Annica Maria Sjölund (born 31 March 1985) is a Finnish football striker, who last played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of Sweden's

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. She previously played for FC United Pietarsaari and Åland United in Finland's

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and

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in Sweden.

Club career

In August 2012 Sjölund sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing for Jitex in a match against

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. Sjölund left Jitex after the

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season. She was wanted by former club Åland United, but decided to stay in Sweden with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.

International career

She is a member of the Finnish national team; scoring on her debut against

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in May 2006. She took part in the 2009 European Championship, where she scored one goal in the quarter-finals against

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. National

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Andrée Jeglertz selected Sjölund in Finland's squad for

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, where she scored the team's only goal at the tournament – a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw with

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. Sjölund also represented Åland at the Island Games football tournament in 2001 and 2007.

Personal life

Her brother Daniel Sjölund is also an international footballer.

References

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* * * 1985 births Living people People from Finström Swedish-speaking Finns Women's association football forwards Finnish women's footballers Finnish expatriate footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Jitex BK players AIK Fotboll (women) players Damallsvenskan players Finland women's international footballers BK Häcken FF players FC United (Jakobstad) players Kansallinen Liiga players Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Åland United players Älvsjö AIK (women) players Sportspeople from Åland {{Åland-bio-stub