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| Full name | Marcus Berg | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | striker | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | FC Groningen | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 Dec 2007 | |||
Marcus Berg (born 17 August, 1986 in Torsby) is a Swedish football striker who currently represents FC Groningen. He is nicknamed Svarte-Marcus due to scoring a lot of goals in the junior teams, in reference to Filip 'Svarte-Filip' Johansson.
Early Career
Marcus started to play for a local club Torsby IF in 2002. After that, he moved to IFK Göteborg in 2003. After spending two years in the youth team, in the season 2005, he was promoted to the regular squad and played for IFK Göteborg in the Allsvenskan. During the time playing for IFK Göteborg, Marcus played alongside with his older brother, Jonatan Berg, a Swedish football midfielder.
In 2007, Marcus Berg did a attracting performance. He kept a high scoring efficicency in the league matches. This drew the attention of the clubs from the other European countries.
Moving to FC Groningen
Marcus played for IFK Göteborg until the 2007 summer. On the 10th of August 2007, it was announced that Dutch side FC Groningen would be signing Marcus Berg for a reported £2,500,000 to replace the departing AFC Ajax-bound Luis Suárez. The 5-0 away victory over Kalmar FF where Berg scored, was his last for the club because of his suspension for the game against Djurgården. He received a standing ovation upon leaving the field. Even though he left Göteborg in the middle of the Swedish football season, with only 17 out of 26 games played, he still became Allsvenskan's top scorer with 14 goals. Göteborg won the league that season.
Career table
| Club | Season | Dom. league | Dom. cup | Int. cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| IFK Velen | –2002 | Youth football | |||||||||
| Total | –2002 | Youth football | |||||||||
| IFK Göteborg | 2003–04 | Youth football | |||||||||
| Total | 2003–04 | Youth football | |||||||||
| IFK Göteborg | 2005 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 8 |
| 2006 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 44 | 11 | |
| 2007 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 19 | |
| Total | 2005–07 | 53 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 7 | 97 | 38 |
| FC Groningen | 2007–08 | ||||||||||
| Total | 2007–08 | ||||||||||
| Career totals | 2005–07 | 53 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 7 | 97 | 38 |
| Preceded byAri da Silva Ferreira | Allsvenskan top scorer 2007 |
Succeeded by |
| FC Groningen – current squad | |
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Notes
- Royal League (2 matches, 0 goals) and UEFA Intertoto Cup (6 matches, 4 goals).
- Royal League (4 matches, 1 goal) and UEFA Cup (2 matches, 0 goals).