Alexander Farnerud

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Alexander Farnerud
Farnerud in a friendly game with Stuttgart
Personal information
Full name Alexander Farnerud
Date of birth (1984-05-01) 1 May 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Landskrona, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Häcken
Number 9
Youth career
1997–2001 Landskrona BoIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Landskrona BoIS 75 (13)
2004–2006 Strasbourg 81 (6)
2006–2008 VfB Stuttgart 20 (0)
2006–2008 VfB Stuttgart II 4 (1)
2008–2011 Brøndby IF 73 (18)
2011–2013 Young Boys 82 (16)
2013–2016 Torino 50 (5)
2016– Häcken 6 (2)
International career‡
1999–2001 Sweden U16 21 (9)
2001–2002 Sweden U19 6 (3)
2002–2006 Sweden U21 36 (12)
2003– Sweden 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2010

Alexander Farnerud (born 1 May 1984) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for BK Häcken as a midfielder.

Club career

Landskrona / Strasbourg

Born in Landskrona,[1] Farnerud made his professional debuts for Landskrona BoIS, scoring in one of his first Allsvenskan matches, a 2–1 home win against reigning champions Hammarby.[2]

On 15 November 2003, he was bought by France's Strasbourg,[3] being an automatic first-choice in his two-and-a-half-year spell. In his first and third seasons in Ligue 1, Farnerud played alongside older brother Pontus who was first loaned by AS Monaco, then acquired.[4]

Stuttgart / Brøndby

Upon Strasbourg's 2006 relegation, Farnerud moved to VfB Stuttgart in Germany, on a four-year deal.[5] He was used sporadically during the course of two Bundesliga campaigns, appearing nine times for the 2007 champions.

On 8 July 2008, Farnerud signed with Brøndby.[6]

Young Boys

On 18 January 2011, Farnerud changed clubs and countries again, joining Young Boys from Switzerland for an undisclosed fee until 2014.[7] On 5 February he made his Super League debut, against Bellinzona, and in the next game he scored twice in a 4–2 win over Zürich.

Torino

On 18 June 2013, Farnerud was signed by Italian side Torino for €1.8 million on a three-year contract.[8][9] He made his official debut on 17 August 2013, in a Coppa Italia against contest Pescara which ended in a 1–2 loss. On 20 October he scored his first goal in Serie A, opening the scoreline in an eventual 3–3 home draw against Inter Milan.

After a difficult start to the season, in which he was often benched, Farnerud became a regular and consistent performer for Toro,[10] netting again in the 14th round against Genoa and two days later against Udinese.[11]

International career

After appearing for all the Swedish national youth teams, Farnerud became a permanent fixture in the under-21s, with whom he participated in the 2004 UEFA European Championship. He gained his first cap for the full side on 16 February 2003 at age 18, in a King's Cup fixture against Qatar; four days later, in the same competition, he scored his first goal to help to a 2–0 win over Thailand.[12]

On 21 March 2015, after more than five years of absence, Farnerud was called my manager Erik Hamrén for a Euro 2016 qualifier against Moldova and a friendly with Iran.[13]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 February 2003 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 0–3 1–4 2003 King's Cup
2. 28 January 2009 O.co Coliseum, Oakland, United States  Mexico 0–1 0–1 Friendly

Personal life

Farnerud's older brother, Pontus, was also a footballer. He too was a midfielder and a Swedish international.[14][15]

Honours

Club

Stuttgart[16]
Strasbourg

International

Sweden

References

  1. ^ "Farnerud, Alexander" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Sweden round-up: Landskrona stun champions". UEFA.com. 4 July 2002. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Strasbourg swoop for Farnerud". UEFA.com. 15 November 2003. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Strasbourg secure second Farnerud". UEFA.com. 16 June 2005. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Stuttgart snap up Farnerud". UEFA.com. 29 May 2006. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Stefan Coerts (8 July 2008). "Officielt: Alexander Farnerud til Brøndby" (in Danish). Bold. Retrieved 8 July 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Farnerud klar för Young Boys" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Carminati, Nadia (19 June 2013). "Serie A side Torino announced signing of Alexander Farnerud from Young Boys". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Toro, preso il jolly svedese Farnerud – A un passo il riscatto di Rodriguez" (in Italian). La Stampa. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Torino: Farnerud, l'alfiere indispensabile di Ventura" (in Italian). Calcio Mercato. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Udinese-Torino 0–2. Gol di Farnerud e Immobile" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "King's Cup 2003 (Bangkok, Thailand)". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  13. ^ Torresi, Mauro (21 March 2015). "Jansson e Farnerud convocati nella Nazionale Svedese" (in Italian). Tutto Granata. Retrieved 11 June 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Farnerud till storklubb" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Inget Bröndby för Farnerud" (in Swedish). Expressen. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "A. Farnerud". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

External links

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