Sebastian Strandvall

Sebastian Strandvall (born 16 September 1986) is a Finnish former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. A former senior international for Finland,^[2] he was best known for representing VPS, but also played in Iranian Persian Gulf Pro League and Austria.^[3]

Sebastian Strandvall

Strandvall with VPS in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Sebastian Gösta Alexander Strandvall
Date of birth	(1986-09-16) 16 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Vaasa, Finland[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	VIFK	74	(19)
2007–2010	Haka	56	(10)
2010–2011	IFK Mariehamn	48	(9)
2012–2015	VPS	88	(14)
2015	Austria Lustenau	10	(1)
2015–2016	Rah Ahan Tehran	11	(1)
2016–2023	VPS	170	(38)
2019	VPS II	1	(0)
Total		457	(92)
International career
2007	Finland B	4	(0)
2014	Finland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Strandvall left VPS at the end of the 2023 season and retired from playing, along with former VPS teammate Steven Morrissey.^[4] Strandvall has made 318 appearances in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga, scoring 56 goals.^[5]

Outside football

In 2023, Strandvall made many efforts to prevent the execution of his Iranian friend teammate in Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. team, Amir Reza Nasr Azadani who was part of Mahsa Amini protests.^[6]

Personal life

His brother Matias Strandvall is a cross-country skier at World Cup level, and his cousin Kevin Holmström is a member of music group KAJ.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 May 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VIFK	2003	Kakkonen
	2004	Kakkonen
	2005	Kakkonen
	2006	Ykkönen
	Total		74	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	74	19
Haka	2007	Veikkausliiga	24	3	0	0	–		4[c]	0	28	3
	2008	Veikkausliiga	7	0	0	0	–		0	0	7	0
	2009	Veikkausliiga	25	7	1	0	5	0	–		31	7
	2010	Veikkausliiga	1	0	0	0	1	0	–		2	0
	Total		57	10	1	0	6	0	4	0	68	10
IFK Mariehamn	2010	Veikkausliiga	18	2	–		–		–		18	2
	2011	Veikkausliiga	30	7	2	0	2	1	–		34	8
	Total		48	9	2	0	2	1	0	0	52	10
VPS	2012	Veikkausliiga	24	3	2	0	6	0	–		32	3
	2013	Veikkausliiga	33	5	3	0	6	0	–		42	5
	2014	Veikkausliiga	30	6	1	0	7	5	2[d]	1	40	12
	Total		87	14	6	0	19	5	2	1	114	20
Austria Lustenau	2014–15	Austrian 2. Liga	10	1	–		–		–		10	1
Rah Ahan	2015–16	Persian Gulf Pro League	11	1	2	1	–		–		13	2
VPS	2016	Veikkausliiga	20	3	–		–		–		20	3
	2017	Veikkausliiga	22	5	1	0	–		3[d]	1	26	6
	2018	Veikkausliiga	31	10	5	1	–		–		36	11
	2019	Veikkausliiga	20	2	6	0	–		–		26	2
	2020	Ykkönen	21	9	5	1	–		–		26	10
	2021	Ykkönen	24	6	3	1	–		–		27	7
	2022	Veikkausliiga	9	2	3	1	2	0	–		14	3
	2023	Veikkausliiga	23	1	4	2	0	0	–		27	3
	Total		170	38	27	6	2	0	3	1	202	45
Career total			457	92	38	6	29	6	9	2	533	106

1. Includes Suomen Cup and Iranian Hazfi Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup
3. Includes UEFA Cup
4. Includes UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 21 March 2024

Finland
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	1	0
Total	1	0

Honours

Individual

• Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: May 2009^[8]
• Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2018^[9]