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Alex Kačaniklić
Personal information
Full name Alexander Kačaniklić[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Fulham
Number 31
Youth career
–2007 Helsingborg IF
2007–2010 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– Fulham 11 (1)
2012 → Watford (loan) 12 (1)
International career‡
2006–2008 Sweden U17 8 (1)
2008–2009 Sweden U19 9 (1)
2012– Sweden 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:33, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:18, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Alexander "Alex" Kačaniklić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Kачaниклић; born 13 August 1991) is a Swedish professional footballer of Serbian descent[2] who plays for Premier League club Fulham. He normally plays on the left wing but can play as a central midfielder

Club career

Youth career

Kačaniklić joined Liverpool from Swedish club Helsingborg in the summer of 2007. He scored "a wonderful effort" against Arsenal's youth team in the 2008–09 FA Youth Cup Final.[3] He moved on to Fulham in August 2010, together with Lauri Dalla Valle, as part of the deal in which Fulham's Paul Konchesky joined Liverpool.[4]

Fulham

After almost two years with the Fulham Reserves, Kačaniklić was an unused substitute as Fulham drew with Sunderland on 19 November 2011.[5]

Watford loan

On 30 January 2012, Kačaniklić joined Football League Championship club Watford on a youth loan until the end of the season.[6] He made his debut the next day in a 2–0 away win against Millwall.[7] Kačaniklić scored his first goal in a 3–2 home win against Burnley on 3 March. After a series of impressive displays for Watford, Kačaniklić was recalled by his parent club, Fulham, on 27 March.

Return to Fulham

He made his Fulham debut on 30 March, coming on as a substitute for the injured Pavel Pogrebnyak after 35 minutes.[8] He almost scored a goal, as a clipped shot was parried by Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy and hit the crossbar.[8] He was praised by Martin Jol in his post-match press conference. He made his first start for Fulham in an away match against Bolton Wanderers on 7 April 2012. Fulham won the match 0–3, and Kačaniklić was subbed off after 88 minutes for fellow Academy graduate Marcello Trotta, who made his Premier League debut for Fulham.[9] Shortly before the match, Jol confirmed that Fulham will offer Kačaniklić a new contract.[10]

In the summer, Alex signed a new two year deal with the option for a third to stay at Craven Cottage. He scored his first goal for Fulham in the 5–0 drubbing at home against Norwich on the opening day of the 2012–13 season. Kačaniklić had a good start to the season, assisting both of Dimitar Berbatov's goals on 15 September against West Bromwich Albion.

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 October 2012
League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2011–12 Fulham Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2012–13 7 1 0 0 1 0 – 8 1
Fulham total 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 1
2011–12 Watford (loan) Championship 12 1 0 0 0 0 – 12 1
Career total 23 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 2

International

Template:Football player national team statistics |- |2012||3||1 |- !Total||3||1 |} Statistics accurate as of match played 16 October 2012[11]


International career

Kačaniklić has played international football for Sweden in UEFA European football championship games at under-17 and under-19 levels.[12] On 15 August 2012 he was called for the first time in Swedish national football team as a substitute for Emir Bajrami for the match against Brazil.[13] He was introduced on the pitch as a substitute with 25 minutes left of the match, replacing Christian Wilhelmsson. Sweden lost the friendly match by 0–3.[14]

In October 2012 Kačaniklić played his first two competitive national games, in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier. In the match against the Faroe Islands he was introduced in the 62nd minute, with the result then being 1-0 for the opposition.[15] Only three minutes later, after a pass from Zlatan Ibrahimović, Kačaniklić scored his first goal for his country, levelling the score to 1-1. Ten minutes further into the game Ibrahimović netted as well and the game ended 2-1 in favour of Sweden.[15] Four days later, 16 October 2012, Sweden played again in the same competition, this time against Germany. Kačaniklić again started as a substitute but after Germany completely outplayed Sweden in the first half, Kačaniklić and Kim Källström were introduced by the Swedish coach Erik Hamrén.[16] The score was then 3-0 for Germany, and in the 57th minute things would get even worse for Sweden as Mesut Özil made it 4-0. After that however, Sweden managed to do the unimaginable , and with great performances from half-time substitutes Källström and Kačaniklić, they scored four goals and the game ended 4-4.[16] Kačaniklić, who set up Johan Elmander for his 4-3-goal, received praise in various media for his effort.[17]

International goals

Updated to games played 16 October 2012.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2012 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 1–1 1–2 2014 World Cup qualifier

Personal life

Alexander’s older brother Robin is also a professional footballer. He currently plays for Serbian club FK Teleoptik and has previously represented Scandinavian clubs such as FC Nordsjælland, Helsingborgs IF and Brumunddal.[18][19] Their father "Zoran" was born in Sweden to Serbian immigrants from Macedonia (then part of Yugoslavia).[20]

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists: Fulham" (PDF). Premier League. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.liverpoolfc.nu/news/reportage/alex_spread.pdf
  3. ^ "Alex Kacaniklic: Profile". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Liverpool complete Paul Konchesky signing from Fulham". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  5. ^ Phillips, Owen (9 November 2011). "Sunderland 0–0 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Watford seal Alex Kacaniklic loan deal". BBC Sport. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Millwall 0–2 Watford". BBC Sport. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  8. ^ a b Sinnott, John (30 March 2012). "Fulham 2–1 Norwich". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Bolton 0–3 Fulham". BBC Sport. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  10. ^ "Kacaniklic set for new deal". Fulham Chronicle. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  11. ^ "Alexander Kačaniklić International". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  12. ^ "Alexander Kacaniklic". UEFA. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  13. ^ Truppen mot Brasilien —. Svenskfotboll.se (11 September 2012).
  14. ^ Kacaniklic njöt under debuten mot Brasilien | Expressen – Allsvenskan, Premier League och Serie A. Expressen.se (15 August 2012).
  15. ^ a b FIFA Match report: Faroe Islands - Sweden, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  16. ^ a b FIFA Match report: Germany - Sweden, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  17. ^ Starlet issues Cottage pledge EatSleepSport.com. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  18. ^ FotbollDirekt. Fotbollsverige.se.
  19. ^ FK Teleoptik Zemun – Football club. transfermarkt.co.uk (18 January 2011).
  20. ^ Football, Macedonian. (5 February 2012) .com – Makedonski Fudbal .com – Macedonian Football (soccer) website | Alex Kačaniklić started strong for Watford. Macedonian Football.

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