Stina Blackstenius

Stina Blackstenius

Personal information
Full name	Emma Stina Blackstenius
Date of birth	5 February 1996
Place of birth	Vadstena, Sweden
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Linköpings FC
Number	9
Youth career
	Vadstena GIF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012	Vadstena GIF
2013–	Linköpings FC	55	(18)
National team^‡
2015–	Sweden	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:45, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

Emma Stina Blackstenius (born 5 February 1996) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for Linköpings FC and the Sweden national team.

Club career

Blackstenius began her career with local club Vadstena GIF. In the 2012 season, she played for the club in Division Three and scored 38 goals to finish as top scorer. She was subsequently nominated for Östergötland's Girls Player of the Year.^[1]

Prior to the 2013 season, Blackstenius signed a three-year contract with Linköpings FC. She enjoyed a successful debut season in the Damallsvenskan, scoring eight goals and posting three assists.^[2] In January 2014 she extended her Linköpings contract by a further three years.^[3]

International career

As a Sweden under-19 international, Blackstenius featured prominently at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She finished as top goalscorer after hitting six goals for the victorious Swedish team, including two in the 3–1 final win over Spain.^[4]

Blackstenius made her debut for the senior Sweden team in a 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying win over Denmark on 27 October 2015, at Gamla Ullevi.

On 8 April 2016 she scored her first goal for the Swedish national senior team, scoring 3-0 as Sweden defeated Slovakia, 3-0, in Poprad during a qualifying game for the 2017 European Championship in the Netherlands.

International goals

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	#	Score	Result	Competition
1.1	2015-09-22	Poprad	Slovakia	1.1	0–3	0–3	Euro 2017 qualifying

References

1. "Supertalang klar för LFC" (in Swedish). Linköpings FC. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
2. Johansson, Maja. "Sveriges 30 största talanger listas" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
3. "Blackstenius fortsätter i LFC" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
4. "Blackstenius crowned WU19 EURO top scorer". UEFA. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

External links

Media related to Stina Blackstenius at Wikimedia Commons

• Profile at Linköpings FC (Swedish)
• Profile at Swedish Football Association (SvFF) (Swedish)