Lina Mona Andréa Hurtig (born 5 September 1995) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a forward for English

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club Arsenal and the Sweden women's national team.

Club career

After turning 15, Hurtig, who is from

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, played the 2011 season in Norrettan with Gustafs GoIF. She scored 14 goals and made four assists in 20 games. At the end of that campaign she was approached by Damallsvenskan clubs LdB FC Malmö and

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. She joined the latter after a short training spell. Upon Umeå's

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following the 2016 season, Hurtig transferred to league champions

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on a two-year contract. On 31 August 2020, Hurtig joined Juventus. On 18 August 2022, Hurtig joined Arsenal on a permanent transfer.

International career

As a Swedish under-19 international, Hurtig was featured at the 2012 U-19 European Championship. She started the victorious Swedish team's 1–0 extra time win over Spain in the final. In December 2012, national team coach

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called up Hurtig to a senior squad training camp at Bosön. Hurtig was also named in the senior squad for a 1–1 friendly draw with

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on 19 June 2013. She was hopeful of making the hosts' final squad for

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, but was not selected. After leaving Hurtig out of the final pre-tournament friendly against

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in May 2013, Sundhage described her as a potentially world class player. Hurtig won her first senior

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as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with

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in November 2014. Hurtig was selected in the Sweden squad that travelled to France for the

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. She scored her first goal in the tournament in a 5–1 win against

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. In July 2021, she was selected in the Sweden squad for the

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. On 21 July, she scored in the 3–0 victory over United States. On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. In the Round of 16, she successfully converted on a video-confirmed penalty in the shootout against the

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, knocking the two-time defending champions out of the tournament.

Personal life

On 16 August 2019, Lina Hurtig announced that she had married Lisa Lantz, her teammate at

. On 11 June 2021, Hurtig's daughter was born.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hurtig goal''.

Honours

Linköpings FC *

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Juventus *

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: 2020–21, 2021–22 *

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: * Supercoppa Italiana: 2020–21, 2021–22 Arsenal *

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: 2022–23 Sweden *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurtig, Lina 1995 births Living people 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Damallsvenskan players Lesbian sportswomen Swedish LGBT footballers Swedish lesbians Umeå IK players Linköpings FC players People from Avesta Municipality Sweden women's international footballers Swedish women's footballers Women's association football forwards Women's association football midfielders Juventus FC (women) players Serie A (women's football) players Arsenal W.F.C. players Women's Super League players Expatriate women's footballers in Italy Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Sweden Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Sportspeople from Dalarna County UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players