stɹˈɛlɚ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn bˈɑːzəl ænd bɪɡˈæn hɪz jˈuːθ fˈʊtbɔːl wɪð lˈoʊkəl klˈʌb ˌɛfsˈiː ˈiːʃ, kˈʌmɪŋ θɹuː ðə ɹˈæŋks bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
Streller was born in Basel and began his youth football with local club FC Aesch, coming through the ranks between 1988 and 1997.