When Mix Diskerud took the field for Swedish side IFK Goteborg last weekend, it was the Norwegian-American's first competitive match for over eight months.

The 26-year-old has joined Goteborg on loan from Major League Soccer team New York City FC until Aug 27 in an attempt to get his career back on track.

After scoring New York City's first ever goal - against Orlando City in March 2015 - Diskerud was frozen out of the team after Patrick Vieira replaced Jason Kreis as head coach.

Following an appearance against New York Cosmos in the US Open Cup last June, Diskerud made the NYCFC bench just once, where he remained that day, for the rest of the MLS season.

For 19 of the final 20 games of the campaign he did not even make the match-day squad.

But having agreed to have NYCFC and MLS loan him out internationally, he has gone to Gothenburg to continue playing football.

He spoke to The Telegraph via email about his move to Sweden.