Simon Skrabb

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Simon Skrabb
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Skrabb with Finland U-21 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Simon Ivar Alexander Skrabb
Date of birth (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Jakobstad, Finland
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kalmar
Number 11
Youth career
2001–2011 Jaro [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2017 Jaro 62 (4)
2014–2015 → Åtvidaberg (loan) 46 (4)
2016 → Gefle (loan) 28 (7)
2017–2020 IFK Norrköping 71 (12)
2020–2021 Brescia 20 (0)
2022– Kalmar 61 (13)
International career‡
2010 Finland U-15 4 (0)
2010–2011 Finland U-16 11 (2)
2012 Finland U-17 2 (1)
2012–2013 Finland U-18 10 (1)
2014 Finland U-20 2 (1)
2014–2016 Finland U-21 16 (1)
2016– Finland 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019

Simon Skrabb (born 19 January 1995) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Swedish Allsvenskan side Kalmar FF.

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Club career

Jaro

On 12 May 2011, he became the youngest player to score a goal in a Veikkausliiga match. [2]

Skrabb is also noted for having scored a scorpion kick in an away match against Gefle IF while playing for Åtvidaberg in the 2015 Allsvenskan. [3] In spite of this, Skrabb's team were relegated from the Swedish top flight at the end of the season after finishing bottom of the table.

IFK Norrköping

On 9 December 2016 it was reported that Skrabb had signed a four-year contract with IFK Norrköping. [4]

Brescia

On 13 January 2020, he signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Italian club Brescia, [5] for a transfer fee of €2.8 million plus bonuses. [6] His time with Brescia was plagued by multiple consecutive injuries. The team was also coached by six different head coaches during 18 months span due to a turmoil in the club, and eventually his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 22 October 2021. [7] Skrabb played only 21 games with Brescia.

Kalmar

On 26 January 2022, Skrabb signed with Kalmar FF in Sweden for the 2022 season. [8] During the 2023 season, Skrabb occasionally wore the captain's armband with Kalmar. He finished the 2023 season scoring 9 goals and giving 8 assists in 30 Allsvenskan matches.

On 17 February 2024, Skrabb was officially named the captain of Kalmar FF for the 2024 season. [9]

International career

He made his debut for the Finland national team on 10 January 2016 in a friendly match in Abu Dhabi against Sweden, entering the game as a substitute for Roope Riski. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 April 2024 [11] [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FF Jaro 2011 Veikkausliiga 2520010—262
2012 Veikkausliiga2801062—352
2013 Veikkausliiga921041—143
Total6242011300757
Åtvidaberg (loan) 2014 Allsvenskan 18040——220
2015 Allsvenskan28440——294
Total464500000514
Gefle (loan) 2016 Allsvenskan28731——318
Norrköping 2017 Allsvenskan14141—4 [lower-alpha 1] 1223
2018 Allsvenskan29700——297
2019 Allsvenskan28410—6 [lower-alpha 1] 0354
Total711251001018614
Brescia 2019–20 Serie A 10000——100
2020–21 Serie B 10010——110
Total200100000210
Kalmar 2022 Allsvenskan27330——303
2023 Allsvenskan30941—2 [lower-alpha 2] 03610
2024 Allsvenskan4130——71
Total611310100207314
Career total2894021311312133347

International

As of match played 18 November 2019 [13]
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
TeamYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Finland 2016001010
20172 [lower-alpha 3] 03050
20181 [lower-alpha 4] 02030
20193 [lower-alpha 5] 02050
Total6080140

Notes

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Simon Skrabbille monivuotinen sopimus Jaron kanssa Archived 2013-02-05 at archive.today
  2. ↑ Skrabb kautta aikojen nuorin maalintekijä Veikkausliigassa Archived 2015-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ O'Leary, Conor (1 November 2015). "Your Thunderbastard Goal Of The Year Is A Better Scorpion Kick Than Higuita". Archived from the original on 17 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Scorpion-Skrabb klar för Peking" [Scorpion-Skrabb ready for Peking] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Brescia Calcio ingaggia Simon Skrabb" (Press release) (in Italian). Brescia. 13 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Brescia strike Skrabb deal" (Press release) (in Italian). football-italia. 3 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Expressen: Simon Skrabb kertoi, mitä Italiassa todella tapahtui - katkaisi välit joukkuekaveriinsa: "En ole puhunut hänelle, enkä aio puhua jatkossakaan"" (Press release) (in Finnish). Suomifutis.com. 19 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "VÄLKOMMEN TILL KALMAR FF, SIMON SKRABB!" (Press release) (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  9. ↑ SIMON SKRABB BLIR LAGKAPTEN I KALMAR FF, kalmarff.se, 17 February 2024
  10. ↑ "Skrabb får landslagsdebutera i Abu Dhabi" [Skrabb will make his national team debut in Abu Dhabi] (in Swedish). Yle. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Simon Skrabb » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "FF Jaro |".
  13. ↑ "Simon Skrabb". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Klart: Gjorde årets mål - nu är Skrabb klar för Gefle" [Made this year's goal - now Skrabb is ready for Gefle] (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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