Alexander Faltsetas

Alexander Faltsetas (born 4 July 1987) is a Swedish footballer who plays for BK Häcken as a midfielder.[1]

Alexander Faltsetas
Faltsetas playing for Djurgårdens IF
Personal information
Full name Alexander Daniel Faltsetas
Date of birth (1987-07-04) 4 July 1987
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre midfielder
Club information
Current team
 BK Häcken
Number 6
Youth career
Västra Frölunda IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Västra Frölunda IF 41 (5)
2009 FC Trollhättan 28 (2)
2010–2011 IFK Göteborg 20 (0)
2011 → IK Brage (loan) 11 (2)
2012–2013 Gefle IF 56 (6)
2014–2016 Djurgårdens IF 76 (3)
2017– BK Häcken 66 (5)
National team‡
2006 Sweden U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2012

Career

Faltsetas started out playing as a child in the Gothenburg based club Västra Frölunda and stayed with them until 2009 when he signed with Superettan side FC Trollhättan after a trial.[2]

He initially started out as an attacking midfielder in Trollhättan but gradually moved back to a more defensive role where he had enough success that Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg signed him the following year. There he played 19 games in his first season, but saw his playing time reduced to one substitute appearance his second year. Due to the lack of playing time he was loaned to IK Brage in Superettan. Brage wanted to keep him after the season but he instead chose to sign with Gefle IF.[3]

His contract with Gefle ended after the 2013 season and when manager Per Olsson made the move to Djurgårdens IF at the start of 2014 he brought his "favourite player" Faltsetas with him to the new club on a three-year deal.[4]

Personal life

Faltsetas has a Greek father. His favourite Greek football club is PAOK from his father's hometown Thessaloniki.[5]

References
  1. "Alexander Faltsetas". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. "Faltsetas blev FCT-förvärv nr 1" (in Swedish). TTELA. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  3. "Intervju med Gefles nyförvärv Alexander Faltsetas: "Jag fick tillbaka självförtroendet i Brage"" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  4. "Faltsetas klar för Djurgården" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  5. "Blåvit debut nära för Faltsetas" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Archived from the original on 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2014-12-05.


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