Alexander KaÄaniklić
Kacaniklic in Jersey Fulham ( September 2012 )
Alexander "Alex" Kacaniklic (* August 13, 1991 in Helsingborg ) is a Swedish football player. The midfielder made his debut in 2012 for FC Fulham in the Premier League and in the same year in the Swedish national team.
Career
Association
Kacaniklic played in youth at Helsingborgs IF and was a 2006 in the Swedish U-15 national students at the side of Robin Söder, Viktor Lundberg, Dejan Garača and his team mate Sebastian Carlsen to first choice player in his class. In the following years he was a regular at the Swedish selection players. In July 2007, he joined the youth academy of the then British record champions FC Liverpool after signing in April in two friendly matches - a 6-0 win over the young Blackburn Rovers he prepared the first three goals before - had convinced. Two years later he reached with the youth team of the club on the side of players like Lauri Dalla Valle, Christopher Bay man, Daniel Sánchez Ayala and Jack Robinson the playoffs to the FA Youth Cup, but managed by Hughie McAuley team went against the offspring of FC arsenal with two defeats, the short straw. In the 1:4 first leg defeat the Swede had achieved with the intermediate 1:2 port hit the consolation goal for Liverpool.
In summer 2010 Kacaniklic was part of the change from Paul Konchesky from Fulham to Liverpool and went together with Lauri Dalla Valle to the " Cottagers ". There he first played mainly in the reserve team of the club and sat only sporadically in the first team on the bench. End of January 2012 he finally moved as Players out on loan for Watford FC in the second-class Football League Championship. There he impressed and was after twelve stakes scores a goal on 27 March at an early stage - the original Leihvereinbraung saw a period until the end of season ago - called back. Coach Martin Jol put him directly at the following league game against Norwich City one when he injured Pavel Viktorovich Pogrebnyak replaced in 35 minutes.
On March 1, 2013 Kacaniklic joined on loan until end of season for second division FC Burnley. The following day he played his first game for the club, as he stood with a goal by Charlie Austin in the starting lineup in the 1-0 win at Charlton Athletic.
National
In May 2012, Kacaniklic was first in the Swedish U- 21 team held for the qualifying matches in Israel U-21 European Championship in 2013, but had to cancel due to injury. In July, the young player extended his contract with his club for two years, including an option for a further season. On August 7, he was nominated by the selection of trainers Håkan Ericson and Tommy Söderberg again for the U-21 team. However, four days later, it took Erik Hamrén for the injured Emir Bajrami in the squad of the national team, the measured himself against Brazil. In the 0-3 defeat in the last international match in Råsundastadion he came on as a substitute for his national team debut. Kacaniklic posted on October 12, 2012 his first goal for the national team when he came off the bench in the World Cup qualifier in Tórshavn in the Faroe after 62 minutes, and then the hit to 1:1 marked three minutes. Sweden won the game at the end of 2-1. Four days later Kacaniklic also played the memorable 4-4 draw in World Cup qualifying match in Berlin's Olympic Stadium against Germany. In the prior of 0:3 Kacaniklic was substituted early in the second half for Samuel Holmén to give in 76 minutes in the template to 3:4 by Johan Elmander hit port.