Marcus Berg
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Berg with Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bengt Erik Markus Berg | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Torsby, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Göteborg (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1998 | IFK Velen | ||
| 1998–2000 | Torsby IF | ||
| 2003–2004 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Torsby IF | 24 | |
| 2005–2007 | IFK Göteborg | 53 | (21) |
| 2007–2009 | Groningen | 56 | (32) |
| 2009–2013 | Hamburger SV | 54 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | → PSV (loan) | 25 | (8) |
| 2013–2017 | Panathinaikos | 115 | (73) |
| 2017–2019 | Al Ain | 41 | (35) |
| 2019–2021 | Krasnodar | 44 | (18) |
| 2021–2023 | IFK Göteborg | 65 | (30) |
| Total | 477 | (222) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | Sweden U21 | 19 | (8) |
| 2008–2021 | Sweden | 90 | (24) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2025– | IFK Göteborg (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bengt Erik Markus Berg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmǎrːkɵs ˈbærj]; born 17 August 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently the assistant coach of Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.
Beginning his footballing career in Sweden with IFK Göteborg in the early 2000s, Berg went on to play for several clubs across various countries, including Panathinaikos in Greece, PSV and Groningen in the Netherlands, Hamburger SV in Germany, Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates, and Krasnodar in Russia before returning to Sweden to join boyhood club IFK Göteborg in 2021.
A full international from 2008 to 2021, Berg won 90 caps and scored 24 total goals for the Sweden national team. He represented his country at the UEFA Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2020, before retiring from international football inherently in July 2021.