Ida Friman

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Ida Friman
Born (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 24)
Surte, Sweden
Position Forward
Elitserien team
Former teams
Villa Lidköping BK
Surte BK
Kareby IS
Playing career 2012–present
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Women's bandy
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Krasnoyarsk

Ida Elin Friman (born 26 December 1999)[1] is a Swedish bandy player, currently playing with Villa Lidköping BK in the women's Elitserien. She has played with the Swedish women's national bandy team.

Playing career[edit]

Friman is from Surte and her mother club was Surte BK; she played at youth level for Surte/Kareby BK/IS.[2] She joined Villa Lidköping BK in 2018.[3][4]

International play[edit]

Friman made her international debut in January 2017, at age 17, appearing in a pair of training matches against Finland and scoring twice in each match.[5]

She also represented Sweden in the women's bandy tournament at the 2019 Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Friman scored a goal in the gold medal match to help Sweden defeat Russia and claim top honours in the tournament.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Friman studies civil engineering and architecture at Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg; for the 2019–20 school year, she was awarded one of 75 annual scholarships for students who have represented Sweden in international sport.[3][4] Her father, Jonny Friman, played for Surte BK, and her brother, Gustav, and sister, Moa, also play for Elitserien teams.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Spelare: Ida Friman". Bandysidan.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Surte/Kareby F17 slutade 2:a i World Cup". Kareby IS (in Swedish). 1 November 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Ida Friman tilldelas elitidrottsstipendium" (in Swedish). Villa Lidköping BK. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Villaspelare får elitidrottsstipendium". Lidköpingsnytt.nu (in Swedish). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ^ Stiller, Kristoffer (8 January 2017). "Fyra mål för Friman i landslagsdebuten". Alekuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Sweden Champion in Universiade!". Federation of International Bandy. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. ^ Stiller, Kristoffer (21 December 2019). "Syskonen Friman i elitserien". Alekuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 September 2020.