Miguel Sandberg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Filip Sandberg | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Karlbergs BK | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Segeltorps IF | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | FC Djursholm | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Västerås SK | 25 | (2) |
| 2022 | → IFK Eskilstuna (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Oskarshamns (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2024– | Karlbergs BK | 21 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018-2019 | Chinese Taipei U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2023– | Chinese Taipei | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 | |||
Miguel Filip Sandberg (Chinese: 岳明鋒 Yue Ming-feng; born 5 August 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder or striker for Karlbergs BK. Born in Sweden, he represents the Chinese Taipei national team.
Early life
[edit]Sandberg started playing senior club football at the age of fourteen.[1]
Youth career
[edit]As a youth player, Sandberg joined the youth academy of Swedish side Segeltorps IF, helping the youth team win the 2016 Sweden under-14 national cup.[2]
Senior club career
[edit]In 2022, Sandberg signed for Swedish side Västerås SK, where he suffered an injury.[3]
International career
[edit]Born in Sweden to a Swedish father and Taiwanese mother, Sandberg was eligible to represent either Sweden or Chinese Taipei.[4] He represented Chinese Taipei internationally at youth level at the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship, where he was the youngest player in the team.[5]
Sandberg made his senior team debut for Chinese Taipei on 8 September 2023, in a friendly match against Philippines.
On 18 November 2024, he scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Singapore.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Results | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2024 | Singapore National Stadium, Kallang Singapore |  Singapore
|
0–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
Style of play
[edit]Sandberg operates as a midfielder or striker and is known for his speed.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Sandberg is the son of Swedish sports director Karl Sandberg.[7] He has been nicknamed "Migge".[8]
References
[edit]- ^ ""Det kom som en chock"". vlt.se.
- ^ "Miguel Sandberg inför som startar imorgon". ungdomsfotboll.se.
- ^ "Miguel Sandberg väntas bli borta i en månad - "Han var chockad"". fotbolldirekt.se.
- ^ "Karl Sandberg─不只是星爸 - 足球". 運動視界 Sports Vision. 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Chinese Taipei's Sandberg living the dream". the-AFC.
- ^ "Miguel Sandberg - LTN Sports article".
- ^ "Sandberg ─ 不只是星爸". sportsv.net.
- ^ Tengström, Anders (20 July 2022). "Miguel Sandbergs tuffa straff i comebacken – kördes till akuten: "Aldrig haft så ont"". VSK Fotboll.
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Footballers from Stockholm
- Taiwanese men's footballers
- Chinese Taipei men's international footballers
- Swedish men's footballers
- Taiwanese people of Swedish descent
- Swedish people of Taiwanese descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football midfielders
- IFK Eskilstuna players
- Västerås SK Fotboll players
- Karlbergs BK players
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen