Julia Karlernäs (also spelled Karlenäs; born 6 October 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club FC Como Women and the Sweden women's national team.[2]
Club career
In the 2018 Damallsvenskan season, Karlernäs's 11 goals from midfield helped Piteå secure the League title and won her the Most Valuable Player award. She signed a new contract with the club shortly afterwards.[3]
International career
Karlernäs was called up to the senior Sweden squad for the first time in June 2018.[4] On 30 August 2018 she won her first cap as a substitute in a 3–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying win over Ukraine at Gamla Ullevi. She won a second cap and made her first start for the national team in October, in a 2–1 win over rivals Norway.[5]
Karlernäs has competed in the UEFA Women's champions league with Piteå IF in 2019 and with BK Häcken in 2021.
References
- ^ "12. Julia Karlernas". Embry–Riddle Eagles. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Julia Karlernäs – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020.
- ^ Buvik, Annica (21 November 2018). "Nu är det klart – Julia Karlernäs stannar i Piteå" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Julia Karlernäs med damlandslaget" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Karlernäs dagen efter match" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
External links
- Julia Karlernäs at Soccerway
- Julia Karlernäs at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)