Franz Brorsson

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Franz Brorsson
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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
–2010 BK Näset
2010–2014 Malmö FF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2021 Malmö FF 118 (2)
2020Esbjerg 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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Malmö FF 2014 Allsvenskan 001010
2015 80003 [a] 0110
2016 18050220
2017 2301121262
2018 23030100360
2019 900051141
2020 1320020172
2021 2403010 [a] 0370
Total11821313221635
Esbjerg fB (loan) 2019–20 Danish Superliga 711081
Aris Limassol 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 160160
2022–23 3211020351
2023–24 2604010010410
Total7415012010921
Career total1994191442102637
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Malmö FF

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.