Susanne Nilsson

Susanne "Sussie" Åberg (née Nilsson; Serbian: Suzana Nilson / Сузaнa Нилсoн; born 30 December 1991) is a former football goalkeeper who most recently played for Morön BK. She previously played for Djurgårdens IF, Sunnanå SK, AIK and Göteborg FC. After playing for the country of her birth Sweden at youth level, Åberg represented Serbia at senior international level.

Susanne Åberg
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-12-30) 30 December 1991
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Kristianstads DFF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Byttorps IF
2009–2011 Göteborg 2 (0)
2011 → Hovås Billdal IF (loan) 14 (0)
2012 AIK 21 (0)
2013–2014 Sunnanå SK 37 (0)
2014–2016 Djurgårdens IF 25 (0)
2016–2019 Morön BK 73 (0)
National team‡
2007 Sweden U17 4 (0)
2007–2010 Sweden U19 15 (0)
2011–2012 Sweden U23 3 (0)
2014–2016 Serbia 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 September 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2016

Club career

Åberg signed for Göteborg FC in 2009 from Byttorps IF.[1] She found her path to the first team blocked, first by Hedvig Lindahl, and then by Kristin Hammarström. She spent part of the 2011 season on loan to Hovås Billdal IF, then signed for AIK ahead of the 2012 season.[2]

In 2012, Åberg was being evaluated by scouts from Turbine Potsdam and other foreign clubs. Her contract with AIK contained a relegation release clause.[3] When AIK were relegated, Åberg signed a one-year contract with Damallsvenskan newcomers Sunnanå SK.[4] Åberg played with Sunnanå SK during the 2013 and 2014 seasons and made a total of 37 league appearances.[5]

For the 2015 season, Åberg joined Djurgårdens IF.[6] She played an important role in securing Djurgårdens' return to the Damallsvenskan, but subsequently lost her place in the team to Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir. During the mid-season break in the 2016 Damallsvenskan, Åberg quit Djurgårdens because she wanted to move back to Skellefteå.[7]

Instead of going back to Sunnanå, Åberg joined Morön BK. The modest club competed in Division 1, the regionalised third tier of Swedish women's football. They declared their surprise and delight at signing a goalkeeper of Åberg's standing.[8] In October 2018 Åberg helped a youthful Morön team win promotion to the Elitettan.[9] She announced her retirement from professional football in November 2019.[10]

International career

As a Swedish under-19 international, she took part as a reserve in the 2009 U-19 European Championship[11] and the 2010 U-20 World Cup.[12] She made a total of 15 appearances for the U19 team and three for the U17 team.[13]

Despite being capped by Sweden up to under-23 level,[14] Åberg was also eligible to play for Serbia. In January 2013, she was considering an offer from the Serbs to attend their national team training camp ahead of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification tournament.[15] She accepted a call-up from Serbia and joined the team for a match against Malta in February 2014.[16]

References
  1. "Susanne Nilsson". svenskfotboll.se.
  2. "AIK Fotboll". aikfotboll.se.
  3. Jemn, Andreas (23 October 2012). "Uppvaktas av tysk storklubb" (in Swedish). Kristianstadsbladet. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. Lindström, Roger (11 January 2013). "Målvakt klar för Sunnanå" (in Swedish). Norran. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  5. "Sweden - Susanne Nilsson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  6. "Susanne Nilsson lämnar Sunnanå". norran.se.
  7. Ala, Elin (14 June 2016). "Nilsson längtade tillbaka – valde Morön: "De har något väldigt intressant på gång"" (in Swedish). Norran. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  8. Ala, Elin (14 June 2016). "Morön om skrällvärvningen: "Ingen i division I i hela Sverige har bättre målvakt"" (in Swedish). Norran. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  9. Norin, Elias (21 October 2018). "Morön klara för Elitettan" (in Swedish). Västerbottens-Kuriren. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  10. "Målvaktsprofilen lämnar Morön och lägger handskarna på hyllan: "Min resa tar slut här"" (in Swedish). Norran. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  11. "uefa.com - UEFA European Women's U-19 C'ship - Fixtures & Results - Match Specific". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07.
  12. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Sweden 0:2 (0:2) Colombia - Report - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
  13. "U23-truppen till mötet med Tyskland". svenskfotboll.se.
  14. "Spelare 2012 — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se.
  15. Börjesson, Anette (19 January 2013). "Sussie har både Sunnanå och Serbien i sina tankar" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  16. Vidojevic, Mihajlo (11 February 2014). "'Šveđanka' na golu Srbije!" (in Serbian). Sportske.net. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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