Maria Lindblad Christensen

Maria Lindblad Christensen (born 3 July 1995) is a Danish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Nordsjælland in the Elitedivisionen.[1]

Maria Lindblad Christensen
Personal information
Full name Maria Lindblad Christensen
Date of birth (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995
Place of birth Viborg, Denmark
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 FC Nordsjælland
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2007 Houlkær
2005–2012 Team Viborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Fortuna Hjørring 8 (0)
2019– FC Nordsjælland 1 (0)
National team
2010–2011 Denmark U16 8 (0)
2010–2012 Denmark U17 20 (0)
2012–2014 Denmark U19 22 (0)
2016 Denmark U23 1 (0)
2016– Denmark 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Christensen began her career at the age of four in the Houlkær boys' team. In 2005, she joined the female side of Team Viborg. At the age of 16, Christensen moved to Viborg's first team playing the 3F League. In the summer of 2012, she signed to play for Fortuna Hjørring in the Elitedivisionen. Christensen debuted on 23 September 2012 in a match against Taastrup FC. She was 16 when she debuted in the UEFA Women's Champions League, replacing Heidi Johansen who was suddenly injured.[2][3]

International career

Since 2010, Christensen has played for several Danish national youth teams. On 22 October 2016, she debuted for Danish Senior team in a match against Iceland. Christensen was also part of the team which represented Denmark at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,[4] where they reached the competition final for the first time in history, but eventually lost to the Netherlands.[5]

References
  1. "Maria Lindblad Christensen". DBU.dk. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. Sophie Lysholt Hansen, Sophie. "Home / LANDSHOLD / Maria Christensen om EM: Alle kommer til at have en afgørende rolle Maria Christensen om EM: Alle kommer til at have en afgørende rolle". Fod Bold for Piger. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. "1. Maria Christensen". Fortuna Hjorring.dk. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. "23 kvinder er på vej til EM". DBU. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. "Netherlands win Women's EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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