Annica Sjölund
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Annica Maria Sjölund | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Finström, Åland, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IF Finströms Kamraterna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Älvsjö AIK | ||
| 2003–2005 | FC United (Pietarsaari) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Åland United | ||
| 2008–2009 | AIK | 41 | (15) |
| 2010–2013 | Jitex BK | 65 | (28) |
| 2014–2015 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 18 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2014 | Finland | 67 | (16) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:06, 20 July 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:53, 25 August 2014 (UTC) | |||
Annica Maria Sjölund (born 31 March 1985) is a Finnish football striker, who last played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of Sweden's Damallsvenskan. She previously played for FC United Pietarsaari and Åland United in Finland's Naisten Liiga and Jitex BK, Älvsjö AIK and AIK in Sweden.
Club career
In August 2012 Sjölund sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing for Jitex in a match against Örebro.
Sjölund left Jitex after the 2013 Damallsvenskan season. She was wanted by former club Åland United, but decided to stay in Sweden with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.
International career
She is a member of the Finnish national team; scoring on her debut against Belgium in May 2006. She took part in the 2009 European Championship, where she scored one goal in the quarter-finals against England.
National coach Andrée Jeglertz selected Sjölund in Finland's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, where she scored the team's only goal at the tournament – a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Denmark.
Sjölund also represented Åland at the Island Games football tournament in 2001 and 2007.
Personal life
Her brother Daniel Sjölund is also an international footballer.
References
- ^ a b STENÅKE O. WALLTIN (2008-03-21). "Åländska Annica Sjölund starkt nyförvärv hos storsatsande AIK" (in Swedish). Svensk Damfotboll. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ 2011 squad in Jitex's web
- ^ Annica Sjölund till AIK Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine AIK Football Damer
- ^ Lund, Tore (26 August 2012). "Jitex nya dubbelsmäll – förlust och knäskada" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Abrahamsson, Jonas (20 November 2013). "Annica Sjölund stannar i Göteborg - byter klubb" (in Swedish). Alands Tidningen. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "Sjölund Annica" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Statistics of the match in UEFA.com
- ^ "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "A football pro at your service". Natwest Island Games XIII. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
External links
- Annica Sjölund – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Annica Sjölund at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Annica Sjölund – FIFA competition record (archived)
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