Mikael Bertil Dyrestam (born 10 December 1991) is a Guinean professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

for

Superettan Superettan (; ) is an association football league and the second highest league in the Swedish football league system, league system of Swedish football, Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and rel ...

club

Örgryte IS Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. ...

Career

Born in

Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...

with Guinean roots, Dyrestam spent six years at

IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or Blåvitt, is a Swedish professional Football team, football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it ...

, where he made 67 appearances. He left the club in the summer of 2013, after his contract had expired. In February 2014, it was reported a move to

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...

had fallen through and that he was close to signing for their Championship rivals

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

. In March, Dyrestam moved to Norwegian side

Aalesunds FK Aalesunds Fotballklubb, commonly known as Aalesund or AaFK, is a Norwegian professional association football, football club from the town of Ålesund (town), Ålesund, that competes in the Norwegian first division, the second tier of the Norwegi ...

on a free transfer. After a lengthy injury spell, he made his official debut for Aalesunds FK in a 3–0 win against

Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in the 2. divisjon, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Øster Hus Arena. The cl ...

on 12 June 2014. On 16 January 2019, he signed a year-and-a-half contract with Greek

Super League Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europe Ltd.) is a professional rugby league competition, and the highest level of the British rugby league system, which consists of twelve t ...

club

Xanthi Xanthi is a city in the region of Western Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi regional unit of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Amphitheatrically built on the foot of Rhodope mountain chain, the city is divided ...

for an undisclosed fee. On 20 June 2022, Dyrestam signed for

Saudi Pro League The Saudi Pro League (SPL), also known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Saudi Arabia and the highest level of the Saudi football league system. The SPL is regarded as th ...

club Al-Adalah. On 28 January 2023, Dyrestam joined Saudi First Division League side

Najran Najran ( '), is a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia. It is the capital of Najran Province. Today, the city of Najran is one of the fastest-growing cities in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As of the 2022 census, the city population was 381,431, wi ...

. On 2 October 2023, Dyrestam returned to Greece, signing for Super League club

Volos Volos (; ) is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about north of Athens and south of Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia (regional unit), Magnesia regional unit of the Thessaly Region. Volos ...

Career statistics

International

Honours

IFK Göteborg *

Svenska Cupen Svenska cupen (, ), also known as the Swedish Cup in English, is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. ''Svenska cupen'' usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dyrestam, Mikael 1991 births Living people Guinean men's footballers Swedish men's footballers Footballers from Gothenburg Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders Dual internationalists (men's football) Guinea men's international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players IFK Göteborg players Kalmar FF players Aalesunds FK players NEC Nijmegen players Xanthi F.C. players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Al-Adalah FC players Najran SC players Volos F.C. players Allsvenskan players Eliteserien players Eredivisie players Super League Greece players Saudi Pro League players Saudi First Division League players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands 21st-century Swedish sportsmen