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Emma Kullberg

Emma Kullberg

Swedish footballer (born 1991)

Emma Nanny Charlotte Kullberg (born 25 September 1991) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Brighton & Hove Albion of the English FA Women's Super League.[4] She previously played for the Damallsvenskan team BK Häcken. Kullberg made her debut for the Sweden women's national football team in November 2019 and won a silver medal with the team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

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Club career

Kullberg transferred to Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in October 2019, after a successful 2019 season with KIF Örebro DFF in which she played in all 22 Damallsvenskan matches and broke into the national team.[6]

In January 2022 she joined FA Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion. She signed an 18-month contract in a double transfer with team mate Julia Zigiotti Olme.[7] On 9 August 2023, after 30 appearances with Brighton, she signed a new contract with the club.[8]

On 11 February 2024, as a substitute, Kullberg scored her debut goals for Brighton, a hat trick against Wolverhampton Wanders in the FA Cup for a 4–1 victory, with the winning goals.[9]

International career

On 7 November 2019 Kullberg made her senior Sweden debut, in a 3–2 friendly defeat by the United States in Columbus, Ohio.[10]

Kullberg was selected in Sweden's 2020 Summer Olympics squad, appearing as a late substitute in the final as Sweden lost to Canada on penalties.[11]

Private life

Kullberg lives together with Swedish footballer Julia Zigiotti Olme in a same-sex relationship.[12]

References

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    "Squad list - Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2021.
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    "Emma Kullberg" (in Swedish). Umeå IK. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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    "4 Emma Kullberg" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. Retrieved 1 May 2021.[permanent dead link]
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    "Brighton & Hove Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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    "Emma Kullberg". Olympics.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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    Balkander, Mattias (30 October 2019). "Göteborg värvar landslagsmeriterad duo" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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    "Brighton sign Emma Kullberg & Julia Zigiotti Olme". BBC Sport. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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    "Emma Kullberg signs new contract". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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    "Women's FA Cup: Three games under way after Man City beat Arsenal". BBC Sport. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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    "Kullberg med debut mot USA" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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    "Emma Kullberg om OS-finalen: Det är klart det gör ont" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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    L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022
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