Magdalena Ericsson

Magdalena Ericsson
Personal information
Full name Magdalena Ericsson
Date of birth (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Full back
Club information
Current team
 Linköpings FC
Number 20
Youth career
Enskede IK
2009–2010 Hammarby IF DFF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011 Hammarby IF DFF 19 (0)
2012 Djurgårdens IF 19 (1)
2013– Linköpings FC 24 (2)
National team‡
2014– Sweden 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:05, 29 June 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:05, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

Magdalena "Magda" Ericsson (born 8 September 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for the Damallsvenskan club Linköpings FC and the Sweden women's national football team. A left back, she used to play for Hammarby and Djurgården.

Club career

Ericsson began her football career with local team Enskede IK, but was encouraged by her father to join Hammarby IF DFF in order to improve her game. Aged 17, she broke into Hammarby's first team in the 2011 Damallsvenskan season and made her debut against Umeå IK.[1]

In November 2011, Ericsson left relegated Hammarby for their Stockholm rivals Djurgårdens.[2] After scoring one goal in 19 appearances in the 2012 Damallsvenskan, she quit Djurgårdens, who were also relegated, for Linköpings FC.[3]

International career

As a Swedish under-19 international, Ericsson was part of the victorious squad at the 2012 U-19 European Championship.[4]

In November 2013, national team coach Pia Sundhage called up Ericsson to a senior squad training camp at Bosön.[5] Ericsson made her debut for the senior Sweden team in a 3–0 friendly defeat by France in Amiens on 8 February 2014.

Personal life

As a young player at Hammarby, Ericsson's pre-match ritual included listening to "Heroes" (David Bowie song).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Andersdotter, Anna (19 May 2011). "Morsning Magda!". Hammarby IF DFF. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hammarby tappar Magdalena Ericsson". Damfotboll.com (in Swedish). 22 November 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ännu en vinnare till LFC" (in Swedish). Linköpings FC. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Hammarlund, Pauline (13 July 2012). "Hammarlund's inside track on finalists Sweden". Uefa.com. Antalya: UEFA. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Åhlin, Per. "Ericsson uttagen i landslaget" (in Swedish). Östgöta Correspondenten. Retrieved 29 June 2014.

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