Marcus Berg

{{Short description|Swedish footballer (born 1986)}} {{About|Former football player|Swedish writer|Marcus Berg (writer)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marcus Berg | image = Marcus Berg 2018.jpg | upright = | caption = Berg with Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | full_name = Bengt Erik Markus Berg<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=4 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206135930/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=6 December 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|8|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Torsby, Sweden | height = 1.84 m<ref name="FIFA"/> | position = Striker | currentclub = IFK Göteborg (assistant coach) | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1990–1998 | youthclubs1 = IFK Velen | youthyears2 = 1998–2000 | youthclubs2 = Torsby IF | youthyears3 = 2003–2004 | youthclubs3 = IFK Göteborg | years1 = 2000–2003 | clubs1 = Torsby IF | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = | years2 = 2005–2007 | clubs2 = IFK Göteborg | caps2 = 53 | goals2 = 21 | years3 = 2007–2009 | clubs3 = Groningen | caps3 = 56 | goals3 = 32 | years4 = 2009–2013 | clubs4 = Hamburger SV | caps4 = 54 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 2010–2011 | clubs5 = → PSV (loan) | caps5 = 25 | goals5 = 8 | years6 = 2013–2017 | clubs6 = Panathinaikos | caps6 = 115 | goals6 = 73 | years7 = 2017–2019 | clubs7 = Al Ain | caps7 = 41 | goals7 = 35 | years8 = 2019–2021 | clubs8 = Krasnodar | caps8 = 44 | goals8 = 18 | years9 = 2021–2023 | clubs9 = IFK Göteborg | caps9 = 65 | goals9 = 30 | totalcaps = 477 | totalgoals = 222 | nationalyears1 = 2004–2005 | nationalteam1 = Sweden U19 | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalyears2 = 2006–2009 | nationalteam2 = Sweden U21 | nationalcaps2 = 19 | nationalgoals2 = 8 | nationalyears3 = 2008–2021 | nationalteam3 = Sweden | nationalcaps3 = 90 | nationalgoals3 = 24 | manageryears1 = 2025– | managerclubs1 = IFK Göteborg (assistant) }}

'''Bengt Erik Markus Berg''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈmǎrːkɵs ˈbærj}}; born 17 August 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently the assistant coach of Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.

Beginning his footballing career in Sweden with IFK Göteborg in the early 2000s, Berg went on to play for several clubs across various countries, including Panathinaikos in Greece, PSV and Groningen in the Netherlands, Hamburger SV in Germany, Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates, and Krasnodar in Russia before returning to Sweden to join boyhood club IFK Göteborg in 2021.

A full international from 2008 to 2021, Berg won 90 caps and scored 24 total goals for the Sweden national team. He represented his country at the UEFA Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2020, before retiring from international football inherently in July 2021.

==Club career== ===IFK Göteborg=== After spending two years in the youth team, during the 2005 season Berg was promoted to the regular squad and played for IFK Göteborg in the Allsvenskan. During the time playing for IFK Göteborg, he played alongside his older brother Jonatan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jonatan Berg - ifkdb.se|url=https://ifkdb.se/spelare/Jonatan-Berg_758|access-date=2021-11-04|website=ifkdb.se}}</ref>

Berg played for IFK Göteborg until the 2007 summer and put forth an attracting performance throughout his final season, as he maintained a high scoring efficiency throughout the league matches. Göteborg won the league that season and Berg received a standing ovation upon leaving the field after the 5–0 away victory over Kalmar FF where Berg scored, which was his last for the club because of his suspension for the game against Djurgårdens IF.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

Among dedicated IFK Göteborg supporters, Berg is known as ''Svarte-Marcus'' ("Black Marcus") due to his many goals in the Göteborg youth and reserve teams, and later also senior team. The nickname is an homage to the legendary IFK Göteborg striker Filip ''"Svarte-Filip"'' Johansson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://matsolasfanclub.blogg.se/2006/january/liten-ordlista-for-ifk-goteborgsupportrar.html|title=Mats-Olas Fanclub - Liten ordlista för IFK Göteborgsupportrar|website=matsolasfanclub.blogg.se}}</ref>

===Groningen=== On 10 August 2007, Dutch club FC Groningen signed Berg for a reported £2.5&nbsp;million<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sportinglife.com/football/overseas/holland/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/07/08/11/SOCCER_Ned-FC_Groningen.html | title = Groningen Swoop for Berg | publisher = sportinglife.com | access-date = 9 February 2010 | archive-date = 26 May 2012 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120526100056/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/overseas/holland/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/07/08/11/SOCCER_Ned-FC_Groningen.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> to replace the departing Ajax-bound Luis Suárez.

Berg had a good debut season in the Netherlands. Although he was not the top scorer in the Eredivisie in 2007–08, he scored 18 goals for Groningen, helping the Dutch outfit to a seventh-place finish.

In the 2008–09 season, Groningen remained top of the Eredivisie table after five games played. Berg had a good display as well.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.abendblatt.de/sport/fussball/HSV/article1087653/Kommt-Schweden-Knipser-Marcus-Berg-fuer-vier-Jahre.html | title = Kommt Schweden-Knipser Marcus Berg für vier Jahre? | publisher = Hamburger Abendblatt | language = de | access-date = 9 February 2010 | date = 8 July 2009 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090918154527/http://www.abendblatt.de/sport/fussball/HSV/article1087653/Kommt-Schweden-Knipser-Marcus-Berg-fuer-vier-Jahre.html | archive-date = 18 September 2009 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> He managed to score 13 goals in 15 matches. He also scored four goals in a December game against Roda JC.

===Hamburger SV=== ====2009–10 season==== thumb|right|220px|Berg on training with Hamburger SV On 17 July 2009, German Bundesliga side Hamburger SV confirmed that Berg had signed a five-year contract with the club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hamburg clinch Berg deal|date=17 July 2009|access-date=17 July 2009|newspaper=Sky Sports|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11881_5438838,00.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marcus Berg joins Hamburger SV|date=17 July 2009|access-date=17 July 2009|publisher=DFL|url=http://www.dfl.de/en/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000131330.php&fla=1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526100056/http://www.dfl.de/en/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000131330.php&fla=1|archive-date=26 May 2012}}</ref> The official FC Groningen website mentioned it was a record fee paid for a Groningen player. ''Dagblad van het Noorden'', a Dutch newspaper, stated that Berg swapped clubs for €10.5&nbsp;million. The contract also mentioned that a friendly match will be played between Groningen and Hamburg in the summer of 2010 or 2011 in the Euroborg, the main stadium of Groningen. Although initially the fee of €9.5&nbsp;million was too high for Hamburg, Berg's desire of moving to the Bundesliga persuaded Groningen to complete the transfer. In his first Bundesliga game for Hamburg, playing at home against Borussia Dortmund, Berg scored his first goal for the club in the 72nd minute, just 182 seconds after coming off the bench, a record in the club's history. Despite the promising start, his debut season in the Bundesliga would not become a success, with Berg only scoring three additional goals in 30 appearances.

====2010–11 season: Loan to PSV==== On 17 July 2010, PSV and Hamburg agreed to a season-long loan deal for Berg.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01e7-0e74eb60c6ea-61f698f5711d-1000--psv-land-berg-on-loan-from-hamburg/ | title = PSV land Berg on loan from Hamburg | date = 21 July 2010 | access-date = 20 November 2010 | publisher = UEFA}}</ref>

====2011–12 season: Return from loan==== After returning from his loan spell at PSV, Berg only made 13 appearances the 2011–12 Bundesliga due to injuries and continued lack of form, scoring once. On 9 November 2012, Hamburger SV athletic supervisor Frank Arnesen stated that the club had to sell five players to raise funds after having invested heavily in new players in the previous summer, including Dutch star Rafael van der Vaart; one of these five players was said to be Berg.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/15/germany/2012/11/09/3514488/arnesen-hamburg-must-offload-five-players | title = Arnesen: Hamburg must offload five players | date = 9 November 2012 | access-date = 25 November 2012 | publisher = goal.com}}</ref> After these news, Berg was linked with a return to his former club IFK Göteborg.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/ifkgoteborg/article15814338.ab | title = IFK Göteborg vill köpa tillbaka Berg | date = 21 November 2012 | language = sv |access-date = 25 November 2012 | publisher = aftonbladet.se}}</ref>

===Panathinaikos===

On 4 July 2013, it was revealed that Berg had travelled to Athens in order to sign with Panathinaikos. On 8 July 2013, Panathinaikos announced that Berg had signed a four-year contract with the club.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.pao.gr/el/news/?itemid=2b85a528-bd19-4f1d-8ecc-01c1a6d1c1c1 | script-title = el:Συμφωνία με Μπεργκ | language = el | date = 8 July 2013 | access-date = 15 September 2013 | archive-date = 13 July 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130713201432/http://www.pao.gr/el/news/?itemid=2b85a528-bd19-4f1d-8ecc-01c1a6d1c1c1 | url-status = dead }}</ref> On 18 August 2013, in his debut appearance, Berg scored his first goal with Panathinaikos, as his team won the game against Panetolikos. On the first derby of the year against PAOK, Berg scored Panathinaikos' goal and lost a penalty, as his team lost with a score of 2–1. On 2 March 2014, Berg was the MVP in the 3–0 away victory against Olympiacos with one goal and one assist for Danijel Pranjić. This was the biggest away victory in the history of the Eternal Rivals. The following week, he scored a hat-trick when Panathinaikos defeated Aris 4–1 at home.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superleaguegreece.net/game/1314249 |title=ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ - ΑΡΗΣ &#124; Superleague Ελλάδα |access-date=9 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309173828/http://www.superleaguegreece.net/game/1314249 |archive-date=9 March 2014 }}</ref>

On 26 April 2014, in the Greek Cup final against rivals PAOK, Berg scored a hat-trick to lead Panathinaikos to a 4–1 victory, who won the Greek Cup as they had done in 2010. On 11 January 2015, Berg scored his second hat-trick in a 5–0 home win against Ergotelis in the Super League Greece. On 26 January 2015, he signed a one-year extension contract, until 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prasinanea.gr/football/article3268940.ece |title=Ανακοινώθηκε η επέκταση του Μπεργκ - Πράσινα νέα - Ενημέρωση, παρασκήνιο και άποψη για τον Παναθηναϊκό |access-date=26 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127233752/http://prasinanea.gr/football/article3268940.ece |archive-date=27 January 2015 }}</ref> On 8 March, in a Panathinaikos–PAOK derby, Berg scored his third hat-trick in a 4–3 home win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Panathinaikos/ta-xat-trik-toy-mpergk.3346527.html|title=Τα χατ-τρικ του Μπεργκ|access-date=17 June 2016}}</ref> On 30 March 2015, after two-and-a-half years, Berg scored his seventh international goal on friendly match against Iran.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Panathinaikos/skorare-meta-apo-dyomisi-xronia-o-mpergk-me-thn-ethnikh-soyhdias.3388681.html|title=Σκόραρε μετά από δυόμισι χρόνια ο Μπεργκ με την Εθνική Σουηδίας|access-date=17 June 2016}}</ref>

On 31 August 2015, Panathinaikos rivals PAOK offered to €2 million for Berg, but the "Greens" turned it down.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sdna.gr/news-english/article/108813/paok-tried-sign-berg|title=PAOK tried to sign Berg|date=31 August 2015|access-date=17 June 2016}}</ref> Additionally, Marseille tried to complete a move for the Swedish striker on the deadline date, however, they were put off by Panathinaikos's price tag.<ref>[http://www.sdna.gr/news-english/article/108984/marseille-enquiried-panathinaikos-over-berg Marseille enquiried Panathinaikos over Berg] Retrieved 1 September 2015.</ref>

On 6 September 2015, Berg was left frustrated as he did not start in the line-up for the game against Russia. Sweden lost 1–0 at the hands of Russia with Berg making his appearance for only 30 minutes on the pitch as he started from the bench. Swedish press criticised this decision and Berg demanded first team football in the National Team after the final whistle.''"Ola Toivonen is a kind of a different player than me and this decision has been taken. But it's pretty clear that I want to play as I'm in a decent form,"'' the Panathinaikos striker underlined straight after the game.<ref>[http://www.sdna.gr/news-english/article/110752/berg-wants-first-team-football-sweden Berg wants first team football in Sweden] Retrieved 6 September 2015.</ref> On 7 November 2015, he scored the winning goal in the 10th day of the Super League match against Atromitos, It was his 50th goal with the club in all competitions.<ref>[http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/epistrofh-stis-nikes-me-anatroph-gia-ton-panathhnaiko-2-1-ton-atromhto.3760053.html Επιστροφή στις νίκες με ανατροπή για τον Παναθηναϊκο 2–1 τον Ατρόμητο] Retrieved 7 November 2015.</ref> On 24 January 2016, almost 2.5 months since his last goal in the Super League, Berg scored leading his club to away 2–0 victory against Levadiakos.<ref>[http://www.sdna.gr/news-english/article/160635/berg-and-essien-lead-panathinaikos-away-victory-vids Berg and Essien lead Panathinaikos to away victory] Retrieved 24 January 2016.</ref> On 6 March 2016, Swedish striker and fans of Panathinaikos' favorite Berg reached 100 official appearances with the Greek club at a home game against Atromitos.<ref>[http://www.sdna.gr/news-english/article/176246/berg-reaches-100-panathinaikos-appearances Berg reaches 100 Panathinaikos' appearances] Retrieved 6 March 2016.</ref> On 19 March 2016, he scored a brace against Iraklis for the Super League.<ref>[http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Panathinaikos/mpergk-panta-thelw-deutero-epithetiko.3965466.html Μπεργκ: "Πάντα θέλω δεύτερο επιθετικό"] Retrieved 20 March 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.sdna.gr/news-english/article/181189/berg-and-moledo-score-twice-panathinaikos-crash-iraklis Berg and Moledo score twice, Panathinaikos crash Iraklis] Retrieved 19 March 2016.</ref> On 17 April 2016, in the last matchday for the 2015–16 season, Berg scored five times (23', 41', 45+2', 51', 62') in his team's 6–1 victory against Panthrakikos.<ref>[http://www.contra.gr/Soccer/Hellas/Superleague/30agon/panathhnaikos-panthrakikos-live.4013324.html Παναθηναϊκός – Πανθρακικός 6–1] Retrieved 17 April 2016.</ref> On 18 August 2016, Berg was the scorer of two goals, helping Panathinaikos win the first leg of the UEFA Europa League play offs and is set to qualify for the group stage, as the Greens crushed Danish Brøndby IF 3–0 at Leoforos stadium.<ref>[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2020449--panathinaikos-vs-brondby/ Panathinaikos vs Brøndby 3–0] Retrieved 18 August 2016.</ref>

On 6 September 2016, Berg stepped into retired Sweden national team captain Zlatan Ibrahimović's vacant boots to open the scoring in Stockholm just two minutes before the break against Netherlands, as he capitalised on Kevin Strootman's defensive mishap to smash in from outside the box into the top left corner.<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en/match/sweden-vs-netherlands/2116183/report Sweden vs Netherlands 1–1] Retrieved 6 September 2016.</ref> On 18 September 2016, he was the scorer of two goals, helping the club to achieve a 4–0 home win against PAS Giannina. It was his first goals for the 2016–17 season.<ref>[http://www.sport24.gr/Columns/Charlie/o-panathhnaikos-exei-ton-kalutero.4270179.html Ο Παναθηναϊκός έχει τον καλύτερο] Retrieved 18 September 2016.</ref> On 23 September 2016, Berg extended his three-year contract for an annual fee of €1.1 million and with a €10 million release clause.<ref>[http://www.skai.gr/news/sports/article/325577/o-markous-berg-milaei-gia-to-neo-sumvolaio-tou-sto-pao-tv-video/ O Μάρκους Μπεργκ μιλάει για το νέο συμβόλαιό του στο PAO TV] Retrieved 23 September 2016.</ref> Panathinaikos has 55% of Berg's rights, Hamburger SV has 45% and the rest 10% belongs to the player. On 19 January, was the scorer of two goals, helping the club, to achieve a 2–1 home win against Platanias, helping the club climbing in the third place of Super League.<ref>[http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/me-ton-mpergk-na-dinei-apanthseis-2-1-o-panathhnaikos-ton-platania.4486633.html Με τον Μπεργκ να δίνει απαντήσεις, 2–1 ο Παναθηναϊκός τον Πλατανιά] Retrieved 19 January 2017.</ref> On 30 January 2017, Panathinaikos announced the agreement for the extension of Berg's contract till the summer of 2019. On 12 February 2017, he was the scorer of three goals in a Super League 4–0 home win against Panetolikos. He was named MVP of the match.<ref>[http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1045955/panathinaikos-panaitolikos-4-0-vid Παναθηναϊκός – Παναιτωλικός 4–0] Retrieved 12 February 2017.</ref> On 4 March 2017, with Swedish international striker grabbing a hat-trick (pen. 18', pen. 39', 41'), Panathinaikos won 5–0 against struggling Veria. He became the leading scorer of Super League so far and named MVP of the march.<ref>[http://www.contra.gr/Soccer/Hellas/Superleague/23iagon/live-chat-gia-to-panathhnaikos-veroia.4558340.html Σκόρπισε τη Βέροια στους... πέντε ανέμους ο Παναθηναϊκός] Retrieved 4 March 2017.</ref> On 11 March 2017, Panathinaikos striker scored his 24th goal into the season breaking his own record since he joined the Greens. The Swedish striker continues to be in great form as he scored once again in Panathinaikos's 1–1 Super League draw with Iraklis.<ref>[http://www.sport-fm.gr/article/podosfairo/espase-rekor-o-mpergk/3340241 Έσπασε ρεκόρ ο Μπεργκ] Retrieved 12 March 2017.</ref> On 19 March 2017, Berg scored for the third time in his "green" career in the derby against Olympiacos in Panathinaikos's win with 1–0 at home.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.novasports.gr/match-center/match-center-agonas/match/1919/panathinaikos-olumpiakos/|title=MatchCenter : ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ – ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ|website=novasports.gr|access-date=19 March 2017|archive-date=20 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320052842/http://www.novasports.gr/match-center/match-center-agonas/match/1919/panathinaikos-olumpiakos/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Berg scored twice on 2 April 2017 against AEK Athens in the away win 2–3 in the Athenian derby.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1066647/aek-panathinaikos-2-3|script-title=el:Μέγας είσαι Μπεργκ!|access-date=2 April 2017|language=el}}</ref> On 6 April 2017, Panathinaikos won 1–0 Panionios at Leoforos Stadium, thanks to a penalty kick by Berg. It was the fifth consecutive game that the Swedish international scored.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.leoforos.gr/football/story/111898/panathinaikos-panionios-1-0-pernagame-oraia |script-title=el:ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ-ΠΑΝΙΩΝΙΟΣ 1–0: ΠΕΡΝΑΓΑΜΕ ΩΡΑΙΑ… |access-date=6 April 2017 |language=el }}{{Dead link|date=December 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> On 30 April 2017, he scored his last goal for the season, in a 2–0 home win against AEL gaining the title of the 2016–17 League top scorer for first time in his Greek career.

On 18 May 2017, the Swedish striker will miss the remainder of Super League play-offs because he will serve four-game suspension. The 31-year-old international and captain of the Greens showed unprofessional behavior on home clash against PAOK (1–0), which was finally interrupted by referee Giorgos Kominis at 55', and will not perform at the four remaining matches.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/tesseris-agwnistikes-o-mpergk-treis-agwnistikes-oi-koylimpali-saxov-krespo.4678967.html |script-title=el:Τέσσερις αγωνιστικές ο Μπεργκ, τρεις αγωνιστικές οι Κουλιμπαλί, Σάχοβ, Κρέσπο |access-date=18 May 2017|language=el}}</ref>

On 20 June 2017, the Administration of Panathinaikos rejected the first offer of Al Ain FC (€2.5–3 million) about the purchase of experienced Swedish striker. The Greens are holding the 55% of the rights of 31-year-old international (his former team, Hamburger SV, have the other 35%), whose current contract expires in the summer of 2019, with a buy-out clause of €5.2 million, but the negotiations with the UAE club are expected to be continued, while Berg has already agreed to sign a two (plus one) years' season contract with Al Ain, with an annual salary of €3 million after taxes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.agonasport.com/agonasport-allnews/berg-closing-in-on-move-to-the-united-arab-emirates |title=Berg closing in on move to the United Arab Emirates |access-date=20 June 2017|language=en}}</ref>

===Al Ain=== On 28 June 2017, however, Al Ain FC confirmed the move was finalised following lengthy negotiations with Panathinaikos, with the figure believed to be around €3 million. Berg, has agreed to a two-year contract, although there exists an option to renew. He replaces in the squad Saudi Arabia striker Nasser Al-Shamrani. A statement from Panathinaikos read: "Unfortunately, Marcus Berg chose to leave Panathinaikos because he felt that at that time, close to the end of his career, he wanted to get a big financial benefit. There were some misunderstandings during the negotiations. We forget them, as Marcus has offered a lot to Panathinaikos. We wish him good luck in the step he chose and wait for him if he wishes to close his career in our club."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.agonasport.com/agonasport-allnews/official-berg-signs-with-al-ain |title=OFFICIAL: Berg signs with Al Ain |access-date=28 June 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/uae/football/al-ain-boost-strike-force-with-swedish-striker-berg-1.2050380 |title=Al Ain boost strike-force with Swedish striker Berg |access-date=28 June 2017|language=en}}</ref>

On 16 April 2018, following an incredible season in UAE Pro-League, Berg was twice on target as his club advanced to the last 16 stage of the AFC Champions League with an emphatic 4–1 rout of Qatar's Al Rayyan SC.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thesportsman.com/football/match/16-04-2018/al-rayyan-sc-vs-al-ain-fc |title=Al Rayyan SC vs Al Ain 1–4|access-date=16 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> On 21 April 2018, Al Ain were crowned UAE Pro-League champions for the 13th time in their history thanks to a Marcus Berg's hat-trick in an emphatic 4–0 win over Al Nasr.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/diethnes-podosfairo/neo-xat-trik-o-astamathtos-mpergk.5169639.html |script-title=el:Νέο χατ-τρικ ο ασταμάτητος Μπεργκ|access-date=21 April 2018|language=el}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/sweden-striker-marcus-berg-ignores-world-cup-hype-to-focus-on-more-titles-with-al-ain-1.723725 |title=Sweden striker Marcus Berg ignores World Cup hype to focus on more titles with Al Ain |access-date=21 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> On 29 April 2018, netting four goals in a glorious 5–0 home win game against Al Dhafra FC, helping his club to win the 2017–18 UAE Pro-League, being the top scorer of the League in his first season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.contra.gr/Soccer/World/uae/apisteyto-deka-gkol-sta-teleytaia-tria-mats-toy-o-mpergk.5178969.html |script-title=el:Απίστευτο: Δέκα γκολ στα τελευταία τρία ματς του ο Μπεργκ|access-date=29 April 2018|language=el |date=29 April 2018 }}</ref>

On 3 May 2018, he scored, making use of a cleverly executed volley pass by the mid-fielder Omar Abdulrahman, the second goal in a 2–1 as Al Ain outlasted Al-Wasl F.C., lifting UAE President's Cup to secure trophy double in UAE Pro-League club's 50th year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wam.ae/pt/details/1395302686680 |title=Al Ain clinch coveted UAE President's Cup after beating Al Wasl 2–1 |access-date=3 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>

On 18 December 2018, opened the score helping his club through to the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup final as they dumped Copa Libertadores winners River Plate out on penalties in the semi-finals, after a final 2–2 game.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46610375 |title=River Plate vs Al Ain 2-2 (4-5 pen.) |access-date=18 December 2018|language=en}}</ref>

===Krasnodar=== On 13 July 2019, Krasnodar announced the signing of the Swedish international until the summer of 2020 and his contract worth €1.9 million.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Krasnodar|url=https://www.fckrasnodar.ru/team/news/object/?object_id=134798|title=РЯДЫ "КРАСНОДАРА" ПОПОЛНИЛ ЕЩЕ ОДИН ИГРОК СБОРНОЙ ШВЕЦИИ|trans-title=Another Sweden national team player joined Krasnodar|date=13 July 2019|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/diethnes-podosfairo/anakoinwse-mpergk-h-krasnontar.5558994.html |title=Ανακοίνωσε Μπεργκ η Κρασνοντάρ |access-date=13 July 2019|language=el}}</ref> On 15 June 2020, he extended his contract with Krasnodar for a further year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ιουν. 2020 12:23|first=Επιμέλεια: Ηλίας Καλλονάς Δημοσίευση: 15|title=Μπεργκ: Ανανέωσε μέχρι το 2021 με την Κρασνοντάρ|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/diethnes-podosfairo/mpergk-ananewse-mexri-to-2021-me-thn-krasnontar.5721121.html|access-date=15 June 2020|website=www.sport24.gr|language=en}}</ref> He finished his first season with Krasnodar as the club's top scorer, with 9 in the league and 10 in all competitions, as Krasnodar finished third place and secured a spot in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League.

Berg scored his first goal of the 2020–21 season in Krasnodar's first league game of the season, a 3–0 victory at FC Ufa on 9 August 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/match/match_13645.html|title=Ufa 0:3 Krasnodar|website=Premier Liga|date=9 August 2020|access-date=2 October 2020}}</ref> Berg featured in both matches of the Champions League play-off tied against PAOK in September 2020 as Krasnodar won 4–2 on aggregate to secure qualification to the group stage for the first time in club history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/krasnodar-midtjylland-salzburg-advance-to-champions-league/2020/09/30/504d59ca-0362-11eb-b92e-029676f9ebec_story.html|title=Krasnodar, Midtjylland, Salzburg advance to Champions League|newspaper=Washington Post|date=30 September 2020|access-date=2 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Midtjylland stun Slavia as Krasnodar and Salzburg also advance |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-champions-pao-kra-report/midtjylland-stun-slavia-as-krasnodar-and-salzburg-also-advance-idUKKBN26L3QP |access-date=1 October 2020 |publisher=Reuters |date=30 September 2020}}</ref> On 2 December 2020, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Rennes in the Champions League, their first win in the competition, to qualify Krasnodar for the Europa League.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 December 2020|title=Krasnodar beats Rennes 1-0 for first Champions League win|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article247558655.html|website=The News & Observer|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref>

===Return to IFK Göteborg=== On 22 March 2021, it was announced that Berg would return to IFK Göteborg and subsequently Sweden on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marcus Berg till IFK Göteborg|url=https://ifkgoteborg.se/nyheter/a-lag/2021/marcus-berg-till-ifk-goteborg/|publisher=IFK Göteborg|date=22 March 2021|access-date=22 March 2021|language=sv}}</ref> Signing a two-and-a-half-year contract, he returned effectively on 1 July.

On 25 September 2023, Berg announced his retirement from professional football due to a severe back injury suffered, ending an 18-year long career with over 470 league appearances made.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tack för allt, Marcus! |url=https://ifkgoteborg.se/nyheter/a-lag/2023/tack-for-allt-marcus/ |publisher=IFK Göteborg |date=25 September 2023 |access-date=25 September 2023 |language=sv}}</ref>

In February 2024, Berg became a developer as a part of IFK Göteborg men's first-team coaching staff.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Modéer |first=Marcus |date=2024-02-13 |title=Marcus Berg blir spelarutvecklare |url=https://ifkgoteborg.se/nyheter/a-lag/2024/marcus-berg-blir-spelarutvecklare/ |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=IFK Göteborg – Hela stadens lag |language=sv-SE}}</ref>

==International career== thumb|left|220px|Berg on the ball for Sweden in September 2015

=== Youth === Berg started off his international career with the Sweden U19 team for which he scored 3 goals in 8 games.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Marcus Berg – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se./spelarfakta/marcus-berg/7d7eb067-f28d-4b14-8910-3030eed58735|access-date=7 October 2020|website=www.svenskfotboll.se.|language=sv}}</ref> He then went on to represent the Sweden U21 team, for whom he played at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on home soil in Sweden.<ref name=":0" /> He was a stand-out player at the tournament, scoring 7 goals in 4 games as Sweden was eliminated in the semi-finals by England.<ref name=":0" /> After the tournament, UEFA named Berg the Player of the Tournament and his 7 goals won him the tournament's Golden Boot.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UEFA: Marcus Berg bäste spelaren i U21-EM — svenskfotboll.se|url=https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/landslag/2009/07/uefa-berg-baste-spelare-i-u21-em/|access-date=7 October 2020|website=www2.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref> His 7 goals in the tournament is also a record, breaking the previous record of four goals held jointly by Alberto Gilardino, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Maceo Rigters.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=UEFA.com|title=Under-21|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/|access-date=7 October 2020|website=UEFA|language=en}}</ref> The record has since been equalled by Luca Waldschmidt.<ref name=":1" />

=== Senior ===

==== Early career ==== Berg was first approached to the Sweden senior team in February 2008 where he was called for a friendly versus Turkey; he made his debut on that match by playing full-90 minutes as the friendly ended in a goalless draw.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/sports/06iht-soccerfrindly6.9805210.html|title=Turkey draws with Sweden in friendly for 2008 European Championship|publisher=NY Times|date=6 February 2008|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> He was omitted from the team later in June of that year for the UEFA Euro 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/teams/127--sweden/|title=UEFA Euro 2008 – Sweden|publisher=UEFA|date=6 February 2008|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref>

Berg was called-up regularly during Sweden's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. He scored his first goal for the team on 10 June 2009 in the 4–0 home win over Malta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250471/match=300041158/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306081343/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250471/match=300041158/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2016|title=Sweden 4–0 Malta|publisher=FIFA.com|date=10 June 2009|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> He was on the score sheet also in the final match day against Albania, netting the second in an eventual 4–1 home win, which was not enough to secure Sweden a place at the tournament.<ref name="WC">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/international/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/2010-south-africa/group-stage/group-1/g1743/|title=WC Qualification Europe|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> With 2 goals, he was Sweden's joint second top goalscorer along with Zlatan Ibrahimović and behind Olof Mellberg.<ref name="WC" />

Berg managed only two appearances at UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, both of them as substitute, recording only 19 minutes on the field. He scored one goal, the last of the 6–0 home win over San Marino on 7 September 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7cafefc295-5e497d8177b3-1000--ibrahimovic-enjoys-fairy-tale-return/|title=Ibrahimović enjoys fairy-tale return|publisher=UEFA|author=Sujay Dutt|location=Malmö|date=7 September 2010|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> Sweden finished Group E as runner-up which was enough for a place at final tournament,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/standings/round=15171/group=700961/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130208212803/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/standings/round=15171/group=700961/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 February 2013|title=UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E|publisher=UEFA|access-date=5 October 2010}}</ref> which Berg missed out.

At 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, Berg was part of the team only in the first Group C matches; he made only two appearances, both as replacement, netting only one time in the 2–0 home win over Kazakhstan on 11 September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/11/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/sweden/kazakhstan/1227481/|title=Sweden vs. Kazakhstan 2 – 0|publisher=Soccerway|date=11 September 2012|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> Sweden finished second in Group C which secured them a spot at second round where they were eliminated by Portugal 4–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brassell |first=Andy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/nov/19/sweden-portugal-world-cup-playoff |title=Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick fires Portugal past battling Sweden |date=19 November 2013 |access-date=28 August 2014 |work=The Guardian |location=London}}</ref>

==== UEFA Euro 2016 ==== Berg scored two goals in the Group G of UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying; the first came on 14 June 2015 in form of an opener in the 3–1 win over Montenegro while the second came in the 0–2 win at Liechtenstein on 9 October of that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0250-0c5110ce692d-f2ad5916a46c-1000--sweden-see-off-montenegro-with-first-half-flurry/|title=Sweden see off Montenegro with first-half flurry|publisher=UEFA|author=Sujay Dutt|location=Stockholm|date=14 June 2015|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0253-0d80792e0722-8152e06a1384-1000--sweden-ease-past-liechtenstein/|title=Sweden ease past Liechtenstein|publisher=UEFA|date=9 October 2015|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> At play-off round, Berg made two appearances as Sweden eliminated the rivals of Denmark 4–3 on aggregate to secure a spot at UEFA European Championship for the 5th consecutive edition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0253-0d7f910c96c2-03f0ee96284e-1000--ibrahimovic-powers-sweden-to-uefa-euro-2016/|title=Ibrahimović powers Sweden to UEFA EURO 2016|publisher=UEFA|date=17 November 2015|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref>

On 11 May 2016, Berg was called by manager Erik Hamrén for the UEFA Euro 2016 which was his first major tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/herrar/arkiv/landslag/2016/05/trupp-em2016/|title=EM-truppen uttagen|trans-title=EC squad taken out|publisher=Svensk Fotboll|language=sv|date=11 May 2016|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> He started in the opening Group E match versus Republic of Ireland on 13 June, playing for 59 minutes as the match ended in a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d81aa3bedda-8cd076495b88-1000--clark-own-goal-salvages-point-for-sweden-as-ireland-slip-up-/|title=Clark own goal salvages point for Sweden|publisher=UEFA|author=Sam Adams|location=Saint-Denis|date=13 June 2016|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> Berg also appeared in the remaining matches as Sweden lost to both Italy and Belgium which brought the elimination from the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/22/sweden-belgium-euro-2016-match-report|title=Zlatan Ibrahimovic bows out as Sweden are ushered to exit by Belgium|work=The Guardian|date=22 June 2016|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref>

==== 2018 FIFA World Cup ==== Berg was Sweden's main striker during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification after the retirement of Zlatan Ibrahimović.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/21/zlatan-ibrahimovic-retire-from-international-football-after-euro-2016-sweden|title=Zlatan Ibrahimovic to retire from international football after Euro 2016|work=The Guardian|date=21 June 2016|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> He scored his first goal in the qualifiers on 6 September 2016, the opener of the 1–1 home draw against Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.football-oranje.com/sweden-1-1-netherlands-dominant-dutch-must-settle-draw/|title=Sweden 1-1 Netherlands: Dominant Dutch Must Settle For Draw|date=6 September 2016|website=Football Oranje |last1=Statham |first1=Michael }}</ref> On 7 October 2017, Berg scored four goals as Sweden ran riot in front of a record crowd of 50,022 at the Friends Arena, hammering Luxembourg 8–0, in their biggest win in 79 years, to make a great step to the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/berg-scores-four-sweden-routs-luxembourg-8-0-wc-qualifying/ |title=France, Sweden to fight for automatic World Cup berth |date=7 October 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41533906 |title=Sweden-Luxemburg 8–0 |date=7 October 2017}}</ref> It was also his 50th international appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2017/m=10/news=free-scoring-berg-eyes-play-off-glory-2917346.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026133634/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2017/m=10/news=free-scoring-berg-eyes-play-off-glory-2917346.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2017|title=Free-scoring Berg eyes play-off glory|publisher=FIFA.com|date=26 October 2017|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> Sweden eventually finished Group A on second place with 19 points with Berg as top goalscorer with 8 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/standings/round=2000717/group=2004341/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160715011212/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/standings/round=2000717/group=2004341/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2016|title=Qualifying round Group A|publisher=UEFA|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> At second round, Sweden faced Italy and eliminated them 1–0, returning at the World Cup for the first time since 2006; Berg was distinguished for his defensive work rate in the second leg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/sweden-striker-berg-accuses-italy-of-trying-to-get-him-sent/3syk19k5ck6y1x9kn6pf3ly2k|title='They lay down in every situation' – Sweden striker Berg says Italy tried to get him sent off|publisher=Goal.com|author=Dom Farrell|date=10 November 2017|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/13/italy-sweden-world-cup-qualifying-play-off-second-leg-match-report|title=Sweden stand tall amid Italy onslaught to book place at Russia World Cup|work=The Guardian|date=13 November 2017|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref>

In May 2018 he was named in Sweden's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb|title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists &#124; Goal.com|website=goal.com}}</ref> Berg started in all five games for Sweden – but failed to score – as they were eliminated by England in the quarter final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/297243/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623113105/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/297243/|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 June 2018|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Players – Marcus BERG – Marcus Berg |last=FIFA.com|website=fifa.com|language=en-GB|access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref>

==== UEFA Euro 2020 and UEFA Nations League ==== On 15 October 2019, Berg scored his 20th senior international goal for Sweden in a 1–1 draw in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying game against Spain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.as.com/en/2019/10/15/football/1571161414_790182.html|title=Spain qualify for Euro 2020 after draw with Sweden|date=15 October 2019|website=AS.com|language=en|access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref> On 8 September 2020 in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League game against Portugal, Berg served as Sweden's team captain for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marcus Berg kapten mot Portugal: "Fantastiskt – största äran man kan ha"|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/landslag/marcus-berg-kapten-mot-portugal-fantastiskt---storsta-aran-man-kan-ha/|access-date=8 September 2020|website=fotbollskanalen|language=sv}}</ref>

In May 2021, he was named in Sweden's squad for UEFA Euro 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Granqvist och Larsson med i Jannes EM-trupp|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2021/05/granqvist-och-larsson-med-i-jannes-em-trupp/|access-date=14 June 2021|website=svenskfotboll.se|date=18 May 2021 |language=sv}}</ref> Following Sweden's opening game in Euro 2020 against Spain in Seville, Berg became subject to severe online abuse and hatred after missing a chance to score. The Swedish FA responded by reporting the abuse to the police.<ref>{{cite web|title=Efter näthatet – förbundet polisanmäler|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/svenska-fotbollforbundet-polisanmaler-nathatet-mot-marcus-berg|publisher=SVT|date=15 June 2021|access-date=9 July 2021|language=sv}}</ref>

On 9 July 2021, Berg announced his retirement from international football.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tack för allt, Mackan!|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2021/07/tack-for-allt-mackan/|date=9 July 2021|access-date=9 July 2021|website=svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref> He won a total of 90 caps and scored 24 goals for Sweden across 13 total years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marcus Berg – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/marcus-berg/7d7eb067-f28d-4b14-8910-3030eed58735/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=svenskfotboll.se.|date=9 July 2021|language=sv|archive-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710042909/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/marcus-berg/7d7eb067-f28d-4b14-8910-3030eed58735/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Style of play== Berg was renowned for his heading ability, first touches, and being able to shoot and pass with both his right and left foot.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bild.de/BILD/sport/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/hsv/2009/07/17/eljero-elia/berg-ist-ein-killer.html | title = HSV-Neuzugang Eljero Elia lobt Schweden-Stürmer Marcus Berg | publisher = bild.de | language = de | access-date = 9 February 2010 | date = 16 July 2009 | archive-date = 10 July 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100710071107/http://www.bild.de/BILD/sport/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/hsv/2009/07/17/eljero-elia/berg-ist-ein-killer.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> He was also known for his tactical dribbles and scoring from unusual angles. Berg scored 15 goals in his first season in the Eredivisie, having only played 25 matches due to having a back-strain injury.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www1.ndr.de/sport/fussball/hsv2244.html | title = HSV macht Verpflichtung von Stürmer Berg perfekt | publisher = NDR | language = de | access-date = 9 February 2010 | date = 17 July 2009 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In his second season for Groningen, he scored 13 goals in the first 15 matches and was by then the second highest goalscorer in the league. He also showed his scoring ability in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which he scored a record-breaking seven goals in four matches. His exceptional performance earned him the player of the tournament award.

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/marcus-berg/6257/|title=Sweden – M. Berg – Profile with news, career statistics and history|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=17 June 2016}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballcritic.com/markus-berg/profile/23700|title=Markus Berg|publisher=FootballCritic|access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://idrottonline.se/TorsbyIF-Fotboll/Foreningen/Historik/Spelarnagenomtiderna|title=Spelarna genom tiderna|publisher=Torsby IF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725205553/https://idrottonline.se/TorsbyIF-Fotboll/Foreningen/Historik/Spelarnagenomtiderna |access-date=24 July 2021|archive-date=25 July 2021 |language=sv}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Torsby IF |2000 |Division 5 Värmland Västra |1|| || colspan=2 |—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1|| |- |2001 |rowspan="3"|Division 4 Värmland |10|| || colspan=2 |—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||10|| |- |2002 |2|| || colspan=2 |—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2|| |- |2003 |11|| || colspan=2 |—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||11|| |- !colspan="2"|Total !24!! !!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!24!! |- |rowspan="4"|IFK Göteborg |2005 |rowspan="3"|Allsvenskan |14||3||1||0||6{{efn|name=UIC|Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup}}||4||2{{efn|name=RL|Appearances in Royal League}}||0||23||7 |- |2006 |22||4||2||1||2{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in UEFA Cup}}||0||4{{efn|name=RL}}||1||30||6 |- |2007 |17||14||3||4||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||20||18 |- !colspan="2"|Total !53!!21!!6!!5!!8!!4!!6!!1!!73!!31 |- |rowspan="3"|Groningen |2007–08 |rowspan="2"|Eredivisie |25||15||1||0||1{{efn|name=UC}}||0||4{{efn|name=EP|Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs}}||3||31||18 |- |2008–09 |31||17||3||4||colspan=2|—||4{{efn|name=EP}}||5||38||26 |- !colspan="2"|Total !56!!32!!4!!4!!1!!0!!8!!8!!69!!44 |- |rowspan="4"|Hamburger SV |2009–10 |rowspan="3"|Bundesliga |30||4||1||0||13{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||6||colspan=2|—||44||10 |- |2011–12 |13||1||1||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||14||2 |- |2012–13 |11||0||1||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||12||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !54!!5!!3!!2!!13!!6!!0!!0!!70!!13 |- |PSV (loan) |2010–11 |Eredivisie |25||8||3||1||13{{efn|name=UEL}}||2||colspan=2|—||41||11 |- |rowspan="5"|Panathinaikos |2013–14 |rowspan="4"|Super League Greece |35||16||5||7||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||40||23 |- |2014–15 |24||16||3||1||6{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and fives goals in UEFA Europa League}}||5||colspan=2|—||33||22 |- |2015–16 |26||17||4||0||4{{efn|Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}||2||colspan=2|—||34||19 |- |2016–17 |30||24||7||3||7{{efn|name=UEL}}||4||colspan=2|—||44||31 |- !colspan="2"|Total !115!!73!!19!!11!!17!!11!!0!!0!!151!!95 |- |rowspan="3"|Al Ain |2017–18 |rowspan="2"|UAE Pro League |21||25||3||3||10{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in AFC Champions League}}||7||2{{efn|name=LC|Appearances in UAE League Cup}}||1||36||36 |- |2018–19 |20||10||1||0||6{{efn|name=ACL}}||2||6{{efn|One appearance and one goal in UAE Super Cup, four appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in UAE League Cup}}||3||33||15 |- !colspan="2"|Total !41!!35!!4!!3!!16!!9!!8!!4!!69!!51 |- |rowspan="3"|Krasnodar |2019–20 |rowspan="2"|Russian Premier League |23||9||1||0||8{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}||1||colspan=2|—||32||10 |- |2020–21 |21||9||1||0||9{{efn|Eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}||3||colspan=2|—||31||12 |- !colspan="2"|Total !44!!18!!2!!0!!17!!4!!0!!0!!63!!22 |- |rowspan="4"|IFK Göteborg |2021 |rowspan="3"|Allsvenskan |18||10||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||18||10 |- |2022 |26||13||4||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||30||14 |- |2023 |21||7||3||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||24||7 |- !colspan="2"|Total !65!!30!!7!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!72!!31 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !477!!222!!48!!27!!85!!36!!22!!13!!632!!298 |}

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===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|24774|name=Marcus Berg|access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="Berg Eu-football.info">{{cite news|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=24937|title=Marcus Berg – national football team player|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="14" |Sweden |2008||3||0 |- |2009||9||2 |- |2010||6||2 |- |2011||1||1 |- |2012||4||1 |- |2013 |0 |0 |- |2014||3||0 |- |2015||9||3 |- |2016||9||2 |- |2017||9||7 |- |2018||14||1 |- |2019||9||2 |- |2020||6||1 |- |2021||8||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!90!!24 |}

:''Sweden's score is listed first, and the score column indicates the score after each Berg goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition |- !scope=col"|No. !scope="col" data-sort-type="date"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Cap !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |align="center"|1 |10 June 2009||Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden||align="center"|7||{{fb|MLT}}||align="center"|4–0||align="center"|4–0||2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- |align="center"|2 |14 October 2009||Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden||align="center"|12||{{fb|ALB}}||align="center"|2–0||align="center"|4–1||2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- |align="center"|3 |29 May 2010 |Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden|| align="center" |13||{{fb|BIH}}||align="center"|4–2||align="center"|4–2||Friendly |- |align="center"|4 |7 September 2010||Swedbank Stadion, Malmö, Sweden||align="center"|16||{{fb|SMR}}||align="center"|6–0||align="center"|6–0||UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |- |align="center"|5 |8 February 2011||GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus||align="center"|19||{{fb|CYP}}||align="center"|2–0||align="center"|2–0||2011 Cyprus International Football Tournament |- |align="center"|6 |11 September 2012||Swedbank Stadion, Malmö, Sweden||align="center"|22||{{fb|KAZ}}||align="center"|2–0||align="center"|2–0||2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |- |align="center"|7 |31 March 2015||Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden||align="center"|28||{{fb|IRN}}||align="center"|2–0||align="center"|3–1||Friendly |- |align="center"|8 |14 June 2015||Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden||align=center |30||{{fb|MNE}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|3–1||UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |- |align="center"|9 |9 October 2015||Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein||align="center"|33||{{fb|LIE}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|2–0||UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |- |align="center"|10 |29 March 2016||Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden||align="center"|37||{{fb|CZE}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|1–1||Friendly |- |align="center"|11 |6 September 2016||Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden||align="center"|42||{{fb|NED}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|1–1||2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |- |align="center"|12 |25 March 2017||Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden||align="center"|46||{{fb|BLR}}||align="center"|3–0||align="center"|4–0||2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |- |align="center"|13 |31 August 2017||Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria||align="center"|48||{{fb|BUL}}||align="center"|2–2||align="center"|2–3||2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |- |align="center"|14 |3 September 2017||Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus||align="center"|49||{{fb|BLR}}||align="center"|3–0||align="center"|4–0||2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |- |align="center"|15 |rowspan="4"|7 October 2017||rowspan="4"|Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden||rowspan="4" align="center"|50||rowspan="4"|{{fb|LUX}}||align="center"|2–0||rowspan="4" align="center"|8–0||rowspan="4"|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |- |align="center"|16 |align="center"|3–0 |- |align="center"|17 |align="center"|4–0 |- |align="center"|18 |align="center"|7–0 |- |align="center"|19 |20 November 2018||Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden||align="center"|67||{{fb|RUS}}||align="center"|2–0||align="center"|2–0||2018–19 UEFA Nations League B |- |align="center"|20 |15 October 2019||Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden||align="center"|75||{{fb|ESP}}|| align="center"|1–0||align="center"|1–1 ||UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |- |align="center"|21 |15 November 2019||Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania||align="center"|76||{{fb|ROU}}|| align="center"|1–0||align="center"|2–0||UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |- |align="center"|22 |11 October 2020||Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia||align="center"|79||{{fb|CRO}}||align="center"|1–1||align="center"|1–2||2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |- |align="center"|23 |31 March 2021||Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden||align="center"|84||{{fb|EST}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|1–0||Friendly |- |align="center"|24 |5 June 2021||Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden||align="center"|86||{{fb|ARM}}||align="center"|3–1||align="center"|3–1||Friendly |}

==Honours== '''IFK Göteborg'''<ref name="Soccerway"/> * Allsvenskan: 2007

'''Panathinaikos'''<ref name="Soccerway"/> * Greek Cup: 2013–14

'''Al Ain FC'''<ref name="Soccerway"/> * UAE Pro-League: 2017–18 * UAE President's Cup: 2017–18 *FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2018

'''Sweden U21''' *UEFA European Under-21 Championship bronze: 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2001197--england-vs-sweden/?referrer=%2funder21%2fseason%3d2009%2fmatches%2fround%3d15087%2fmatch%3d2001197%2findex|title=England-Sweden &#124; Under-21|website=UEFA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19078.pdf|title=Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship|website=UEFA|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>

'''Individual''' * Allsvenskan top scorer: 2007 (shared with Razak Omotoyossi) * UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Boot: 2009 * UEFA European Under-21 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2009 * Super League Greece Best Foreign Player: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17 * Super League Greece Golden Boot: 2016–17 (22 goals) * Super League Greece Player of the Season: 2016–17 * Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2013–14,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Οι κορυφαίοι του ΠΣΑΠ|url=https://rik-news.eu.aldryn.io/article/2015/2/3/oi-koruphaioi-tou-psap/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Οι κορυφαίοι του ΠΣΑΠ|language=en}}</ref> 2015–16,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-01-31|title=Η βράβευση των κορυφαίων από τον ΠΣΑΠ|url=https://www.psapp.gr/nea/i-vravefsi-ton-korifeon-apo-ton-psap|access-date=2022-01-10|website=ΠΣΑΠΠ {{!}} ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟΣ ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ ΑΜΕΙΒΟΜΕΝΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΡΙΩΝ|language=el}}</ref> 2016–17<ref>{{Cite web|last=IEFIMERIDA.GR|first=NEWSROOM|date=2018-01-29|title=Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠ: Μάνταλος-Ιβιτς οι κορυφαίοι της χρονιάς 2016/17 [εικόνες] {{!}} ΣΠΟΡ|url=https://www.iefimerida.gr/news/392647/vraveia-psap-mantalos-ivits-oi-koryfaioi-tis-hronias-201617-eikones|access-date=2022-01-10|website=iefimerida.gr|language=el}}</ref> * Greek Cup Top Scorer: 2013–14 (7 goals) * UAE Pro-League Golden Boot: 2017–18 (25 goals) * Årets Ärkeängel: 2022<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alla 47 ärkeänglar|url=https://ifkdb.se/listor/arkeanglar|website=ifkdb.se|access-date=2024-03-06}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Marcus Berg}} * {{ifkdb|name=#9 Marcus Berg}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622040435/http://www.elenganche.es/2009/06/gol-sueco-en-el-europeo-sub-21-berg-y-toivonen.html |date=22 June 2009 |title=Marcus Berg: Gol sueco}} {{in lang|es}} * {{kicker|marcus-berg}} * {{Fussballdaten|bergmarcus}} * {{Svenskfotboll|id=7d7eb067-f28d-4b14-8910-3030eed58735}}

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