Mathias Ranégie (Swedish: [maˈtîːas raˈněːɡɪ]; born 14 June 1984) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Mathias Ranégie
Ranégie playing for Malmö FF in 2011
Personal information
Full name Mathias Ranégie[1]
Date of birth (1984-06-14) 14 June 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Göteborgs FF
Masthuggets BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Levallois SC
2005 Majornas IK
2006 Lärje-Angereds IF 19 (25)
2007–2008 IFK Göteborg 14 (1)
2008Go Ahead Eagles (loan) 5 (1)
2009–2011 BK Häcken 81 (36)
2011–2012 Malmö FF 26 (13)
2012–2014 Udinese 24 (1)
2014–2017 Watford 10 (4)
2014Millwall (loan) 7 (0)
2015Dalian Aerbin (loan) 28 (11)
2016Djurgårdens IF (loan) 25 (6)
2017Udinese (loan) 0 (0)
2017 BK Häcken 10 (1)
2018–2020 Syrianska FC 23 (15)
Total 272 (114)
International career
2010–2013 Sweden 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Early career edit

He started his career in Masthuggets BK, but left Sweden to be with his Guadeloupean father in Paris,[2] France, he then started to play for Levallois SC in Championnat de France amateur.[3] He then returned to Sweden and Gothenburg and played for Majorna BK for one year before they expend their senior team, he then moved to Lärje-Angereds IF where IFK Göteborg got interested in him and signed him prior to the 2007 season, however due to poor performance he only played 14 games and was in the autumn of 2008 loaned out to Go Ahead Eagles in the Dutch Eerste Divisie, yet a continuing injury made the Dutch club break the loan contract ahead of time.[4]

Häcken edit

In 2009, he signed for IFK Göteborg's local rivals and newly promoted BK Häcken.[5] His first season for his new club proved to be a success as he played 29 games (25 from start) and scored six goals during the team's successful campaign ending at an impressive fifth place in Allsvenskan.[6] Following his successful 2009 season he was hailed by many as a future star and a possible candidate for the top scorer title in Allsvenskan 2010.[7][8][9]

During the season 2011, it became apparent that Ranégie had improved since his season of 2010 when he scored 12 goals in 30 games. He immediately took a place as the topscorer in Allsvenskan 2011 and when he left the club he had scored 18 goals in 22 games.

Malmö FF edit

On 30 August 2011 Ranégie signed with Swedish champions Malmö FF. The transfer sum was one of the highest ever paid between two Swedish clubs. Ranégie made his debut against Gefle IF on 8 September 2011[10] and scored his first goal against Halmstads BK on 21 September 2011.[11] On 25 September 2011, Ranégie sealed the championship win for Helsingborgs IF of the 2011 season by scoring the 1–1 tying goal against AIK who were the only championship competitors to Helsingborgs IF at that time.[12] In total Ranégie played seven matches and scored three goals for his first season at Malmö FF.

Udinese edit

On the last day of the transfer window, in August 2012, Ranégie transferred to Serie A club Udinese on a five-year contract.[13] Mathias scored his first goal for Udinese on 24 September, a header against Milan in a 2–1 victory.

Watford edit

On 3 January 2014, Ranégie joined Watford from Udinese on a deal until 2017.[14] Ranégie finally made his full Watford debut against Yeovil Town on 18 February 2014.[15] Ranégie opened his Watford account on his home debut, scoring twice in a 4–0 win over Blackpool on 1 March 2014.[16] He left Watford at the end of the 2016–17 season.[17]

Loan to Millwall edit

After falling down the pecking order at Watford, Ranégie moved on loan to fellow Championship side Millwall on 28 August 2014, until 1 January 2015. He made his debut two days later as a substitute against Blackpool on 30 August 2014.[18]

Loan to Dalian Aerbin edit

On 28 January 2015, Ranégie moved on loan to China League One side Dalian Aerbin, until 31 December 2015.[19] Upon his return to Watford, Ranégie was informed that he was free to leave the club.[20]

Loan to Djurgården edit

In February 2016, Ranégie joined Allsvenskan side Djurgården on a one-season loan.[21] He played 24 league games throughout the campaign, scoring six goals.[6]

Later career edit

Ranégie was released by Watford upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the 2016-17 season, having not played competitively for the now-Premier League side since 2014. On 11 August 2017, he returned to former club BK Häcken, six years after initially leaving.[22] Ranégie played 10 games for the club, scoring once, before leaving on a free transfer in November 2017.[6]

International career edit

Following his performance during the 2009 season he was called up by the Sweden national team's coach Erik Hamrén for the 2010 January tour on the Arabian Peninsula. The squad selection for the camp traditionally feature the best Swedish players in domestic and other Scandinavian leagues.[23] He was once again selected for 2012 tour but withdrew due to personal reasons.[24]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 6 November 2016[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lärje-Angereds IF 2006 Division 2 22 25 22 25
IFK Göteborg 2007 Allsvenskan 5 0 0 0 5 0
2008 Allsvenskan 9 1 0 0 9 1
Total 14 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
Go Ahead Eagles 2008–09 Eerste Divisie 5 1 0 0 5 1
BK Häcken 2009 Allsvenskan 29 6 0 0 29 6
2010 Allsvenskan 30 12 1 0 31 12
2011 Allsvenskan 22 18 1 0 5 2 28 20
Total 81 36 2 0 5 2 88 38
Malmö FF 2011 Allsvenskan 7 3 0 0 6 2 13 5
2012 Allsvenskan 19 10 1 2 20 12
Total 26 13 1 2 6 2 33 17
Udinese 2012–13 Serie A 20 1 0 0 0 0 20 1
2013–14 Serie A 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 24 1 0 0 0 0 24 1
Watford 2013–14 Championship 10 4 0 0 0 0 10 4
2014–15 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 10 4 0 0 0 0 10 4
Millwall (loan) 2014–15 Championship 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Dalian Aerbin (loan) 2015 China League One 28 11 0 0 - 28 11
Djurgårdens IF (loan) 2016 Allsvenskan 25 6 25 6
Career total 242 98 3 2 11 4 256 104

International edit

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2010 2 1
2011 0 0
2012 2 0
2013 1 0
Total 5 1
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Ranégie goal.
International goal scored by Mathias Ranégie
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 January 2010 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus   Syria 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Honours edit

IFK Göteborg

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 35. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Ur nya Offside: Mathias Ranégie om den tunga tiden med droger och brottslighet" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen.se. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Skyttekungen jagas av Blåvitt" (in Swedish). GT.se. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Go Ahead Eagles bryter med Ranégie" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen.se. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Ranégie klar för Häcken" (in Swedish). svd.se. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  6. ^ a b c "Statistik – Mathias Ranégie" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll.se. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Mathias Ranégie stannar till 2014" (in Swedish). Svenskafans.se. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Tränarna säger sitt: Han vinner skytteligan" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen.se. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  9. ^ "12 mars – det är då det händer" (in Swedish). blogg.aftonbladet.se. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  10. ^ "Ranegie till Malmö för rekordbelopp" (in Swedish). bkhacken.se. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  11. ^ "Ranégie spräckte sin nolla i Malmö" (in Swedish). matchdax.se. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  12. ^ Malin Wahlberg (25 September 2011). "Ranégie sköt guldet till HIF". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  13. ^ "Ranégie till Udinese". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  14. ^ Club Journalist. "OFFICIAL: Ranegie & Merkel Sign". Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Yeovil Town 0-0 Watford". BBC Sport.
  16. ^ "Watford 4-0 Blackpool". BBC Sport.
  17. ^ "Confirmed Retained List". Watford FC. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Millwall 2-1 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  19. ^ 阿尔滨宣布签约瑞典国脚 at sports.sohu.com 28 January 2015 Retrieved 29 January 2015
  20. ^ "Ranegie is free to leave Watford this month". Watford Observer.
  21. ^ "DIF Fotboll - Mathias Ranégie klar för Djurgården - DIF Fotboll". DIF Fotboll.
  22. ^ "Microsoft Office 2007 Product Key Professional Edition". Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Herr: Trupp till januariturnén" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  24. ^ "Landslaget blir himmelsblågult: "Vi är stolta"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  25. ^ "Mathias Ranegie". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  26. ^ a b "Mathias Ranégie - ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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