Finnish footballer (born 1985)
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.
Club career
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]
International career
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]
Personal life
Her brother Daniel Sjölund is also an international footballer.[ 1]
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