Bianca Jakobsson (born 30 March 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the

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competition (AFLW). She previously played for Carlton and Melbourne.

AFLW career

Carlton

Jakobsson was drafted by Carlton with the club's first selection, the third overall in the

2016 AFL Women's draft The 2016 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the eight clubs in the AFL Women's AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football league for w ...

. She made her debut in Round 1,

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, in the club and the league's inaugural match at

Ikon Park Princes Park (or Carlton Recreation Ground, currently known by its sponsored name Ikon Park) is an Australian rules football ground located inside the wider Princes Park in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton North. It is a historic venu ...

, against . Jakobsson is of Swedish descent. She finished the 2017 season having played in all seven of her side's matches that year.

Melbourne

In May 2017, Jakobsson was traded to in exchange for a second round pick (number 12 overall) in the forthcoming

2017 AFL Women's draft The 2017 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the eight clubs in the AFL Women's competition could recruit players prior to the competition's 2018 season. As the previous season's player contracts were all capped at one-year ...

. Jakobsson's partner Darcy Guttridge also plays for AFLW club St Kilda.

Personal life

Jakobsson currently is studying for a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science at

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* * Living people 1993 births Carlton Football Club (AFLW) players Melbourne Football Club (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sportswomen from Victoria (state) Australian people of Swedish descent Victorian Women's Football League players Lesbian sportswomen Australian LGBT sportspeople Australian lesbians LGBT players of Australian rules football St Kilda Football Club (AFLW) players 21st-century Australian LGBT people {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub