Mikael Dyrestam

Mikael Bertil Dyrestam (born 10 December 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Najran. Born in Sweden, he represents the Guinea national team.[2] He previously represented the Sweden national team before switching allegiance to Guinea.

Mikael Dyrestam
Dyrestam with IFK Göteborg in 2009
Personal information
Full name Mikael Bertil Dyrestam[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Najran
Number 26
Youth career
1999–2009 IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 IFK Göteborg 67 (2)
2014–2015 Aalesund 39 (0)
2016–2017 NEC 19 (0)
2017–2018 Kalmar FF 33 (1)
2019–2020 Xanthi 17 (0)
2020–2021 Sarpsborg 08 36 (2)
2022 Seraing 6 (0)
2022–2023 Al-Adalah 9 (0)
2023– Najran
International career‡
2008–2009 Sweden U19 5 (0)
2011 Sweden U21 6 (0)
2012 Sweden 2 (0)
2019– Guinea 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:06, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:06, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

He has formerly played for IFK Göteborg, Aalesunds FK, NEC, Kalmar FF and Xanthi.

Club career

Born in Gothenburg with Guinean roots, Dyrestam spent six years at IFK Göteborg, where he made 67 appearances. He left the club in the summer of 2013, after his contract had expired.[3] In February 2014, it was reported a move to Bolton Wanderers had fallen through and that he was close to signing for their Championship rivals Derby County.[3]

In March, Dyrestam moved to Norwegian side Aalesunds FK on a free transfer.[4] After a lengthy injury spell, he made his official debut for Aalesunds FK in a 3–0 win against Sandnes Ulf on 12 June 2014. On 16 January 2019, he signed a year-and-a-half contract with Greek Super League club for an undisclosed fee. [5]

On 20 June 2022, Dyrestam joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Adalah.[6]

On 28 January 2023, Dyrestam joined Saudi Arabian club Najran.[7]

Career statistics

International
As of matches played on 10 October 2020[8]
National team YearAppsGoals
Sweden 2012 2 0
Total 2 0
Guinea 201980
202010
Total90
Career total 11 0

Honours

IFK Göteborg

References
  1. "Guinea" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. "Mikael Dyrestam". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. "Swedish international defender Mikael Dyrestam could be on Derby County's radar". Derby Telegraph. 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. Iles, Marc (31 March 2014). "Former Bolton Wanderers target Mikael Dyrestam has joined Norway club". The Bolton News. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. "Αυτός είναι ο Dyrestam που έρχεται για την Ξάνθη". sportsup.gr. 16 January 2019.
  6. "العدالة يعزز دفاعه بـ ميكائيل دايريستام".
  7. "أنهت إدارة نادي #نجران إجراءات التعاقد مع المدافع السويدي "ميكائيل دايريستام".
  8. Mikael Dyrestam at National-Football-Teams.com
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