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Where are they now? Fulham’s young guns; featuring Kerim Frei

Besiktas' Kerim Frei in action (Reuters)
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We catch up with some of the Fulham youngsters to leave the club in recent years.

Josh Pritchard is among a number of former Fulham youngsters to be playing his football abroad.

Pritchard spent a year in League One with Gillingham following his release by the Cottagers in 2014. The midfielder signed for Norwegian amateur side Lysekloster in the summer.

Ronny Minkwitz was let go by Fulham in the same summer clear-out as Pritchard. He has been playing for Swiss second division side FC Wohlen for the last three years, racking up close to 50 appearances in that time.

Dino Islamovic, then a 17-year-old, joined Fulham from Swedish side Malmo in 2012. The striker spent two years in English football before leaving for Dutch club FC Groningen. Islamovic is now back in Swedish football with second tier side Trelleborgs FF.

Muamer Tankovic and Chris David are plying their trade in the top-flight of Dutch football.

Tankovic scored in AZ Alkmaar’s 3-2 Europa League win over Zenit St Petersburg back in December. The left-winger has enjoyed a recent run in John van den Brom’s starting-eleven, which included a goal in their win over SC Heerenveen.

David, who plays for relegation-threatened Go Ahead Eagles, has missed most of the campaign after suffering a cruciate ligament rupture.

Alex Kacaniklic ended his six-year stay at Fulham with a move to Ligue 1 club FC Nantes in the summer. The winger has largely been restricted to substitute appearances, most recently coming off the bench in their 2-0 defeat to AS Nancy.

Marcello Trotta, who is remembered by many for his dramatic penalty miss while on-loan at Brentford, is currently with Serie A relegation strugglers Crotone. Trotta scored his second goal of the season in their recent 1-2 defeat to Cagliari Calcio.

Kansas-based side Swope Park Rangers are gearing up to start their campaign against OKC Energy FC next month with former Cottagers youngster James Musa in their ranks. Musa had spells with Team Wellington, South Melbourne and St Louis before joining the United Soccer League club in November.

Corey Gameiro’s two-year stay at Fulham ended with a return to Australia in 2013. After a stint with Sydney FC, the forward now plays for A-League club Melbourne City alongside former Premier League stars Thomas Sorensen and Tim Cahill.

Kerim Frei and Matthew Briggs are among the ex-Fulham youngsters who are playing their football closer to home.

Briggs plays for League Two side Colchester United, while Frei signed for Birmingham City in January after four years with Besiktas.