Kylla Sjoman
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kylla Liisa Sjoman | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | New Westminster, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Burnaby Jazz | |||
| 2005–2008 | Arizona State Sun Devils | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Ottawa Fury | 11 | (1) |
| 2009 | Boston Renegades | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Phoenix del Sol | ||
| 2010 | Burnaby Canadians | ||
| 2011 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 13 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Herforder SV | 30 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Celtic | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Herforder SV (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Sunderland | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | SK Slavia Prague | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2020 | Canada | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2014 | |||
Kylla Liisa Sjoman (born 18 August 1987) is a former Canadian footballer from Burnaby, British Columbia.[1] She played for SK Slavia Prague and Celtic L.F.C. of the Scottish Women's Premier League. She has also represented the Canada women's national soccer team at senior international level, making her debut against England in April 2013.
Club career
A versatile left-sided player with joint Canadian–Finnish citizenship, in 2010 Sjoman signed a deal to play for Doncaster Rovers Belles while living at the Ramada Jarvis hotel in Doncaster with Áine O'Gorman and Maria Karlsson.[2]
After a spell in Germany, Sjoman signed for Celtic in August 2013.[3] She returned to Herforder SV in February 2014.[4]
In January 2016, Sjoman left Celtic for Sunderland and was happy to be back in the FA WSL: "The set up here at Sunderland is the most professional environment I have experienced since coming overseas and the players and staff have made it an easy transition for me."[5]
International career
Sjoman returned to South Yorkshire in April 2013 with the Canadian national team, making her senior national team debut in a 1–0 friendly defeat to England at New York Stadium in Rotherham.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Kylla Sjoman ukončila fotbalovou kariéru". slavia.cz. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Interview: John Buckley / Manager / Doncaster Rovers Belles". She Kicks. 12 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Celtic sign Kylla Sjoman". SWF News. Scottish Women's Football Association. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "2. FBL: Ligaprimus Potsdam II erwartet starke Bremerinnen" (in German). DFB.de. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Ladies capture Staniforth and Sjoman". Sunderland A.F.C. Ladies. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "England's late winner edges Canada in friendly". Sportsnet.ca. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
External links
- Sjoman at Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC
- Sjoman at Ottawa Fury
- Sjoman at Arizona Sun Devils
- Sjoman at Canada Soccer
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