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 29)
Place of birth	Trelleborg, Sweden
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	APOEL
Number	TBA
Youth career
	Trelleborgs FF
0000–2010	BK Näset
2010–2014	Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2021	Malmö FF	118	(2)
2020	→ Esbjerg fB (loan)	7	(1)
2022–2024	Aris Limassol	74	(1)
2024–2025	Atromitos	29	(0)
2025–	APOEL	0	(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 as of 18 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 October 2018

Franz Denniz Brorsson (born 30 January 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cypriot First Division club APOEL.

Club career

Malmö FF

On 19 December 2014 Brorsson signed a first team contract for two years on a youth basis with Malmö FF. ^[1] Brorsson had previously made his competitive debut for the club in the Svenska Cupen match against IS Halmia on 15 November 2014. ^[2]

International career

He made his debut for Sweden national team on 8 January 2017 in a friendly against Ivory Coast. ^[3]

Personal life

Brorsson is named after the former German footballer Franz Beckenbauer. ^[4] He is the son of former footballer Jonas Brorsson and brother of fellow footballer Freddie Brorsson. ^[5]

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". ^[6]

Career statistics

As of 13 May 2023 ^[7]

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. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Malmö FF

• Allsvenskan: 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021

References

1. "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.
2. "IS Halmia 1–2 Malmö FF". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
3. "Sweden v Ivory Coast game report". ESPN. 8 January 2017.
4. "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.
5. ""Spelar CL vid 19 – då är man rätt bra"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
6. "Franz Brorsson försvarar kritiserad podd: "Man kan inte säga att en kvinna är en kvinna i dag"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
7. "Franz Brorsson". Soccerway (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2019.

External links

• Malmö FF profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-02-22)(in Swedish)
• Franz Brorsson at Soccerway
• Franz Brorsson at National-Football-Teams.com
• Franz Brorsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)