Franz Brorsson
Swedish footballer (born 1996)
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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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Franz Brorsson playing for Malmö FF in a friendly match | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Franz Denniz Brorsson | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Trelleborg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | APOEL | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Trelleborgs FF | |||
| –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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 October 2018 | |||
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 31 May 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
| Atromitos | 2024–25 | Superleague Greece | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 228 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 294 | 7 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
- Malmö FF
- Allsvenskan: 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021