Lisa Ek

Lisa Ek

Ek in May 2014
Personal information
Full name	Lisa Ek
Date of birth	(1982-09-15) 15 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Sweden
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Barkarby SK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1998	Vasalund
1999–2002	AIK
2003–2004	Hammarby
2005–2012	Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC	118	(20)
2012–2014	FC Rosengård	13	(0)
2014–2015	Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC	16	(2)
2015–2016	Fiorentina	21	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2016

Lisa Ek (born 15 September 1982) is a Swedish former football midfielder who last played for Fiorentina. She has also played for AIK Fotboll, Hammarby IF, FC Rosengård and Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of the Damallsvenskan.[1][2] The 2011-12 season marked her Champions League debut.

In September 2012 Ek suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, ruling her out of action for at least six months.[3]

Ek has been an under-19 international.[4] She is also an accomplished bandy and ice hockey player. In 2013 her partner was male lower division footballer Per Broberg.[5]

Ek retired from football in 2016, after spending a season in Italy playing for Fiorentina. She intended to remain in Italy having become romantically attached to an Italian boyfriend.[6] She attended UEFA Women's Euro 2017 as a pundit for Sveriges Television, where she attracted notice for her dyed-blue hairstyle.[7]

Ek currently works as an Agent for the global football agency CMG, representing players and coaches within women's football.

References

1. Profile Archived 2012-02-21 at the Wayback Machine in Göteborg FC's website
2. Lisa Ek leaves Göteborg for Malmö. Dagens Nyheter
3. "Ek missar guldstriden" (in Swedish). Skånska Dagbladet. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
4. Profile in UEFA
5. "Lisa Ek – Alltid 150 procent" (in Swedish). KÖRA. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
6. Piauger, Alexander (17 June 2016). "Ek: "Tur att vi inte ska se den tillsammans"" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
7. Friberg, Anna (22 July 2017). "SVT-experten förklarar: "Därför har jag blått hår"" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

External links

• Lisa Ek – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Lisa Ek at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
• Lisa Ek at Soccerway
• Lisa Ek at CMG