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.

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

Her brother Daniel Sjölund is also an international footballer.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 2011 squad in Jitex's web
  3. ^ Annica Sjölund till AIK Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine AIK Football Damer
  4. ^ Lund, Tore (26 August 2012). "Jitex nya dubbelsmäll – förlust och knäskada" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Sjölund Annica" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  7. ^ Statistics of the match in UEFA.com
  8. ^ "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  9. ^ "A football pro at your service". Natwest Island Games XIII. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annica_Sj%C3%B6lund
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