Alexander Farnerud
Farnerud in a friendly game with Stuttgart
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alexander Farnerud | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Landskrona, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2001 | Sweden U16 | 21 | (9) |
| 2001–2002 | Sweden U19 | 6 | (3) |
| 2002–2006 | Sweden U21 | 36 | (12) |
| 2003– | Sweden | 8 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2010 |
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Alexander Farnerud (born 1 May 1984) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for BK Häcken as a midfielder.
Born in Landskrona, 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.
On 15 November 2003, he was bought by France's Strasbourg, 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.
Upon Strasbourg's 2006 relegation, Farnerud moved to VfB Stuttgart in Germany, on a four-year deal. 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.
On 18 January 2011, Farnerud changed clubs and countries again, joining Young Boys from Switzerland for an undisclosed fee until 2014. 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.
On 18 June 2013, Farnerud was signed by Italian side Torino for €1.8 million on a three-year contract. 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.
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