# Rodney Strasser > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rodney_Strasser > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rodney_Strasser.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Strasser > Source revision: 1324723687 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Sierra Leonean footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Rodney Strasser | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|3|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Freetown](/source/Freetown), Sierra Leone | height = 1.81 m{{cite web |url=http://www.regginacalcio.com/stagione/prima-squadra.html |title=Prima Squadra |accessdate=2014-03-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123053638/http://www.regginacalcio.com/stagione/prima-squadra.html |archivedate=23 January 2014 }} | position = [Defensive midfielder](/source/Defensive_midfielder) | currentclub = [Cattolica](/source/A.C._Cattolica_Calcio) | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2006–2007 | youthclubs1 = [Kallon](/source/Kallon_F.C.) | youthyears2 = 2007–2010 | youthclubs2 = [AC Milan](/source/AC_Milan) | years1 = 2009–2010 | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = [AC Milan](/source/AC_Milan) | years2 = 2010–2011 | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = [Genoa](/source/Genoa_CFC) | years3 = 2010–2011 | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 1 | clubs3 = → [AC Milan](/source/AC_Milan) (loan) | years4 = 2011–2013 | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = [AC Milan](/source/AC_Milan) | years5 = 2011–2012 | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 1 | clubs5 = → [Lecce](/source/US_Lecce) (loan) | years6 = 2013 | caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = → [Parma](/source/Parma_Calcio_1913) (loan) | years7 = 2013–2017 | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = [Genoa](/source/Genoa_C.F.C.) | years8 = 2013–2014 | caps8 = 22 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = → [Reggina](/source/Reggina_1914) (loan) | years9 = 2015 | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = → [Livorno](/source/US_Livorno_1915) (loan) | years10 = 2015–2016 | caps10 = 16 | goals10 = 1 | clubs10 = → [Lupa Castelli Romani](/source/A.S._Lupa_Castelli_Romani) (loan) | years11 = 2016 | caps11 = 12 | goals11 = 0 | clubs11 = → [NK Zagreb](/source/NK_Zagreb) (loan) | years12 = 2016–2017 | caps12 = 13 | goals12 = 0 | clubs12 = → [Gil Vicente](/source/Gil_Vicente_F.C.) (loan) | years13 = 2018–2019 | caps13 = 14 | goals13 = 0 | clubs13 = [Villafranca](/source/A.S.D._Villafranca) | years14 = 2020–2021 | caps14 = 9 | goals14 = 0 | clubs14 = [TPS](/source/Turun_Palloseura) | years15 = 2021–2022 | caps15 = 6 | goals15 = 0 | clubs15 = [Cattolica](/source/A.C._Cattolica_Calcio) | years16 = 2023– | clubs16 = FAVL Cimini | caps16 = | goals16 = | nationalyears1 = 2010– | nationalteam1 = [Sierra Leone](/source/Sierra_Leone_national_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 1 November 2023 | nationalteam-update = 1 November 2023 }} '''Rodney Strasser''' (born 30 March 1990) is a Sierra Leonean professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who plays as a [defensive midfielder](/source/defensive_midfielder).{{cite news |title=Strasser in Zagreb |url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/iduce-godine-u-ovo-vrijeme-bit--ce-prvaci-zagreb-doveo-rodneya---bivseg-nogometasa-milana-i-genoe/1515335/ |newspaper=Jutarnji.hr |date=7 February 2016 |accessdate=7 February 2016 |language=Croatian}} == Club career == ===AC Milan=== Born in [Freetown](/source/Freetown), Strasser began his career at local club [Kallon](/source/FC_Kallon), before moving to Italy to join [AC Milan](/source/AC_Milan) in 2007. During his time in Milan's youth system, he was a member of the [under-20 side](/source/A.C._Milan_Primavera), who won the 2009–10 [Coppa Italia Primavera](/source/Coppa_Italia_Primavera).{{cite news |title=Il Milan del futuro vola con Verdi e Zigoni |url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2010/aprile/15/Milan_del_futuro_vola_con_ga_10_100415017.shtml |newspaper=[La Gazzetta dello Sport](/source/La_Gazzetta_dello_Sport) |date=15 April 2010 |accessdate=15 August 2010 |language=Italian}} He made his first-team debut on 21 December 2008, in a 5–1 win against [Udinese](/source/Udinese_Calcio), coming on as a substitute for [Kakha Kaladze](/source/Kakha_Kaladze) in the 82nd minute.{{cite web |title=Milan 5 – 1 Udinese |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/match-report/-/match-report/Milan-Udinese/22912 |work=legaseriea.it |publisher=[Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A](/source/Lega_Serie_A) |date=21 December 2008 |accessdate=8 January 2011 |language=Italian}}{{cite news |title=Super Milan Destroy Udinese in Six-Goal Thriller |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/723/serie-a/2008/12/21/1023184/super-milan-destroy-udinese-in-six-goal-thriller |author=Peter Pedroncelli |publisher=Goal |date=21 December 2008 |accessdate=28 January 2010}} ===Genoa=== On 20 July 2010, Milan announced that [half of the rights](/source/Co-ownership_(association_football)) to Strasser had been purchased by [Genoa](/source/Genoa_C.F.C.) for €2.25 million,{{cite web |url=http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2010/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_10.pdf|title=AC Milan Group 2010 Annual Report |date=April 2011|accessdate=11 June 2011|work=AC Milan|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515220657/http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2010/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_10.pdf|archivedate=15 May 2012}} as part of the deal that saw defender [Sokratis Papastathopoulos](/source/Sokratis_Papastathopoulos) move to Milan.{{cite news |title=Milan pick up Genoa starlet Papastathopoulos |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e7-0e74e97f5a73-373a1bbd89a2-1000--milan-pick-up-genoa-starlet-papastathopoulos/ |publisher=[UEFA](/source/UEFA) |date=20 July 2010 |access-date=6 January 2011}} Strasser, however, would stay at Milan on loan,{{cite web |title=Calcio Mercato Squadre |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/calcio-mercato/squadre/-/trasferimento/1716 |work=legaseriea.it |publisher=[Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A](/source/Lega_Serie_A) |accessdate=26 July 2010 |language=Italian}} joining the first-team squad permanently. His first appearance of the season was in a [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League) group stage 2–0 win against [Auxerre](/source/AJ_Auxerre) – which also marked his debut in European club competition – on 23 November.{{cite web |title=Auxerre-Milan |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2002894--auxerre-vs-milan/ |publisher=[UEFA](/source/UEFA) |date=23 November 2010 |access-date=24 November 2010}} He went on to score his first professional goal in a 1–0 [league](/source/Serie_A) win over [Cagliari](/source/Cagliari_Calcio), on 6 January.{{cite news |title=Important victory |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/131516 |work=acmilan.com |publisher=[Associazione Calcio Milan](/source/AC_Milan) |date=6 January 2011 |accessdate=7 January 2011}} ===Milan return=== In May 2011, his co-ownership was dissolved in favour of Milan for the same price and renewed his contract to June 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2012/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_12.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203090521/http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2012/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_12.pdf |archivedate=3 December 2013 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2011/pdf/Bilancio_gruppo_Milan_2011.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-06-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616063502/http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2011/pdf/Bilancio_gruppo_Milan_2011.pdf |archivedate=16 June 2015 }} (with Papastathopoulos moved back to Genoa),{{cite news |title=Official A.C. Milan press release |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/11316 |work=acmilan.com |publisher=[Associazione Calcio Milan](/source/AC_Milan) |date=14 June 2011 |accessdate=23 March 2012}} but Strasser subsequently joined [Lecce](/source/US_Lecce) on loan.{{cite news |title=Official Statement |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/12325 |work=acmilan.com |publisher=[Associazione Calcio Milan](/source/AC_Milan) |date=19 July 2011 |accessdate=23 March 2012}} He appeared in 13 games and scored one goal for his new team, before suffering a broken ankle in a game against [Juventus](/source/Juventus_FC) on 9 January and subsequently being called back to Milan to undergo rehabilitation.{{cite news |title=Strasser – Milan is my second home |url=http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/34797 |author=Alie Bittar |work=sierraexpressmedia.com |publisher=Sierra Express Media |date=6 February 2012 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120910084238/http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/34797 |archivedate=10 September 2012 }} He made his return on 10 April, coming on as a substitute in the second half of a game against [Chievo](/source/A.C._ChievoVerona), which Milan won 1–0.{{cite news |title=Report: Chievo v AC Milan |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=326885&cc=5739 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713210123/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=326885&cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 July 2012 |work=[ESPNsoccernet](/source/ESPNsoccernet) |publisher=[ESPN](/source/ESPN) |date=10 April 2012 |accessdate=13 April 2012}} At the start of the following season, Strasser sustained another injury which would rule him out for three months.{{cite news |title=A.C. Milan official statement |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/28488 |work=acmilan.com |publisher=[Associazione Calcio Milan](/source/AC_Milan) |date=14 July 2012 |accessdate=25 January 2013}} After recovering he struggled to get playing time, making only one Coppa Italia appearance before being loaned out to [Parma](/source/Parma_Calcio_1913) during the January transfer window.{{cite news |title=A.C. Milan official communication |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/35948 |work=acmilan.com |publisher=[Associazione Calcio Milan](/source/AC_Milan) |date=25 January 2013 |accessdate=25 January 2013}} ===Genoa return=== On 27 July 2013, Strasser joined Genoa on a permanent deal for €3.5 million, as part of [Kévin Constant](/source/K%C3%A9vin_Constant)'s [co-ownership](/source/Co-ownership_(association_football)) resolution in favour of Milan for €6 million.{{cite news |title=Dal Milan arriva Strasser |url=http://genoacfc.it/notizie/dal-milan-arriva-strasser/ |work=genoacfc.it |publisher=[Genoa Cricket and Football Club](/source/Genoa_C.F.C.) |date=27 July 2013 |accessdate=27 July 2013 |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227120338/http://genoacfc.it/notizie/dal-milan-arriva-strasser/ |archivedate=27 February 2014 }} Strasser was loaned out to [Serie B](/source/Serie_B) team [Reggina](/source/Reggina_1914) in August 2013.{{cite news |title=Reggina capture Sierra Leone midfielder Strasser on loan |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4398/transfer-zone/2013/08/26/4215200/reggina-capture-sierra-leone-midfielder-strasser-on-loan |work=Sahr Morris Jr.|publisher=Goal |date=26 August 2013 |accessdate=3 October 2013}} As of January 2019, Strasser played for the Serie D team Villafranca.[https://allafrica.com/stories/201901090164.html] == International career == Strasser made his international debut for the [Sierra Leone national team](/source/Sierra_Leone_national_football_team) on 5 September 2010, in a [2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification](/source/2012_Africa_Cup_of_Nations_qualification) game against [Egypt](/source/Egypt_national_football_team).{{cite news |title=Strasser ready for Sierra Leone |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8951959.stm |author=Mohamed Fajah-Barrie |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 August 2010 |accessdate=9 September 2010}}{{cite web |title=Egypt vs. Sierra Leone |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/09/05/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/egypt/sierra-leone/916429/ |work=soccerway.com |publisher=Global Sports Media |date=5 September 2010 |accessdate=6 January 2011}} == Career statistics == === Club === {{Updated|27 July 2013}}{{cite web |title=Rodney Strasser » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe142028/rodney-strasser/club-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=12 July 2018}}{{cite web |title=Rodney Strasser |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/129753/rodney-strasser?cc=5739 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024030614/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/129753/rodney-strasser?cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2012 |work=[ESPNsoccernet](/source/ESPNsoccernet) |publisher=[ESPN](/source/ESPN) |accessdate=27 July 2013}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League), [UEFA Cup](/source/UEFA_Cup).}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[AC Milan](/source/AC_Milan) |[2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Serie_A) |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- |[2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Serie_A) |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- |[2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Serie_A) |3||1||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||5||1 |- |[2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Serie_A) |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- |[2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Serie_A) |0||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- !Total !6!!1!!1!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!9!!1 |- |[Lecce](/source/US_Lecce) (loan) |[2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Serie_A) |12||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||1 |- |[Parma](/source/Parma_Calcio_1913) (loan) |[2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Serie_A) |2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Career total !20!!2!!2!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!24!!2 |} {{notelist}} === International === {{Updated|3 October 2013}}{{NFT player|39956}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[Sierra Leone](/source/Sierra_Leone_national_football_team) |2010||2||0 |- |2011||4||0 |- |2012||0||0 |- |2013||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !8!!0 |} ==Honours== ;'''Milan''' *[Serie A](/source/Serie_A): [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Serie_A) == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{Soccerbase}} * [http://aic.football.it/scheda/20962/strasser-rodney.htm Rodney Strasser] at aic.football.it {{in lang|it}} * {{Soccerway|rodney-strasser-/69332}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Strasser, Rodney}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Sierra Leone Creole people Category:Footballers from Freetown Category:Sierra Leonean men's footballers Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate men's footballers Category:Sierra Leone men's international footballers Category:AC Milan players Category:US Lecce players Category:Parma Calcio 1913 players Category:Genoa CFC players Category:AS Reggina 1914 players Category:SS Racing Club Roma players Category:NK Zagreb players Category:Gil Vicente F.C. players Category:ASD Villafranca players Category:Turun Palloseura footballers Category:Serie A players Category:Serie B players Category:Serie C players Category:Serie D players Category:Croatian Football League players Category:Liga Portugal 2 players Category:Veikkausliiga players Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Finland Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland 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