Lotta Linnea Ökvist (born 17 February 1997) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a defender for

BK Häcken Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg. It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Formed on 2 Augu ...

in the

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and the Sweden national team. She previously played for Swedish clubs

Hammarby IF Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differe ...

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and

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, and

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in the

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Club career

Move to the U.S.

After spending time with

and

in her native Sweden, Ökvist signed with

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team

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in October 2017 ahead of the 2018 season. However, prior to the beginning of the season, the Boston Breakers folded and Ökvist was selected by the

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as the 13th pick in the resultant dispersal draft on 7 March 2018. Two weeks later, Ökvist was traded to the

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in exchange for Orlando's third-round pick in the

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. On 3 July 2018, the

announced that they had released Ökvist, allowing her to pursue opportunities in Europe. Ökvist never appeared in a game for the Pride.

Return to Sweden

On 4 July 2018,

of the

in Sweden announced they had signed Ökvist for the remainder of the 2018 season. The team was relegated to the

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. Ökvist remained with Hammarby through 2019, starting every Elitettan match prior to her departure in August.

Manchester United

On 20 August 2019, Ökvist signed for

in the English

. Ökvist made her debut for Manchester United against

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in the FA WSL on 7 September 2019, a 1–0 loss in the inaugural

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BK Häcken

On 14 January 2021, reigning Swedish champions Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC (renamed BK Häcken ahead of the 2021 season) announced they had signed Ökvist from Manchester United on a two-year deal. She made her debut on 13 March starting in the first game of the season, a 1–0 win over Växjö DFF in the

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International career

Ökvist has represented Sweden at under-17, under-19, and under-23 levels. In 2015, she helped Sweden win the

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. In March 2020, Ökvist was called up to the senior Sweden national team for the first time to compete at the

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. She made her senior international debut on 7 March, starting in the second game of the tournament against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

International *

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References

External links

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at the Manchester United F.C. website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Okvist, Lotta 1997 births Living people Orlando Pride players Swedish women's footballers Sweden women's international footballers Women's association football defenders Damallsvenskan players Hammarby Fotboll (women) players Piteå IF (women) players Umeå IK players People from Piteå Manchester United W.F.C. players Women's Super League players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate women's footballers in England Sportspeople from Norrbotten County