Isac Lidberg

Isac Lidberg
Personal information
Full name Isac Alexi Sivert Lidberg
Date of birth (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 HamKam
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2010 Hägerstens SK
2010–2014 Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Hammarby IF 7 (0)
2016 → Enskede IK (loan) 14 (6)
2017 Åtvidabergs FF 22 (5)
2018– Start 0 (0)
2018 → Jerv (loan) 11 (0)
2018– → HamKam (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Sweden U17 14 (7)
2016–2017 Sweden U19 17 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 July 2017

Isac Alexi Sivert Lidberg (born 8 September 1998) is a Swedish footballer who plays for HamKam, on loan from Start, as a forward.[1]

He is son to wrestler Martin Lidberg.

Personal life

Isac grew up mainly in Stockholm and is the second born child to Swedish reality television star and wrestling world champion Martin Lidberg.[2][3] His uncle is Jimmy Lidberg, a fellow Olympic medalist wrestler.[4] He practiced wrestling as well for several years and was a big talent, but quit to focus on his football instead.[2] Lidberg dreams of playing for Bayern Munich one day and his idol footballer is the German striker Mario Gomez.[5]

Club career

Hammarby IF

Lidberg started out his football career with local side Hägerstens SK, but moved to Hammarby Sjöstad and began to play for Hammarby IF as an eleven-year-old.[2][6] Advancing through the youth teams, Lidberg played his first game for Hammarby's under 21-team against GIF Sundsvall 2014 as a substitute, and scored a 2–1 goal within a minute. In March 2015, Hammarby offered him a 3-year-long senior contract, which he signed.[6]

The senior debut came already the same year in Allsvenskan, when Isac Lidberg got substituted with Linus Hallenius in a game against Falkenbergs FF on July 13.[7] The 16-year-old Lidberg became the youngest player ever representing Hammarby in Allsvenskan.[5] He played his second game in Allsvenskan on the last game day of the 2015 season in Hammarby's 2–1 lost away against Halmstads BK.[8]

Lidberg made another five appearances in Allsvenskan for the club during the 2016 season.

Loan to Enskede IK

On 8 April 2016 it was announced that Lidberg was going to be on loan to newly promoted Division 1 club Enskede IK for the whole season. With Enskede being Hammarby's partner club, an agreement was made that the player was allowed to represent both clubs during the loan period.[9]

In his first start for the club, he scored two goals in Enskede's 3–1 win against Piteå IF on May 1.[10] Lidberg would later move on to make another 14 appearances for the side during the season, scoring 6 goals in the league play.

Åtvidabergs FF

On 30 March 2017, he signed a permanent deal with Åtvidabergs FF in Superettan, the Swedish second tier.[11] He signed a three-year contract with his new club.[12] Hammarby reportedly sold Lidberg after the two parts could not agree on a new contract.[13]

Isac Lidberg made his debut for Åtvidaberg on match day one of the 2017 Superettan against IFK Värnamo on away turf. His new team lost 4-0 with Lidberg getting sent off in the last few minutes of the game, after coming on as a substitute.[14]

International career

Isac Lidberg played 14 games for Sweden U17, in which he scored nine goals, between 2014 and 2015.[15]

As of the end of 2016, he has won 11 caps for Sweden U19 and scored 10 goals in total.[16]

Style of play

He describe himself as a "powerful forward that can score on anything", which is something then manager Nanne Bergstrand agreed upon, stating that he's strong for his age due to training from an early age.[5][17] Hammarby's former sporting director Mats Jingblad added that Lidberg is a modern forward that often make runs behind the defenders.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 September 2018[18]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby IF 2015 Allsvenskan 2000—20
2016 5000—50
Total 70000070
Enskede IK (on loan) 2016 Division 1 14600—146
Total 1460000146
Åtvidabergs FF 2017 Superettan 22500—225
Total 2250000225
Start 2018 Eliteserien 0000—00
Total 00000000
Jerv (loan) 2018 OBOS-ligaen 11010—120
Total 1101000120
HamKam (loan) 2018 OBOS-ligaen 3000—30
Total 30000030
Career total 571110005811

Footnotes

    References

    1. ↑ "Isac Lidberg" (in Swedish). SvFF. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
    2. 1 2 3 "Går inte i pappas fotspår". mitti.se. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
    3. ↑ "Martin Lidbergs lycka: "Vi fick en liten flicka"" (in Swedish). mitti.se. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
    4. ↑ "OS-hjälten Jimmy Lidberg till Hammarby" (in Swedish). mitti.se. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
    5. 1 2 3 "Brottarsonen går sin egen väg" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
    6. 1 2 3 "Anfallstalangen Isac Lidberg skriver A-lagskontrakt" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
    7. ↑ "Hammarby vs. Falkenberg 3 - 0" (in Swedish). Soccerway. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
    8. ↑ "Halmstad vs. Hammarby 2 - 1". Soccerway. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
    9. ↑ "Officiellt: Enskede IK lånar Isac Lidberg" (in Swedish). fotbollstransfers.com. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
    10. ↑ "Matchinformation: Enskede IK mot Piteå IF". Stockholms Fotbollsförbund. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
    11. ↑ "Isac klar för Åtvidaberg". Hammarby Fotboll. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
    12. ↑ "AVSLÖJAR: Lidberg lämnar Bajen – landslagstalangen nära superettanklubb". Åtvidabergs FF. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
    13. ↑ "Isac Lidberg förstärker Åtvidaberg". Fotbolldirekt. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
    14. ↑ "En premiär att glömma för ÅFF". Corren. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
    15. ↑ "P18-trupp mot Ungern och Irland" (in Swedish). SvFF. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
    16. ↑ "Landslagsdatabasen: Isac Lidberg" (in Swedish). SvFF. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
    17. ↑ "Isac Lidberg - "Jag är en kraftfull forward"" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
    18. ↑ "Isac Lidberg". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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