Nils Gustav Georg Fröling (born 20 April 2000) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Early career

Fröling made his first senior team practice with Division 5 team

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at only 13 years. After having played in 11 games for Boo FF during the 2016 spring season in Division 5, Fröling left Boo FF to join

Åtvidabergs FF Åtvidabergs Fotbollförening, also known simply as Åtvidabergs FF, Åtvidaberg, Åtvid or (especially locally) ÅFF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Åtvidaberg. The club is affiliated with Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and p ...

. He made his Åtvidaberg debut in

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, and played in ten games as Åtvidaberg was relegated from

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at the end of the season.

Kalmar FF

Fröling was signed by Kalmar FF ahead of the

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season. He scored his first

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goal in a 1–0 win at home against IK Sirius on 14 May 2018.

Hansa Rostock

Fröling moved to

club

in December 2021. He signed a contract until summer 2025.

International career

Fröling has represented the Sweden U19 and U21 teams. He is eligible to play for both the

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and

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national teams.

Personal life

Fröling was born to Swedish parents in

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Career statistics

Club

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fröling, Nils 2000 births Living people Soccer players from Texas Swedish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Åtvidabergs FF players Kalmar FF players FC Hansa Rostock players Allsvenskan players 2. Bundesliga players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany