Anna Sandberg
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anna Linnea Sandberg | ||
Date of birth | 23 May 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Sweden | ||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | BK Häcken | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
Orebro SK Soder | |||
KIF Orebro | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | Orebro SK Soder | 15 | (1) |
2021–2022 | KIF Örebro DFF | 32 | (0) |
2022– | BK Häcken | 26 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (0) |
2022– | Sweden U23 | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Sweden | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023 |
Anna Linnea Sandberg (born 23 May 2003) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Damallsvenskan club BK Häcken and the Sweden national team.
Career
Clubs
Sandberg started playing football at Örebro SK Söder.[1] In 2019 she played four games for Örebro SK Söder in Division 1, the third highest league in Sweden.[citation needed] At the same time, she played for the U-19 team and the 1st team of KIF Örebro DFF, including in the cup competition.[1] From 2022 also played for KIF in the Damallsvenskan.[2] In August 2022 she joined BK Häcken.[2] She also played for Häcken in the group stage qualifiers of the 2022–23 Champions League, but fell out by two defeats at Paris Saint-Germain.[3][4]
National teams
Sandberg took part in the first qualifying round for the European Championship in October 2021 with the U19 team and was able to qualify with the team for the second round.[citation needed] They qualified for the finals at a tournament in Croatia in April 2022, where they lost 1–0 to Spain in the semifinals.[citation needed] From September 2022 she was used in the U23 team.[citation needed]
On 16 February 2023, she made her senior debut in the 4–1 win over China, starting and playing full time.[5] Also in her second appearance, the 0–1 defeat against Denmark on 7 April, she was in the starting XI, but was substituted after 85 minutes.[6] On 13 June, she was nominated for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.[7] She is the youngest player and the most capped outfield player in the squad.[citation needed]
External links
- Anna Sandberg at BK Häcken (in Swedish)
- Anna Sandberg at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Anna Sandberg at Soccerway
References
- ^ a b "Officiellt: Anna Sandberg tar klivet till A-laget". KIF Örebro DFF A-lag (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Kif Örebro bekräftar storaffären: "Pratar absolut om rekord"". Nerikes Allehanda (in Swedish). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE / MATCHDAY 1". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE / MATCHDAY 2". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Dubbla debutanter mot Kina". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Sweden 0-1 Denmark (Apr 7, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Den svenska VM-truppen 2023". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.