Buster Valdemar Vitalis Sjöberg (born April 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Whitecaps FC 2 in the MLS Next Pro. He played college soccer for Syracuse University.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 April 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Uppsala, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender (Center-Back) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
| Number | 53 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | IK Sirius | ||
| 2018–2019 | Gamla Upsala SK | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Wofford Terriers | 26 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Syracuse Orange | 55 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Gamla Upsala SK | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | South Carolina United | 7 | (1) |
| 2022 | One Knoxville | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | Whitecaps FC 2 | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2023 | |||
Playing career edit
Sjöberg was born to Kjell and Katarina Sjoberg in Uppsala, Sweden and attended Celsiusskolan school.[3] He played for IK Sirius's youth teams and Gamla Upsala SK.[4]
College edit
During his freshman year in 2019, Sjöberg played for Wofford College and started in all 26 of his appearances.[3] After two season he transferred to Syracuse and across two seasons with the Orange, Sjöberg started in 34 games out of 36 total appearances.
At the end of the 2022 season, he was part of the 2022 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team that won NCAA National Championship.[2]
Semi-pro clubs edit
Sjöberg played for SC United Bantams of USL League Two in 2021 and One Knoxville SC in 2022, winning the Southern Division with both teams.[1][5][6]
Vancouver Whitecaps FC edit
Sjöberg was selected by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC as the 71st overall pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft.[1]
Honours edit
Syracuse University
- Atlantic Division regular season: 2022
- ACC men's soccer tournament: 2022[7]
- NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament: 2022[8]
Individual
- 2023: ACC Championship all tournament team
- 2022: Academic All-District Team[2]
- 2022: All-ACC Academic Team[2]
- 2021: All-ACC Academic Team[2]
- 2020: Southern Conference All-Academic Team, All-Southern Conference First Team, Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll[3]
- 2019: Southern Conference All-Freshman Team and All-Southern Conference Second Team, Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Whitecaps FC select centre back Buster Sjöberg 71st overall in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". Vancouver Whitecaps (Press release). December 21, 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Buster Sjoberg – Men's Soccer". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Buster Sjoberg - Men's Soccer". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Billengren, Ludwig (December 22, 2022). "Buster Sjöberg draftad av Vancouver Whitecaps i natt". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "24 USL League Two players set to compete in College Cup Final". USL League Two. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Morgan-Rumsey, Camruinn (December 22, 2022). "Five One Knoxville SC players selected in MLS Draft". WVLT-TV. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Syracuse Downs Clemson, 2–0, to Win 2022 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". The ACC. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "Syracuse Wins 2022 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.