Annica_Sjölund
Annica Sjölund
Finnish footballer (born 1985)
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,[2] Älvsjö AIK and AIK[3] in Sweden.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Annica Maria Sjölund[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-03-31) 31 March 1985 (age 39) | ||
| 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) | |||
In August 2012 Sjölund sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing for Jitex in a match against Örebro.[4]
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.[5]
She is a member of the Finnish national team; scoring on her debut against Belgium in May 2006.[6] She took part in the 2009 European Championship, where she scored one goal in the quarter-finals against England.[7]
National coach Andrée Jeglertz selected Sjölund in Finland's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013,[8] 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.[9]
Her brother Daniel Sjölund is also an international footballer.[1]
- 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.
- 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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