Isac Lidberg

Isac Alexi Sivert Lidberg (born 8 September 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie club Utrecht as a forward.[1]

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)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Utrecht
Number 37
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)
2018–2020 Start 0 (0)
2018 → Jerv (loan) 11 (0)
2018 → HamKam (loan) 5 (0)
2019 → Brommapojkarna (loan) 18 (3)
2020–2021 Gefle 37 (22)
2021–2023 Go Ahead Eagles 65 (11)
2023– Utrecht 0 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Sweden U17 14 (7)
2016–2017 Sweden U19 17 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2023

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 13 July.[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 loss 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 1 May.[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]

Start

On 11 January 2018, Lidberg signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club Start.[15] On 4 March, he moved to Jerv on loan, on a deal until 1 August.[16] On 8 April, he made his debut for Jerv, coming on as a substitute for Aram Khalili in the 1–1 home draw against Ull/Kisa.[17] On 17 June, he scored his first goal, in a 3–2 defeat to Florø.[18]

Initially returning to Start, on 15 August 2018 he moved – again on loan – to HamKam.[19] On 19 August, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 defeat to Nest-Sotra.[20]

In February 2019, Lidberg was loaned out to IF Brommapojkarna on a loan agreement for the 2019 season.[21]

Gefle IF

In February 2020, Lidberg signed a two-year contract with Gefle IF competing in the Swedish third tier, Ettan.[22] In the third division, he had a successful spell, making 25 appearances in which he scored 19 goals in his first season at the club.[23]

Go Ahead Eagles

On 1 May 2021, Lidberg signed a two-year contract with an option of an additional year with newly promoted Dutch Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles.[24][25] He made his debut in the Eredivisie on 13 August 2021 in a 1–0 loss to SC Heerenveen.[26]

Utrecht

On 18 July 2023, Lidberg signed a four-year contract with Utrecht.[27]

International career

Isac Lidberg played 14 games for Sweden U17, in which he scored nine goals, between 2014 and 2015.[28]

As of the end of 2016, he has won 11 caps for Sweden U19 and scored 10 goals in total.[29]

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][30] 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 12 June 2023[23]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby IF 2015 Allsvenskan 2000—20
2016 5000—50
Total 7000—70
Enskede IK (on loan) 2016 Ettan 14600—146
Åtvidabergs FF 2017 Superettan 22500—225
Start 2018 Eliteserien 0000—00
Jerv (loan) 2018 OBOS-ligaen 11010—120
HamKam (loan) 2018 OBOS-ligaen 5000—50
Brommapojkarna (loan) 2019 Superettan 18300—183
Gefle 2020 Ettan 251900—2519
2021 Ettan 12300—123
Total 372200—3722
Go Ahead Eagles 2021–22 Eredivisie 32442—366
2022–23 33731—368
Total 651173—7214
Career total 17947830018750

References
  1. "Isac Lidberg" (in Swedish). SvFF. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. "Går inte i pappas fotspår". mitti.se. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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. "Brottarsonen går sin egen väg" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. "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. "Her er Starts nye spiss". Start (in Norwegian). 11 January 2018.
  16. "Ny spiller på plass før Marbella". Jerv (in Norwegian). 4 March 2018.
  17. "altomfotball.no: Jerv - Ull/Kisa - OBOS-ligaen - 2. runde, 08.04.2018". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 8 April 2018.
  18. "altomfotball.no: Florø - Jerv - OBOS-ligaen - 13. runde, 17.06.2018". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 17 June 2018.
  19. "Isac Lidberg til HamKam". HamKam (in Norwegian). 15 August 2018.
  20. "altomfotball.no: Øygarden - HamKam - OBOS-ligaen - 20. runde, 19.08.2018". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 19 August 2018.
  21. "Officiellt: Isac Lidberg på lån till IF Brommapojkarna". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 25 February 2019.
  22. "Officiellt: Isac Lidberg klar för Gefle IF". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 28 February 2020.
  23. Isac Lidberg at Soccerway
  24. "Officiellt: Isac Lidberg flyttar till Go Ahead Eagles i sommar". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 1 May 2021.
  25. "Go Ahead Eagles trekt Zweedse spits Isac Lidberg aan". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 30 April 2021.
  26. "Go Ahead Eagles vs. Heerenveen – 13 August 2021 – Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  27. "Zweedse versterking: Isac Lidberg naar FC Utrecht" [Swedish reinforcement: Isac Lidberg to FC Utrecht] (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  28. "P18-trupp mot Ungern och Irland" (in Swedish). SvFF. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  29. "Landslagsdatabasen: Isac Lidberg" (in Swedish). SvFF. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  30. "Isac Lidberg - "Jag är en kraftfull forward"" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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