Franz Brorsson

Franz Brorsson
Franz Brorsson playing for Malmö FF in a friendly match
Personal information
Full name Franz Denniz Brorsson
Date of birth (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Trelleborg, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Atromitos
Number 31
Youth career
Trelleborgs FF
0000–2010 BK Näset
2010–2014 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Malmö FF 118 (2)
2020Esbjerg fB (loan) 7 (1)
2022–2024 Aris Limassol 74 (1)
2024– Atromitos 13 (0)
International career
2011 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2013–2015 Sweden U19 3 (2)
2016–2018 Sweden U21 15 (1)
2017–2018 Sweden 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018

Franz Denniz Brorsson (born 30 January 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League club Atromitos

Club career

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Malmö FF

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On 19 December 2014 Brorsson signed a first team contract for two years on a youth basis with Malmö FF.[2] Brorsson had previously made his competitive debut for the club in the Svenska Cupen match against IS Halmia on 15 November 2014.[3]

International career

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He made his debut for Sweden national team on 8 January 2017 in a friendly against Ivory Coast.[4]

Personal life

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Brorsson is named after the former German footballer Franz Beckenbauer.[5] He is the son of former footballer Jonas Brorsson and brother of fellow footballer Freddie Brorsson.[6]

In January 2023, Brorsson, together with a friend, started a podcast which came under heavy criticism after the first episode featured the duo discussing "50 differences between men and women".[7]

Career statistics

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As of 13 May 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Malmö FF 2014 Allsvenskan 0 0 1 0 1 0
2015 8 0 0 0 3[a] 0 11 0
2016 18 0 5 0 22 0
2017 23 0 1 1 2 1 26 2
2018 23 0 3 0 10 0 36 0
2019 9 0 0 0 5 1 14 1
2020 13 2 0 0 2 0 17 2
2021 24 0 3 0 10[a] 0 37 0
Total 118 2 13 1 32 2 163 5
Esbjerg fB (loan) 2019–20 Danish Superliga 7 1 1 0 8 1
Aris Limassol 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 16 0 16 0
2022–23 32 1 1 0 2 0 35 1
2023–24 26 0 4 0 10 0 1 0 41 0
Total 74 1 5 0 12 0 1 0 92 1
Career total 199 4 19 1 44 2 1 0 263 7
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Malmö FF

References

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  1. ^ "Franz Brorsson". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Franz Brorsson skriver lärlingskontrakt med MFF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ^ "IS Halmia 1–2 Malmö FF". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Sweden v Ivory Coast game report". ESPN. 8 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Trots två år kvar - Brorsson kan förlänga med MFF: "Är inte typen som väntar ut kontrakt"". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. ^ ""Spelar CL vid 19 – då är man rätt bra"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Franz Brorsson försvarar kritiserad podd: "Man kan inte säga att en kvinna är en kvinna i dag"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Franz Brorsson". Soccerway (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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