Alexander Farnerud

Alexander Hans Christian Farnerud (born 1 May 1984) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as attacking midfielder. Starting out at Landskrona BoIS in the early 2000s, he has gone on to represent clubs in France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, and Italy before returning to his native Sweden in 2016. A full international between 2003 and 2010, he won eight caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team.

Club Career

Landskrona BoIS

Born in Landskrona, Farnerud made his professional debut with Landskrona BoIS. He scored in one of his first Allsvenskan matches, a 2–1 home win against reigning champions Hammarby.

Strasbourg

On 15 November 2003, Farnerud 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, he played alongside older brother Pontus who was first loaned by Monaco, then acquired.

Stuttgart

Upon Strasbourg's 2006 relegation, Farnerud moved to VfB Stuttgart in Germany, on a four-year deal.