Jeremiah Streng (born 8 November 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Veikkausliiga club SJK. Born in Vaasa, Streng is a Swedish-speaking Finn.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Jeremiah Kristoffersson Streng | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Vaasa, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | VIFK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | VIFK | 30 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | SJK II | 33 | (21) |
| 2019– | SJK | 58 | (9) |
| 2021 | → HIFK (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Jaro (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Forward Madison (loan) | 30 | (7) |
| 2024 | → Ascoli (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Finland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021 | Finland U20 | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024 | |||
Club career
editStreng played in the youth sector of local club VIFK, before debuting with the first team in 2017.[2]
SJK and loans
editIn the early 2019, he moved to Seinäjoki and joined SJK in Veikkausliiga.[3] He was registered to the first team, but he additionally featured for the club's reserve team SJK Akatemia.
On 4 February 2021, Streng extended his contract with SJK,[4] and was immediately thereafter loaned out to Veikkausliiga club HIFK.[5][6] On 25 July 2021, he joined Ykkönen side FF Jaro on loan for the rest of the season.[7]
On 17 March 2022, Streng joined Forward Madison in USL League One on a season-long loan.[8]
In the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, Streng made a breakthrough in Finnish top-tier with SJK, scoring seven goals in 27 appearances in the league.[3]
On 16 January 2024, Streng was loaned out to Italian Serie B club Ascoli until the end of 2023–24 season, with a deal including an option-to-buy.[9][10] Additionally, Streng extended his contract with SJK until the end of 2025.[11] Streng returned to SJK after his loan deal expired in the summer.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of 2 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vasa IFK | 2017 | Kakkonen | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | Kakkonen | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| Total | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||||
| SJK Akatemia | 2019 | Kakkonen | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | |||
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | 21 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 21 | — | — | — | 33 | 21 | |||||
| SJK | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 34 | 9 | ||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 58 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 65 | 14 | |||
| HIFK (loan) | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Jaro (loan) | 2021 | Ykkönen | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| Forward Madison (loan) | 2022 | USL League One | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||
| Ascoli (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 174 | 49 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 61 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
References
edit- ^ "Jeremiah Streng" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ SJK:n nuori VIFK-kasvatti siirtyy Italiaan – "Luo lisää uskoa valitsemamme strategian toimivuuteen", Ilkka-Pohjalainen, 16 January 2024
- ^ a b Jeremiah Streng, 21, otti viime vuonna äkkilähdön Yhdysvaltoihin – yksi asia häkellytti rapakon takana, Ilta-Sanomat, 29 July 2023
- ^ Jeremiah Streng uuteen pitkään sopimukseen, sjk.fi, 4 February 2021
- ^ TIEDOTE: Jeremiah Streng lainalle HIFK:hon, hifkfotboll.fi, 4 February 2021
- ^ Intervju med Jeremiah Streng, hifkfotboll.fi, 14 March 2021
- ^ JEREMIAH STRENG JARON HYÖKKÄYKSEEN, ffjaro.fi, 25 July 2021
- ^ "Forward Madison FC Signs Season-Long Loan For Finnish Forward Jeremiah Streng" (Press release). Forward Madison. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Ascoli, è Jeremiah Streng il nuovo attaccante, calcioascoli.it, 16 January 2024
- ^ #CALCIOMERCATO: UFFICIALE L’ARRIVO DI JEREMIAH STRENG, ascolicalcio1898.it, 16 January 2024
- ^ Streng siirtyy lainalle Italiaan, sjk.fi, 16 January 2024
- ^ Jeremiah Streng Ascolista takaisin Kerhoon, sjk.fi, 5 June 2024
External links
edit- Jeremiah Streng at Soccerway
- Jeremiah Streng stats at Finnish FA