Marcus Berg Biography, Age, Career, FIFA 22, Net Worth & Wiki

Bengt Erik Marcus Berg, a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg, which he captained, was born on August 17, 1986. In the early 2000s, Berg began his professional football career in Sweden with IFK Göteborg. He later played for clubs in the Netherlands, Germany, Greece, the United Arab Emirates, and Russia before making a comeback in 2021.

Berg was a full-time international for Sweden from 2008 to 2021, earning 90 caps and netting 24 goals. At the UEFA Euro 2016, FIFA World Cup 2018, and UEFA Euro 2020, he represented his nation.

Marcus Berg Bio/Wiki

Birth Name	Bengt Erik Markus Berg
Nick Name	Marcus Berg
Age (as of 2023)	37 years
Religion	Not Available
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Leo
Birth Place	Torsby, Sweden
Date of Birth	17 August 1986
Nationality	Swedish
Hobbies	Music and Gym
Family
Mother's Name
Father's Name	Kenneth Berg
Brother(s)	Jonatan Berg
Sister(s)
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse
Children	• Leonel Berg • Jolie Berg • Name Not Known
Education
School	Woodbury Junior Senior High School
College/University	Not Available
Profession	Footballer
Brands Endorsed	Not Available
Football Career
Debut Club	IFK Göteborg
Debut International	Sweden
Jersey Number	• Sweden - 9 • IFK Göteborg - 9
Current Team(s)	• Sweden • IFK Göteborg
Position	Forward
Foot	Right
Career Manager/ Player Agent	Not Available
Strengths	• Key passes • Holding on to the ball • Finishing
Weakness	• Aerial Duels
Height and Weight
Height	• in meters - 1.83 m • in feet inches - 6′ 0″
Weight	• in kilograms - 74 kg • in pounds - 160 lbs
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	Swedish
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Black
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Chest Size	40 inches
Biceps Size	14 inches
Waist Size	34 inches
Favourite Things
Favorite Playing Position	Forward
Favorite Car	Not Available
Favorite Drinks	Red Bull
Favorite Color	Black
Favorite Cell Phone/Brand	Iphone

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Awards

IFK Göteborg

• Allsvenskan: 2007

Panathinaikos

• Greek Cup: 2013–14

Al Ain FC

• 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

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Club Career

IFK Göteborg

• Berg played for IFK Göteborg in the Allsvenskan during the 2005 season after spending the previous two years with the youth team.
• Alongside his older brother Jonatan, he played for IFK Göteborg during that period.
• Berg, who was a player for IFK Göteborg up to the summer of 2007, had an impressive play during his last league year, maintaining a high-scoring efficiency.
• The next season, Göteborg won the championship, and Berg got a standing ovation as he left the field following the 5-0 away victory against Kalmar FF, which was his final game for the team due to his ban for the match against Djurgrdens IF.

Groningen

• For an estimated £2.5 million, Dutch club FC Groningen acquired Berg on August 10, 2007, to take Luis Suárez’s place after he left the team for Ajax.
• Berg performed well in his first season in the Netherlands.
• Despite not leading the Eredivisie in goals scored in 2007–2008, he scored 18 goals for Groningen, guiding the Dutch team to a seventh-place finish.
• After five games in the 2008–09 season, Groningen was still in first place in the Eredivisie standings. Berg also put in a strong performance.
• In 15 games, he managed to score 13 goals. In a match against Roda JC in December, he also scored four goals.

Krasnodar

• The Swedish international was signed by Krasnodar on July 13, 2019, and his €1.9 million deal was revealed.
• On June 15, 2020, he added another year to the length of his agreement with Krasnodar.
• With nine league goals and ten in all competitions, he concluded his debut campaign with Krasnodar as the team’s leading scorer.
• Krasnodar finished third, earning a berth in the UEFA Champions League play-off round.
• In the opening league match of the 2020–21 campaign, a 3-0 victory against FC Ufa on August 9, 2020, Berg scored his first goal of the year.

International Career

Early Career

• Berg began his international career with the Sweden U19 squad, where he played in 8 games and registered 3 goals.
• He later represented the Sweden U21 squad, competing for them in their home country of Sweden in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
• He was a standout performer at the competition, scoring 7 goals in 4 games as Sweden was defeated by England in the semifinals.
• Berg was voted the tournament’s Player of the Tournament by UEFA, and his seven goals gave him the Golden Boot.
• He also broke the previous joint record of four goals held by Alberto Gilardino, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, and Maceo Rigters with his seven goals in the competition.
• Luca Waldschmidt has since matched the record.

UEFA Euro 2016

• Berg scored twice in Group G of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament; the first goal came on June 14, 2015, as the opening goal in a 3-1 victory over Montenegro, and the second goal came on October 9, 2015, in a 0-2 victory over Liechtenstein.
• Berg made two appearances in the play-off phase as Sweden defeated Denmark’s opponents 4-3, on the whole, to qualify for the UEFA European Championship for the fifth year running.
• Berg’s first big competition was the UEFA Euro 2016, which he was called up for on May 11 by manager Erik Hamrén.
• On June 13, he began the first Group E encounter against the Republic of Ireland and played for 59 minutes as the game finished in a 1-1 draw.

2018 FIFA World Cup

• In the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Berg served as Sweden’s primary striker in Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s absence.
• On September 6, 2016, he netted his first goal in a qualifying match against the Netherlands at home.
• In front of a record 50,022 spectators at the Friends Arena on October 7, 2017, Berg scored four goals as Sweden racked up their largest victory in 79 years, a rout of Luxembourg 8-0, and advanced significantly to the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals.
• Additionally, it was his 50th appearance abroad.
• With 19 points, Sweden ultimately finished second in Group A, with Berg leading the way with 8 goals.

UEFA Euro 2020 and UEFA Nations League

• On October 15, 2019, in a 1-1 draw against Spain in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match, Berg scored his 20th goal for Sweden in senior international play.
• Berg led Sweden’s squad for the first time on September 8, 2020, against Portugal in a UEFA Nations League match.
• He was selected for Sweden’s team for UEFA Euro 2020 in May 2021.
• After Sweden’s opening Euro 2020 match in Seville against Spain, Berg came under intense internet criticism and hatred for squandering a chance to score.
• In response, the Swedish FA informed the police about the abuse.

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