Sebastian Strandvall (born 16 September 1986) is a Finnish former professional

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, who played as a

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. A former senior international for

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eu-football.info he was best known for representing VPS, but also played in Iranian Persian Gulf Pro League and Austria.

Career

Strandvall left VPS at the end of the 2023 season and retired from playing, along with former VPS teammate

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. Strandvall has made 318 appearances in Finnish top-tier

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, scoring 56 goals.

Outside football

In 2023, Strandvall made many efforts to prevent the execution of his Iranian friend teammate in Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. team, Amir Reza Nasr Azadani who was part of

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Personal life

His brother Matias Strandvall is a cross-country skier at World Cup level, and his cousin Kevin Holmström is a member of music group KAJ.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Individual *

Player of the Month: May 2009 * Veikkausliiga Team of the Year:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strandvall, Sebastian 1986 births Living people Swedish-speaking Finns Footballers from Vaasa Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Finland men's international footballers Finland men's B international footballers Veikkausliiga players Ykkönen players Kakkonen players 2. Liga (Austria) players Persian Gulf Pro League players Vasa IFK players FC Haka players IFK Mariehamn players Vaasan Palloseura players SC Austria Lustenau players Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Iran