Annica Sjölund | |
Fullname: | Annica Maria Sjölund[1] |
Birth Date: | 1985 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Finström, Åland, Finland |
Height: | 1.79 m |
Position: | Striker |
Youthclubs1: | IF Finströms Kamraterna |
Years1: | 2002 |
Years2: | 2003–2005 |
Years3: | 2006–2007 |
Years4: | 2008–2009 |
Years5: | 2010–2013 |
Years6: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs1: | Älvsjö AIK |
Clubs2: | FC United (Pietarsaari) |
Clubs3: | Åland United |
Clubs4: | AIK |
Clubs5: | Jitex BK |
Clubs6: | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC |
Caps4: | 41 |
Caps5: | 65 |
Caps6: | 18 |
Goals4: | 15 |
Goals5: | 28 |
Goals6: | 6 |
Nationalyears1: | 2006–2014 |
Nationalteam1: | Finland |
Nationalcaps1: | 67 |
Nationalgoals1: | 16 |
Pcupdate: | 22:06, 20 July 2015 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 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,[2] Älvsjö AIK and AIK[3] in Sweden.
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.