Niclas Alexandersson

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Niclas Alexandersson
Personal information
Full name Niclas Alexandersson
Date of birth December 29, 1971 (1971-12-29) (age 36)
Place of birth    Vessigebro, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club IFK Göteborg
Number 10
Youth clubs
Vessigebro BK
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1988-1995
1996-1997
1997-2000
2000-2003
2003-2004
2004-		 Halmstads BK
IFK Göteborg
Sheffield Wednesday
Everton
West Ham United
IFK Göteborg		 161 0(29)
052 0(13)
075 00(8)
058 00(4)
008 00(0)
0103 (14)   
National team2
1993- Sweden 107 00(7)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 31 May 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2 June 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Niclas "Alex" Alexandersson [IPA: 'nɪklɑs ɑlɛk'sɑndɛ(r)ˌʃɔn] (born December 29, 1971 in Vessigebro) is a Swedish football midfielder. He is a side midfielder who also plays full back.

After starting his career with local club Vessigebro BK he moved to Halmstads BK in 1987. He played for the team until 1995, when he joined IFK Göteborg, with whom he won the Swedish Championships and played in the UEFA Champions League. After one year in Gothenburg, he moved on to England, where he was signed for £750,000 by Ron Atkinson for Sheffield Wednesday [1]. He played for three seasons in Sheffield, where he became a fan's favorite and won the Player of The Season award the year the team was relegated. [2]. After relegation he was signed by Everton for £2.5m where he played for from (2000-2003), until moved back to Gothenburg, where he is currently playing.

He made his debut for the national team in 1993, and has since participated in 100 international games, scoring seven goals. His participation in the national team includes the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup and one European Championship (Euro 2000). He was also a member of the Swedish squad that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. One of his goals came in Sweden's 1-1 draw against England, which he shot powerfully from outside the box and passed through David Seaman during the group stages of the 2002 World Cup.

He is the older brother of midfielder Daniel Alexandersson, also playing for IFK Göteborg from the 2008 season on.

[edit] Career table

Club Season Dom. league Dom. cup Int. cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Vessingebro BK –1987 Youth football
Total –1987 Youth football
Halmstads BK 1988 0 0 ? ? 0 0 ? ? ≥0 ≥0
1989 4 0 ? ? 0 0 ? ? ≥4 ≥0
1990 22 2 ? ? 0 0 ? ? ≥22 ≥2
1991 28[1] 7 ? ? 0 0 ? ? ≥28 ≥7
1992 27[2] 7 ? ? 0 0 ? ? ≥27 ≥7
1993 25 4 ? ? 0 0 ? ? ≥25 ≥4
1994 25 4 ? ? 0 0 ? ? ≥25 ≥4
1995 26 5 ? ? 4[3] 0 ? ? ≥30 ≥5
Total 1988–95 157 29 ? ? 4 0 ? ? ≥161 ≥29
IFK Göteborg 1996 26 7 6 2 7[4] 1 15 2 54 12
1997 26 6 2 0 7[4] 0 15 1 50 7
Total 1996–97 52 13 8 2 14 1 30 3 104 19
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 1997–98 6 0 ? ? 0 0 ? ? ≥6 ≥0
1998–99 32 3 ? ? 0 0 ? ? ≥32 ≥3
1999–2000 37 5 ? ? 0 0 ? ? ≥37 ≥5
Total 1997–2000 75 8 ? ? 0 0 ? ? ≥75 ≥8
Everton F.C. 2000–01 20 2 3 0 0 0 ? ? ≥23 ≥2
2001–02 31 2 4 0 0 0 ? ? ≥35 ≥2
2002–03 7 0 1 1 0 0 ? ? ≥8 ≥1
2003–04 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ≥0 ≥0
Total 2000–04 58 4 8 1 0 0 ? ? ≥66 ≥5
West Ham United F.C. (on loan) 2003–04 8 0 ? ? 0 0 ? ? ≥8 ≥0
Total 2003–04 8 0 ? ? 0 0 ? ? ≥8 ≥0
IFK Göteborg 2004 26 4 6 2 3[5] 0 5 0 40 6
2005 26 6 1 0 13[6] 2 6 1 46 9
2006 24 0 1 0 6[7] 1 8 2 39 3
2007 20 2 3 0 0 0 5 0 28 2
Total 2004–07 96 12 11 2 22 3 24 3 153 20
IFK Göteborg totals 1996–2007 148 25 19 4 36 4 54 6 257 39
Career totals 1988–2007 446 66 ≥27 ≥5 40 4 ≥54 ≥6 ≥567 ≥81

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Allsvenskan (? matches, ? goals) and Kvalsvenskan (? matches, ? goals).
  2. ^ Division 1 (? matches, ? goals) and Kvalsvenskan (? matches, ? goals).
  3. ^ UEFA Cup matches only.
  4. ^ a b UEFA Champions League matches only.
  5. ^ Royal League matches only.
  6. ^ Royal League (11 matches, 2 goals) and UEFA Intertoto Cup (2 matches, 0 goals).
  7. ^ Royal League (4 matches, 1 goal) and UEFA Cup (2 matches, 0 goals).
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Sweden squad - UEFA Euro 2000
1 Hedman • 2 Nilsson • 3 P. Andersson • 4 Björklund • 5 Lučić • 6 Sundgren • 7 Mild • 8 Gustafsson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Pettersson • 11 Alexandersson • 12 Kihlstedt • 13 Svensson • 14 Mellberg • 15 D. Andersson • 16 A. Andersson • 17 Mjällby • 18 Osmanovski • 19 K. Andersson • 20 Larsson • 21 Allbäck • 22 Asper • Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg
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Sweden squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Hedman • 2 Mellberg • 3 P. Andersson • 4 Mjällby • 5 Michael Svensson • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 A. Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Allbäck • 11 Larsson • 12 Kihlstedt • 13 Antonelius • 14 Edman • 15 Jakobsson • 16 Lučić • 17 Magnus Svensson • 18 Jonson • 19 Farnerud • 20 D. Andersson • 21 Ibrahimović • 22 A. Andersson • 23 Isaksson • Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg
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Sweden squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Isaksson • 2 Nilsson • 3 Mellberg • 4 Lučić • 5 Edman • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 A. Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Larsson • 12 Alvbåge • 13 Hansson • 14 Stenman • 15 K. Svensson • 16 Källström • 17 Elmander • 18 Jonson • 19 Andersson • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Rosenberg • 23 Shaaban • Coach: Lagerbäck
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Sweden squad - UEFA Euro 2008
1 Isaksson • 2 Nilsson • 3 Mellberg • 4 Hansson • 5 Stoor • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Elmander • 12 Shaaban • 13 Wiland • 14 Majstorović • 15 Granqvist • 16 Källström • 17 H. Larsson • 18 S. Larsson • 19 Andersson • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Rosenberg • 23 Dorsin • Coach: Lagerbäck
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IFK Göteborg – current squad

1 Christensen • 2 Eriksson • 3 Carlsson • 5 Bjärsmyr • 6 A. Johansson • 7 Hysén • 8 T. Olsson • 9 Selakovic • 10 N. Alexandersson • 11 Ranégie • 12 Stenman • 13 Svensson • 14 Jónsson • 15 J. Johansson • 17 D. Alexandersson • 18 Wallerstedt • 19 Wernbloom • 20 Karisik • 22 Sigurðsson • 23 Gustafsson • 24 Berg • 25 Dahlin • 28 Bärkroth • Manager: Rehn & J. Olsson