Marcus Berg Biography, Panathinaikos, Fifa 17, PSV, And Hamburg SV

Marcus Berg Biography

Bengt Erik Markus Berg  born on 17th August 1986 is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Al Ain and the Sweden national team. In Sweden, he is nicknamed Svarte-Marcus (“Black Marcus”) due to scoring a lot of goals in the junior teams, in reference to Filip “Svarte-Filip” Johansson.

Berg is renowned for his heading ability, first touches, and being able to shoot and pass with both his right and left foot. He is also known for his tactical dribbles and scoring from unusual angles. Berg scored 15 goals in his first season in the Eredivisie, having only played 25 matches due to having a back-strain injury.

In his second season for Groningen, he scored 13 goals in the first 15 matches and was by then the second highest goalscorer in the league. He also showed his scoring ability in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, which he scored a record-breaking seven goals in four matches. His excellent performance earned him the player of the tournament award.

Marcus Berg Panathinaikos

On 4 July 2013, it was revealed that Berg had travelled to Athens in order to sign with Panathinaikos. On 8 July 2013, Panathinaikos announced that Berg had signed a four-year contract with the club. On 18 August 2013, in his debut appearance, Berg scored his first goal with Panathinaikos, as his team won the game against Panetolikos.

On the first derby of the year against PAOK, Berg scored Panathinaikos’ goal and lost a penalty, as his team lost with a score of 2–1. On 2 March 2014, Berg was the MVP in the 3–0 away victory against Olympiacos with one goal and one assist for Danijel Pranjić. This was the biggest away victory in the history of the Eternal Rivals. The following week, he scored a hat-trick when Panathinaikos defeated Aris 4–1 at home.

On 26 April 2014, in the Greek Cup final against rivals PAOK, Berg scored a hat-trick to lead Panathinaikos to a 4–1 victory, who won the Greek Cup as they had done in 2010. On 11 January 2015, Berg scored his second hat-trick in a 5–0 home win against Ergotelis in the Superleague Greece.

On 26 January 2015, he signed a one-year extension contract, until 2018. On 8 March, in a Panathinaikos–PAOK derby, Berg scored his third hat-trick in a 4–3 home win. On 30 March 2015, after two-and-a-half years, Berg scored his seventh international goal on friendly match against Iran.

On 31 August 2015, Panathinaikos rivals PAOK offered to €2 million for Berg, but the “Greens” turned it down. Additionally, Marseille tried to complete a move for the Swedish striker on the deadline date, however, they were put off by Panathinaikos’s price tag.

On 6 September 2016, Berg stepped into retired Sweden national team captain Zlatan Ibrahimović’s vacant boots to open the scoring in Stockholm just two minutes before the break against Netherlands, as he capitalised on Kevin Strootman’s defensive mishap to smash in from outside the box into the top left corner.

On 18 September 2016, he was the scorer of two goals, helping the club to achieve a 4–0 home win against PAS Giannina. It was his first goals for the 2016–17 season. On 23 September 2016, Berg extended his three-year contract for an annual fee of €1.1 million and with a €10 million release clause. Panathinaikos has 55% of Berg’s rights, Hamburger SV has 35% and the rest 10% belongs to the player.

On 19 January, was the scorer of two goals, helping the club, to achieve a 2–1 home win against Platanias, helping the club climbing in the third place of Superleague. On 30 January 2017, Panathinaikos announced the agreement for the extension of Berg’s contract till the summer of 2019. On 12 February 2017, he was the scorer of three goals in a Superleague 4–0 home win against Panetolikos. He was named MVP of the match.

On 4 March 2017, with Swedish international striker grabbing a hat-trick (pen. 18′, pen. 39′, 41′), Panathinaikos won 5–0 against struggling Veria. He became the leading scorer of Superleague so far and named MVP of the march. On 11 March 2017, Panathinaikos striker scored his 24th goal into the season breaking his own record since he joined the Greens.

The Swedish striker continues to be in great form as he scored once again in Panathinaikos’s 1–1 Superleague draw with Iraklis. On 19 March 2017, Berg scored for the third time in his “green” career in the derby against Olympiacos in Panathinaikos’s win with 1–0 at home. Berg scored twice on 2 April 2017 against AEK Athens in the away win 2–3 in the Athens derby.

On 6 April 2017, Panathinaikos won 1–0 Panionios at Leoforos Stadium, thanks to a penalty kick by Berg.It was the fifth consecutive game that the Swedish international scored. On 30 April 2017, he scored his last goal for the season, in a 2–0 home win against AEL gaining the title of the 2016–17 League top scorer for first time in his Greek career.

n 20 June 2017, the Administration of Panathinaikos rejected the first offer of Al Ain FC (€2.5–3 million) about the purchase of experienced Swedish striker. The Greens are holding the 55% of the rights of 31-year-old international (his former team, Hamburger SV, have the other 35%), whose current contract expires in the summer of 2019, with a buy-out clause of €5.2 million, but the negotiations with the UAE club are expected to be continued, while Berg has already agreed to sign a two(plus one) years’ season contract with Al Ain, with an annual salary of €3 million after taxes.

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Attacking

56 Crossing
82 Finishing
77 Heading Accuracy
72 Short Passing
74 Volleys

Skill

72 Dribbling
66 Curve
47 FK Accuracy
51 Long Passing
77 Ball Control

Movement

74 Acceleration
75 Sprint Speed
71 Agility
75 Reactions
71 Balance

Power

79 Shot Power
74 Jumping
69 Stamina
76 Strength
74 Long Shots

Mentality

61 Aggression
28 Interceptions
83 Positioning
66 Vision
70 Penalties
75 Composure

Defending

12 Marking
33 Standing Tackle
25 Sliding Tackle

Goalkeeping

10 GK Diving
7 GK Handling
12 GK Kicking
8 GK Positioning
14 GK Reflexes

Traits

Tries To Beat Defensive Line
Backs Into Player

Marcus Berg PSV

On 17 July 2010, PSV and Hamburger SV agreed to a loan deal, with the result that Berg played for PSV the 2010–11 season.

Marcus Berg HSV

On 17 July 2009, German Bundesliga side Hamburger SV confirmed that Berg had signed a five-year contract with the club. The official FC Groningen website mentioned it was a record fee paid for a Groningen player. Dagblad van het Noorden, a Dutch newspaper, stated that Berg swapped clubs for €10.5 million.

The contract also mentioned that a friendly match will be played between Groningen and Hamburg in the summer of 2010 or 2011 in the Euroborg, the main stadium of Groningen. Although initially the fee of €9.5 million was too high for Hamburg, Berg’s desire of moving to the Bundesliga persuaded Groningen to complete the transfer.

In his first Bundesliga game for Hamburg, playing at home against Borussia Dortmund, Berg scored his first goal for the club in the 72nd minute, just 182 seconds after coming off the bench, a record in the club’s history.

Despite the promising start, his debut season in the Bundesliga would not become a success, with Berg only scoring three additional goals in 30 appearances. After returning from his loan spell at PSV, Berg only made 13 appearances the 2011–12 Bundesliga due to injuries and continued lack of form, scoring once.

On 9 November 2012, Hamburger SV athletic supervisor Frank Arnesen stated that the club had to sell five players to raise funds after having invested heavily in new players in the previous summer, including Dutch star Rafael van der Vaart; one of these five players was said to be Berg. After these news, Berg was linked with a return to his former club IFK Göteborg.

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