohusläningen. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  4. "Martín Smedberg Dalence y arbitro boliviana. Gotenburgo Suecia" (in Spanish). Bolivianos en el Mundo's YouTube channel. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. "Y nuevamente el futbol" (in Spanish). Wara. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. "Martin Smedberg-Dalence". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  7. "Martin Smedberg-Dalence". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 June 2015.


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