Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · IFK Norrkoping.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Allsvenskan | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1642 | 6.7 |
Scout report
A. Fransson is a 32-year-old central midfielder at IFK Norrkoping, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 17, top 81% of Allsvenskan central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.1, ranking 217th of 248 in the Allsvenskan. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (58.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fransson.
Judged on this season alone, Fransson graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 48th of 59 of the 59 central midfielders in the Allsvenskan, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.467 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 17). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 54th of 59 of the 59 central midfielders in the Allsvenskan. At 32 Fransson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · IFK Norrkoping finished 14th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side
2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 58.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 14.1, Fransson carries the 54th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Allsvenskan of 59, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (IFK Norrkoping finished 14th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
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Transfer news
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