Rodney Strasser

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

Rodney Strasser
Personal information
Full name Rodney Strasser
Date of birth (1990-03-30) 30 March 1990
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2006–2007 Kallon
2007–2010 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Milan 6 (1)
2011–2012 → Lecce (loan) 12 (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) 12 (0)
2018–2019 Villafranca 14 (0)
2020 TPS 7 (0)
National team‡
2010– Sierra Leone 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:43, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 October 2013

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.

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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milan 2008–09 100000–10
2009–10 100000–10
2010–11 310020–51
2011–12 100000–10
2012–13 001000–10
Total 6110200091
Lecce (loan) 2011–12 12110––131
Parma (loan) 2012–13 20–––20
Career total 202202000242

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
YearAppsGoals
201020
201140
201200
201320

Honours
Milan

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Strasser in Zagreb". Jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. Mohamed Fajah-Barrie (28 August 2010). "Strasser ready for Sierra Leone". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 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.com. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  7. "AC Milan Group 2010 Annual Report" (PDF). AC Milan (in Italian). ca. April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. "Milan pick up Genoa starlet Papastathopoulos". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 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.com. Union of European Football Associations. 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.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. 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.com. 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. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  25. "Rodney Strasser". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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