Mikael Dyrestam
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikael Bertil Dyrestam[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarpsborg 08 | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2009 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | IFK Göteborg | 67 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Aalesund | 39 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | NEC | 19 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Kalmar FF | 33 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Xanthi | 17 | (0) |
| 2020– | Sarpsborg 08 | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Sweden U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Sweden U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Guinea | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 18 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Mikael Bertil Dyrestam (born 10 December 1991) is a Swedish-born Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defender. He represents Guinea national team.[2]
He has formerly played for IFK Göteborg, Aalesunds FK, NEC, Kalmar FF and Xanthi.
Club career
Born in Gothenburg with Guinean roots, Dyrestam spent six years at IFK Göteborg, where he made 67 appearances. He left the club in the summer of 2013, after his contract had expired.[3] In February 2014, it was reported a move to Bolton Wanderers had fallen through and that he was close to signing for their Championship rivals Derby County.[3]
In March, Dyrestam moved to Norwegian side Aalesunds FK on a free transfer.[4] After a lengthy injury spell, he made his official debut for Aalesunds FK in a 3–0 win against Sandnes Ulf on 12 June 2014. On 16 January 2019, he signed a year-and-a-half contract with Greek Super League club for an undisclosed fee. [5]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played on 18 November 2019[6]
| Guinea national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 |
Honours
Club
IFK Göteborg
References
- ^ "Guinea" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Mikael Dyrestam". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Swedish international defender Mikael Dyrestam could be on Derby County's radar". Derby Telegraph. 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ Iles, Marc (31 March 2014). "Former Bolton Wanderers target Mikael Dyrestam has joined Norway club". The Bolton News. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Αυτός είναι ο Dyrestam που έρχεται για την Ξάνθη". sportsup.gr. 16 January 2019.
- ^ Mikael Dyrestam at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Mikael Dyrestam at Soccerway
- Mikael Dyrestam at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Guinean footballers
- Guinea international footballers
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden under-21 international footballers
- Sweden youth international footballers
- Sweden international footballers
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Swedish people of Guinean descent
- IFK Göteborg players
- Kalmar FF players
- Aalesunds FK players
- NEC Nijmegen players
- Xanthi F.C. players
- Allsvenskan players
- Eliteserien players
- Eredivisie players
- Super League Greece players
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players