Niclas Alexandersson arrived in England in December 1997 when Ron Atkinson paid IFK Gothenburg £750,000 to take him to Sheffield Wednesday.
Was voted Wednesday's Player of the Season by the fans in the 1999/2000 season after bouncing back from a lengthy lay-off in the previous campaign.
But after the Owls were relegated to the Nationwide League he was always going to move on and joined Everton for £2.5million in the summer of 2000.
He is a skillful right-winger who was part of the Sweden squad which failed to shine at Euro 2000, but his ability to take on defenders and produce fine crosses will be an asset at Goodison Park.
A player who has plenty of drive but perhaps lacks a finish at times, injury affected his career at Goodison Park as well. But he is an exciting player when in full flow.
Was part of the Sweden team at the 2002 World Cup finals and played in all four games. Scored the equaliser against England in Saitama.
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