Maja Nylén Persson (born 20 November 2000) is a Swedish

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

player for

Brynäs IF Brynäs IF is a Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden. The club has played in the top-tier league since 1960, longer than any other team. History B ...

in the SDHL and the Swedish national team.

Career

Nylén Persson grew up cheering for

Leksands IF Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team plays in the top-tier league, SHL, after succeeding through the 2019 SHL qualifiers and thus earning promotion to the SHL. The c ...

, and would make her SDHL debut for the club at the age of 13. She would play five seasons for the club, scoring over 60 points. In March 2019, she became won the EliteProspects Award for the SDHL's youth player of the year, the first time the trophy had been awarded. She would win the award again the next season. After graduating from high school, she left Leksands to sign a three-year contract with Brynäs. She would score 26 points in 36 games in her first season with Brynäs, serving as an assistant captain.

International

She was part of the Swedish squad that won gold at the

2016 Winter Youth Olympics The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics ( no, Olympiske vinterleker for ungdom 2016; nn, Olympiske vinterleikane for ungdom 2016), officially known as the II Winter Youth Olympic Games, took place in and around Lillehammer, Norway, between 12 February an ...

. She would make her senior national team debut at the

2017 IIHF Women's World Championship The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was held in Plymouth Township, Michigan, United States from 31 March to 7 April 2017. The USA Hockey Arena ser ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nylen Persson, Maja 2000 births Living people Swedish women's ice hockey defencemen People from Avesta Municipality Ice hockey players at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Brynäs IF (women) players Leksands IF (women) players Ice hockey people from Dalarna County