Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Martin Fransson | ||
Date of birth | 2 April 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Basel | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2008 | Lindö FF | ||
2008–2012 | IFK Norrköping | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | IFK Norrköping | 73 | (7) |
2016– | Basel | 26 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2013 | Sweden U19 | 9 | (0) |
2014– | Sweden U21 | 15 | (1) |
2016 | Sweden U23 | 3 | (0) |
2016– | Sweden | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2017 |
Alexander Fransson (born 2 April 1994 in Norrköping) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Basel in the Swiss Super League.
Fransson joined IFK Norrköping as a 14-year-old from Lindö FF in 2008, and played in the club's academy until 2012. He made his Allsvenskan debut on the opening game of the 2013 season, in their away win against Mjällby AIF, the day before his 19th birthday. He made in total 20 appearances in 2013, 18 in the league and two cup games.
The first Allsvenskan goal came also away at Mjällby, scoring the team's only goal in their 3-1-defeat, on August 14, 2014. For IFK Norrköping he played as a midfielder.
In the last round of 2015 Allsvenskan, on 31 October 2015, Fransson won his first senior title as IFK Norrköping won the Swedish championship for the first time in 26 years. Eight days later, Fransson and IFK Norrköping took their second title for the season when they defeated 2014–15 Svenska Cupen winners IFK Göteborg in 2015 Svenska Supercupen.
On 2 January 2016 FC Basel announced that they had signed Fransson on a four and a half year contract up until 30 June 2020. He made his league debut for Basel on 14 February 2016 in the 4–0 away win against Grasshopper Club coming in as substitute in the 90 minute. He scored his first league goal for Basel on 21 February during the 5–1 home win against Vaduz. Under trainer Urs Fischer Fransson won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2015–16 Super League season. For the club it was the seventh titel in a row and their 19th championship titel in total.