Oscar Luigi Fraulo (born 6 December 2003) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for German club

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Early life

Fraulo was born in

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, Denmark to a family of Italian ancestry. He began playing football at an early age for OKS, before moving to the

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academy at age 13.

Club career

Fraulo made his professional debut for Midtjylland on 10 August 2021, coming on as a substitute during the Champions League qualifying 1-0 home defeat against

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, that saw the Danish club losing on aggregate, and therefore entering the

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. On 24 June 2022, Fraulo signed a four-year contract with

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club

. On 23 August 2023, Fraulo joined

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side

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on a season-long loan deal. He scored his first goal for the club on 22 October, helping Utrecht to a late 4–3 victory against

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by chipping opposing goalkeeper Diant Ramaj in the 90th minute.

Club record

Youth

References

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* * * 2003 births Living people Footballers from Odense Danish men's footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Odense Kammeraternes Sportsklub players FC Midtjylland players Borussia Mönchengladbach players Borussia Mönchengladbach II players FC Utrecht players Danish Superliga players Regionalliga players Bundesliga players Eredivisie players Danish people of Italian descent Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands 21st-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-footy-midfielder-stub