Emelie Ölander (born 23 June 1989) is a Swedish international

football player A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

. She has been part of the Swedish national team since 2009.

Career

At the age of five, Emelie Ölander started to play football in the youth team of

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. Some years later she became a national youth player for

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. Her first season in the Swedish women's league ''Damallsvenskan'', she played for Malmö FF, but left the team after only one year. She moved to AIK where she played a season as defender and was invited to the Swedish national team. She played on the team that won the

Algarve Cup The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and ...

in 2009.

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