Alexander Farnerud
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Alexander Hans Christian Farnerud (born 1 May 1984) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as attacking midfielder. Starting out at Landskrona BoIS in the early 2000s, he went on to represent clubs in France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, and Italy before retiring at FC Chiasso in 2022. A full international between 2003 and 2010, he won eight caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team.
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Farnerud in a friendly game with VfB Stuttgart | |||
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Full name | Alexander Hans Christian 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) | Attacking midfielder | ||
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) |
2016–2017 | BK Häcken | 24 | (5) |
2019 | Helsingborgs IF | 19 | (2) |
2020 | IFK Göteborg | 21 | (4) |
2021–2022 | FC Chiasso | 14 | (1) |
Total | 463 | (71) | |
International career | |||
1999–2001 | Sweden U16 | 21 | (9) |
2001–2002 | Sweden U19 | 6 | (3) |
2002–2006 | Sweden U21 | 36 | (12) |
2003–2010 | Sweden | 8 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2022 |
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