Roland Alberg
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roland Romario Alberg | ||
Date of birth | 6 August 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Hoorn, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Panionios | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
De Blokkers | |||
Hollandia | |||
AZ | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Excelsior | 52 | (11) |
2013 | Elazığspor | 3 | (0) |
2013–2016 | ADO Den Haag | 71 | (16) |
2016–2017 | Philadelphia Union | 52 | (16) |
2018 | CSKA Sofia | 11 | (4) |
2018– | Panionios | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2007–2008 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Netherlands U20 | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2018 |
Roland Alberg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːlɑnt ˈɑlbɛrx], born 6 August 1990) is a Surinamese footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Panionios.
Alberg was born in the Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent. He played an unofficial friendly match for the Suriname national football team against Curaçao in May 2015.[1]
Club career
Netherland and Turkey
After coming through the AZ youth system, Alberg made his professional debut with Eredivisie side Excelsior in the 2011/12 season and moved to Turkish outfit Elazığspor in January 2013 after falling out with the Rotterdam club who claimed he had spit at his own supporters.[2] ADO Den Haag however claimed Alberg had also signed a contract with them.[3]
He finally joined Den Haag in September 2013.[4]
Philadelphia Union
After 71 career appearances in which he scored 16 goals with ADO, Alberg was acquired by the Philadelphia Union in February 2016.[5] On November 1st, 2017, after two years with the club, his 2018 option was declined by the Union.[6]
CSKA Sofia
It was announced on October 31, 2017 that Alberg signed a two-year contract with CSKA Sofia. He officially joined the club on January 1, 2018 at the conclusion of his MLS contract,[7] but was released at the end of the 2017–18 season.[8]
Panionios
On 13 June 2018 he joined Greek Superleague club Panionios.[9]
Personal life
He is a younger brother of former player Ibad Muhamadu.[10]
References
- ^ http://www.omroepwest.nl/nieuws/2855464/ADO-spelers-oefenen-tegen-elkaar-tijdens-interland-Suriname-Curacao
- ^ Roland Alberg definitef naar Elazigspor - Rijnmond Template:Nl
- ^ 'Alberg heeft contract bij Elazigspor én bij ADO' - AD Template:Nl
- ^ Roland Alberg komt naar ADO Den Haag Archived 25 March 2014 at archive.today - ADO Den Haag Template:Nl
- ^ Philadelphia Union Acquire Dutch Midfielder Roland Alberg
- ^ "Philadelphia Union Exercise 2018 Options On 11 Players". PhiladelphiaUnion.com. Philadelphia Union Communications. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Официално: ЦСКА-София с първо ново попълнение (снимки)". sportal.bg. BG Football. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "ЦСКА се раздели с петима футболисти" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Επίσημο: Στον Πανιώνιο ο Άλμπεργκ". www.sport24.gr. 12 June 2018.
- ^ Jeugdspeler aan het woord: Roland Alberg -AZ Template:Nl
External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Hoorn
- Dutch people of Surinamese descent
- Association football midfielders
- Dutch footballers
- Surinamese footballers
- Netherlands youth international footballers
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- S.B.V. Excelsior players
- Elazığspor footballers
- ADO Den Haag players
- Philadelphia Union players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- Panionios F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Süper Lig players
- Major League Soccer players
- Bulgarian First League players
- Superleague Greece players
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Dutch expatriates in Turkey
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Dutch expatriates in the United States
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Dutch expatriates in Bulgaria
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Dutch expatriates in Greece