Female Footballer - Lisa Dahlkvist, female football player for Tyresö FF in Sweden

Lisa Dahlkvist (born 6 February 1987), born in Stockholm, Sweden, is a female football player for Tyresö FF in Sweden and plays as a midfielder. She represented Sweden at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

She is the daughter of former Swedish international footballer Sven "Dala" Dahlkvist.

 

Female Footballer - Linda Forsberg, Swedish footballer

Linda Forsberg, "Foppa", (born June 19, 1985) is a former Swedish footballer.

Throughout her career she played for Hammarby IF, Djurgårdens IF and LdB Malmö in Sweden's Damallsvenskan. As a member of the Swedish national team she played the 2007 and 2011 World Cups and the 2008 Summer Olympics.

In 2007, Forsberg was voted as the Best Rookie of the Year in Sweden. She subsequently won two leagues with LdB Malmö.

Female Footballer - Josefine Öqvist, Sweden Football Player

Josefine "Jossan" Öqvist (born July 23, 1983) is a female footballer for Tyresö FF and the Swedish national team. She scored a critical goal at the 86' minute in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup semifinals against Canada to put them through to the finals. She was named the Swedish Rookie of the Year in 2003.

While her primary position is a forward, she was named as a midfielder for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Along with Caroline Jönsson, Öqvist tore her ACL before the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and was consequently removed from the roster to recover.

She has attracted attention for a photoshoot in the magazine, Slitz in the Spring of 2004. During the 2011 World Cup, video of Jossan changing jerseys with and kissing a German male fan after the match with North Korea became a very popular YouTube hit.

After the 2008 season, Swedish giants Umeå IK wanted Öqvist. Instead she signed a new two-year contract with Linköping. In 2011 she signed with the top attendance team in Sweden, Tyresö FF. Tyresö boasts three members of the Swedish National Team along with players from the Brazilian and Dutch National Teams.

Öqvist was a member of the Sweden team that won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Cup and played in all the matches. On 16 July 2011, she received a red card in the 3rd place game against France after clashing with Sonia Bompastor, but Sweden went on to win 2:1 despite the numerical inferiority.

 

 

 

 

Female Footballer - Lina Nilsson, Sweden Football Player

Lina Nilsson (born June 17, 1987), born in Ystad, Sweden, is a female football player for LdB FC Malmö in Sweden and plays as a defender. She represented Sweden at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

 

 

Female Footballer - Antonia Göransson, Sweden football player

 

Antonia Göransson (born September 16, 1990), born in Stockholm, Sweden, is a female football player for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in Germany and plays as a midfielder. She represented Sweden at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

After the world cup in 2011 she announced her transfer to Bundesliga champion Turbine Potsdam.

 

 

Female Footballer - Sofia Jakobsson, represented Sweden at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Sofia Jakobsson (born April 23, 1990), born in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, is a female football player and plays as a midfielder. She represented Sweden at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

In September 2011 she announced an immediate transfer to Russian champions WFC Rossiyanka to play Champions League.

Female Footballer - Jessica Landström, a football forward who plays for the Swedish national team

Jessica Elin Maria Landström (born December 12, 1984) is a football forward who plays for the Swedish national team and German Frauen Bundesliga club 1. FFC Frankfurt.

After starting her career with four years at Djurgårdens, Landström played for Hammarby IF DFF as a forward from 2005–2007. A few weeks after her debut and first goal for the Swedish national team, she was signed by Linköpings FC to replace the departing Frida Östberg. The transfer multiplied her salary by nearly six times; when with Hammarby, she made about $500 a month, whereas she reportedly banked up to $3,000 playing for Linköpings. Her plans after the transfer included trying to earn a spot on the national squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She decided to stay in LFC for 2009.

In November 2009 Landström signed a professional contract with American WPS outfit Sky Blue FC. After starting three of nine appearances for Sky Blue, Landström negotiated a release and accepted a two year contract from FFC Frankfurt in July 2010. She criticised the American club for a lack of leadership and expressed the hope that playing in Germany would provide better preparation for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Landström's "dreams were crushed" when she was overlooked for the youth national teams, after finishing as top–scorer in a regional Under–15 tournament. She debuted for the senior Swedish national team against Denmark on November 8, 2007, starting at forward and scoring her first international goal in a 4–2 win. She had also played for the U21/23 national team.

At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Landström scored the winning goal in the group stage win over Colombia, as Sweden reached the semi final.

 

 

 

 

Female Footballer - Lotta Schelin, Swedish football player

Charlotta Eva Schelin (born 27 February 1984), usually referred to as Lotta Schelin, is a Swedish football player who currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a striker and is a member of the Sweden women's national team, having made her debut in 2004.

Schelin's height, strength, and offensive technique has led to former Denmark women's national team manager Peter Bonde comparing her to fellow Swede Zlatan Ibrahimović. She credits her older sister and former teammate, Camilla Schelin, as well as Tina Nordlund, as important role models for her.

Schelin grew up in Kållered outside Gothenburg and began to play football for Kållereds SK along with her sister, Camilla. She has also played for Mölnlycke IF. Schelin was also adept at such sports as table-tennis, track and field, and snowboarding before opting to focus on football full-time. As a teenager, she developed problems with her spine and was advised to stop playing the sport. Schelin went through intensive strength training and recovered by the time she turned 17.

In 2001, when she was 17 years old, Schelin made her debut in the Damallsvenskan for Landvetter FC, now known as Göteborg FC. She played in over 100 league matches with the club establishing herself as one of the club's most prominent players. After an injury in August 2002, she was out of the league for almost a year and a half returning in June 2003. In 2004 Schelin was named Breakthrough Player of the Year after netting 14 goals in 15 games for Göteborg FC.

Schelin made her national team debut for Sweden on 16 March 2004; a 3–0 Algarve Cup defeat to France. She later represented her nation at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The following year, Schelin endured injuries to the groin and hamstring, which required extensive rest.

In 2006, Schelin was a key player in the 2006 edition of the Algarve Cup; leading Sweden to a respectable third-place finish. She scored the only goal in the bronze medal victory over France. For her efforts, Schelin was awarded the Diamond Ball as the country's best female football player. That same year, she was named the Forward of the Year in the Damallsvenskan. Schelin's success made her a huge face in her country and she was rewarded when she was selected to attend the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup draw in China on behalf of Sweden.