Emma Lundh

Emma Linnea Lundh (born 26 June 1989) is a Swedish footballer. She plays as a forward for Swedish club IF Brommapojkarna and the Sweden women's national football team. Before joining England's Liverpool in 2016, Lundh had played for several teams in Sweden and for Norwegian Toppserien club LSK Kvinner FK.

Emma Lundh
Personal information
Full name Emma Linnea Lund[1]
Date of birth (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989[1]
Place of birth Solna, Sweden
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 IF Brommapojkarna
Number 25
Youth career
IFK Viksjö
2003–2005 IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Hammarby IF
2007 Djurgårdens IF
2008–2009 AIK 27 (8)
2009 → Tyresö FF (loan)
2010–2011 Djurgårdens IF 43 (10)
2012 Linköpings FC 17 (6)
2013–2015 AIK 42 (8)
2015 LSK Kvinner FK 5 (0)
2016 Liverpool 12 (1)
2017–2019 Vittsjö GIK 34 (2)
2019– IF Brommapojkarna 23 (10)
National team‡
2014–2015 Sweden 11[2] (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:57, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:57, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

After beginning her football career in the boys' youth teams at IFK Viksjö, Lundh made her debut in the Damallsvenskan as a 16-year-old and moved around several clubs in quick succession. She represented Hammarby IF DFF in 2006, Djurgårdens IF Dam in 2007 and AIK in 2008. During this period Lundh was not a professional footballer and worked as a preschool teacher.[3] Lundh left Damallsvenskan team Linköpings FC after the 2012 season, to return to AIK of the Elitettan on a one-year contract. She had left AIK three and a half years previously, to go to Tyresö FF on loan.[4]

In January 2016 Lundh joined Liverpool from Norwegian club LSK Kvinner FK, where she had spent the second part of the 2015 season.[5]

Lundh left Liverpool ten months into her two-year contract, returning to Sweden with Damallsvenskan club Vittsjö GIK. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in February 2017, after being hampered by fatigue for several years.[6] She continued her football career and in August 2019 agreed to return to IF Brommapojkarna, who were embroiled in a relegation battle in the Elitettan.[7] She was rewarded with a new contract for the 2020 season when her good form helped Brommapojkarna retain their place in the division.[8]

International career
Playing for Sweden against France in 2014

Lundh played in the national youth teams, and made her debut for the senior Sweden team in a 3–0 defeat by France in Amiens on 8 February 2014.[9] She scored her first senior international goal against Northern Ireland in a 2015 Women's World Cup qualifier at Shamrock Park, Portadown in April 2014.[10]

In May 2015 national team coach Pia Sundhage named Lundh in the squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[11]

In 2016 she was awarded silver medal in 2016 olympics

References
  1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. Frennstedt, Thorsten (13 December 2010). "Ska det va´, ska det va´ Djurgår´n, säger Emma Lundh" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  4. Mellerborg, Stefan (23 February 2013). "Emma Lundh gör comeback i AIK" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  5. "Emma Lundh: Liverpool Ladies sign Sweden striker". BBC Sport. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. "Emma Lundh: Ex-Liverpool Ladies striker diagnosed with multiple sclerosis". BBC Sport. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. Fagerlund, Frida (7 August 2019). "Avslöjar: Emma Lundh lämnar Vittsjö" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. Appelquist, Peter (30 September 2019). "Eldina Ahmic och Emma Lundh förlänger med BP" (in Swedish). IF Brommapojkarna. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  9. Andersson, Jonny (8 February 2014). "Nu är Emma redo" (in Swedish). Lokaltidningen Mitt i Stockholm. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  10. Bråstedt, Mats (5 April 2014). "Sverige krossade Nordirland med 4–0" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  11. Mellerborg, Stefan (11 May 2015). "Emma Lundh till VM i Kanada" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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