Lotta Schelin

Lotta Schelin
Personal information
Full name Charlotta Eva Schelin
Date of birth (1984-02-27) 27 February 1984[1]
Place of birth Trångsund, Sweden[2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Striker, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Olympique Lyon
Number 8
Youth career
1997–2003 FC Hevesen
1997–2001 Mölnlycke IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2008 Göteborg 154 (116)
2008– Olympique Lyon 133 (143)
National team‡
2004– Sweden 154[3] (80)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:49, 13 September 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:28, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Charlotta Eva "Lotta" Schelin (born 27 February 1984) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for Olympique Lyon of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a striker and is a member of the Sweden national team, having made her debut in 2004.

Schelin's height, strength, and offensive technique has led to former Denmark national team manager Peter Bonde comparing her to fellow Swede Zlatan Ibrahimović.[4] She credits her older sister and former teammate, Camilla Schelin, as well as Tina Nordlund, as important role models for her.

Schelin featured in the Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport from 2013.

Biography

Early career

Schelin grew up in Kållered outside Gothenburg and began to play football for Kållereds SK along with her sister, Camilla.[5] 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.[6]

Club career

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.[7]

Despite offers from other Damallsvenskan clubs, Schelin opted to stay in her hometown. After the re-branding and re-launch of the new United States-based league, Women's Professional Soccer, Schelin declared that she would be interested in playing in the league. However, after the 2008 Summer Olympics, Schelin announced that she would be joining Division 1 Féminine club Olympique Lyonnais in France. Upon signing her contract, it was speculated that Schelin would be earning over 1 million kr ($160,000 USD) per year.[8] On 24 September 2008, Schelin was drafted by the Saint Louis Athletica in the 2008 WPS International Draft. She later declined the chance to join the club citing her contract with Lyon as the primary reason.[9] She scored Lyon's 1000th goal in Division 1 Féminine football in a home match against Rodez on 16 November 2014.

Club statistics

As of 17 April 2016

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon[10] 2008–09 161731772625
2009–10 111110751916
2010–11 181132993022
2011–12 2020613953538
2012–13 162457672738
2013–14 181249422623
2014–15 213465423141
2015–16 161444422320
Total 13614332415039218223
Career total 13614332415039218223

International career

Playing for Sweden in April 2013

Schelin made her national team debut for Sweden on 16 March 2004; a 3–0 Algarve Cup defeat to France.[11] 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.

Schelin's goal against Germany in October 2014's 2–1 home friendly defeat by Germany was her 73rd goal for Sweden, which broke the national record previously set by Hanna Ljungberg.[12]

Awards/Honours

Schelin receiving Diamantbollen in November 2006

Individual

Club

Lyon

Country

Sweden

References

  1. 1 2 "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Profile". Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Pär Andersson. "'Kvinnliga Zlatan sänkte Djurgården'". gt.se. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  5. ↑ Fleischmann, Björn (10 February 2005). "Göteborgs stora stjärnspelare stannar kvar på hemmaplan!". svenskdamfotboll.se (in Swedish). Svensk Damfotboll. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Jennifer Wegerup (2 June 2005). "Hon skulle sluta – som 15-åring". AftonBladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Lotta Schelin". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  8. ↑ Ulf Niklasson. "'Lotta Schelin klar för Lyon'". gp.se. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  9. ↑ "'2008 WPS Initial International Draft Results'".
  10. ↑ "La Carriere de Lotta Schelin". StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "Athletes > Lotta Schelin > Bio". NBC Universal. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  12. ↑ Dutt, Sujay (29 October 2014). "Sjögran reaches 200 in Sweden loss to Germany". Stockholm: UEFA. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Diamantbollen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  14. ↑ "Tyskland vann - Schelin historisk målskytt" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

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