Kachaniklich, Alexander

Club

He started playing football at the Swedish club “ Nyuvong ” ^[2] , after which he moved to the school of the main team of his native city - “ Helsingborg ”. The young football player liked the breeders of the English “ Liverpool ” and in the summer of 2007 joined the ranks of the youth team of the Premier League ^[3] . In 2009, the juniors of the Merseyside team reached the final of the England Youth Cup , where they met with peers from the London Arsenal . In the first match, held May 22, 2009 at the Emirates Stadium, Liverpool lost with a crushing score of 1: 4. Alexander entered the field in the starting lineup and in the 36th minute managed to score the only goal of his team ^[4] . At the 64th minute he was replaced by Nathan Eccleston .

On August 31, 2010, Kachaniklich moved to another English club - Fulham . Along with Lauri Dalla Valle, he became part of the deal to transfer to Liverpool defender Paul Konchesky ^[5] . For the first time, he entered the application of the main team in September 2011 for the match of the third round of the Football League Cup with Chelsea , but in that game he remained on the bench ^[6] .

In the capital's team, Alexander never managed to break into the main team, and at the end of January 2012 he was leased to Watford before the end of the season ^[7] . The very next day, he made his debut in a new club in the Championship in a game with Millwall , leaving the starting lineup. At the 36th minute of the meeting, he assisted Troy Dini in the first goal. As a result, Watford won 2-0, and Kachaniklich was replaced in the middle of the second half ^[8] . Alex managed to score his only ball during the lease on March 3 in the 34th round, replacing in the second half, which contributed to the victory of his team over Burnley ^[9] .

On March 27, 2012, Alexander was recalled by Fulham from the lease, and four days later he made his debut in the English Premier League . In the 36th minute of the home game against Norwich City , Kachaniklich entered the field instead of injured Pavel Pogrebnyak ^[10] . At the beginning of the second half, Kachaniklich had a chance to score, but after his hit the ball hit the crossbar of John Ruddy . For the next game with Bolton , head coach Martin Yol released him in the starting lineup. Alex spent almost the entire game, only in the 88th minute giving way to Marcello Trotte ^[11] .

On March 1, 2013, Burnley agreed with Fulham to transfer the Swede on a rental basis ^[12] . The very next day, Alexander played the first match for a new club in the Football League championship . He entered the starting lineup for a guest match with Charlton and spent 88 minutes on the field, after which he gave way to Brian Stoke ^[13] . His team won with a minimum score. In total, Kachaniklich managed to hold six meetings in a Burnley T-shirt during the lease. On April 18, due to a series of injuries, Fulham recalled the Swede from the lease so that he could take part in the match of the next Premier League round with London 's Arsenal ^[14] .

On June 15, 2016, Kachaniklich’s transition to the French Nantes was announced ^[15]

Team

He played for the youth team of Sweden born in 1991. He made his debut for her on September 14, 2006 in a friendly game with the Norwegians, which ended in the defeat of the Swedes with a score of 0: 2 ^[16] . On August 15, 2012, in a friendly match with the Brazilian national team, Kachaniklich made his debut for the national team of Sweden . At the 64th minute of the meeting, he entered the field instead of Christian Wilhelmsson ^[17] .

His older brother is Robin also a football player, acts as a midfielder. As of May 2016, she plays for the Eskilsminne club »From the third league of the Swedish championship ^[18] .

• Player profile on Fulham's official website
• Player profile on the Swedish Football Union website (Swedish)