Martin Smedberg-Dalence

Martin Smedberg-Dalence
Personal information
Full name Martin Ramiro Guillermo
Smedberg-Dalence
Date of birth (1984-05-10) 10 May 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Norrköping, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder / Right back
Youth career
–2000 Gunnilse IS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Gunnilse IS 50 (13)
2004–2006 IFK Göteborg 6 (0)
2005 → Västra Frölunda IF (loan) 15 (1)
2006 → Ljungskile SK (loan) 30 (10)
2007–2010 Ljungskile SK 113 (17)
2011–2013 IFK Norrköping 89 (6)
2014–2017 IFK Göteborg 80 (5)
2018 Bolívar 15 (1)
2019 Always Ready 27 (1)
2020–2021 Utsiktens BK 38 (1)
International career
1999–2001 Sweden U17 14 (0)
2002–2003 Sweden U19 13 (0)
2014–2016 Bolivia 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Smedberg-Dalence (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾtin esˈmeðβeɾɣ ðaˈlense], Swedish: [ˈmǎʈːɪn ˈsmêːdbærj daˈlɛ̌nːsɛ]; born 10 May 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder. Born in Sweden, he played for the Bolivia national team between 2014 and 2016, winning 13 caps and scoring one goal.

International career

Dalence has represented Sweden at youth levels. In 2013, he said his dream is to play for the Bolivian senior team.[1]

On 3 October 2014 he officially received his first call-up to the Bolivia national football team.

Dalence was included in the Bolivian squad for the 2015 Copa América in Chile by manager Mauricio Soria. On 15 June, he scored his first international goal in the team's second group match – a 3–2 defeat of Ecuador – to give La Verde its first win at the Copa América since the 1997 tournament.[2]

Personal life

Although born in Norrköping, his family moved to Gothenburg when he was very young and he was subsequently raised there.[3] His father, Ramiro Dalence, is from Oruro, Bolivia, and came to Sweden in 1980. He revealed in an interview in 2013 that he is a fan of Real Madrid, and, like his father, The Strongest.[4][5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 September 2015[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gunnilse IS 2001 Division 2 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
2002 Division 2 21 2 0 0 — 21 2
2003 Division 2 22 11 — — 22 11
Total 50 13 0 0 0 0 50 13
IFK Göteborg 2004 Allsvenskan 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2005 Allsvenskan 6 0 3 1 2 0 11 1
Total 6 0 4 1 2 0 12 1
Västra Frölunda IF 2005 Superettan 15 1 — — 15 1
Ljungskile SK 2006 Superettan 30 10 1 0 — 31 10
2007 Superettan 29 2 0 0 — 29 2
2008 Allsvenskan 27 2 2 0 — 29 2
2009 Superettan 30 9 2 1 — 32 10
2010 Superettan 27 4 4 2 — 31 6
Total 143 27 9 3 0 0 152 30
IFK Norrköping 2011 Allsvenskan 30 1 2 1 — 32 2
2012 Allsvenskan 30 2 1 0 — 31 2
2013 Allsvenskan 29 3 5 1 — 34 4
Total 89 6 8 2 0 0 97 8
IFK Göteborg 2014 Allsvenskan 22 2 4 0 4 0 30 2
2015 Allsvenskan 15 0 6 1 4 0 25 1
2016 Allsvenskan 26 3 5 0 31 3
2017 Allsvenskan 16 0 0 0 16 0
Total 79 5 10 1 8 0 97 6
Bolivar 2018 15 1
Always Ready 2019 27 1
Utsiktens BK 2020 Ettan Södra 25 1 3 0 28 1
2021 Ettan Södra 10 0 1 0 11 0
Total 35 1 4 0 0 0 39 1
Career total 459 55 40 7 10 0 509 62

International

As of 7 June 2016[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bolivia 2014 1 0
2015 6 1
2016 6 0
Total 13 1

International goals

Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 June 2015 Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso, Chile  Ecuador
2–0
3–2
 2015 Copa América

Honours

IFK Göteborg

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Martín Smedberg Dalence y arbitro boliviana. Gotenburgo Suecia" (in Spanish). Bolivianos en el Mundo's YouTube channel. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Bolivia withstand heavy pressure to edge Ecuador at Copa América". The Guardian. 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Smedberg tillbaka i Norrköping" (in Swedish). Bohusläningen. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Martín Smedberg Dalence y arbitro boliviana. Gotenburgo Suecia" (in Spanish). Bolivianos en el Mundo's YouTube channel. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Y nuevamente el futbol" (in Spanish). Wara. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Martin Smedberg-Dalence". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Martin Smedberg-Dalence". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Alla 47 ärkeänglar | ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 6 May 2020.