Jessica Elin Maria Landström (born 12 December 1984) is a former

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forward who has represented the

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at the

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Olympic Football Tournament, the

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and the

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. At club level she has played for

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teams

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...

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and Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. She has also played for 1. FFC Frankfurt of Germany and

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of the United States.

Club career

After starting her career with four years at Djurgårdens, Landström played for

as a forward from 2005 to 2007. A few weeks after her debut and first goal for the Sweden women's national team, she was signed by

to replace the departing

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. The transfer multiplied her salary by nearly six times; when with Hammarby, she made about $500 a month, whereas she reportedly banked up to $3,000 playing for Linköpings. She intended that the transfer would help to secure her spot on the national squad for the

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. Landström scored 11 goals in 17 games in 2008 and decided to stay with Linköpings for the 2009 season, in which the club collected a league and cup "

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". She scored against Umeå in the 2–0 Swedish Cup final win. In November 2009 Landström signed a

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contract with American WPS team

. After starting three of nine appearances for Sky Blue, Landström negotiated a release and accepted a two-year contract from FFC Frankfurt in July 2010. She criticised the American club for a lack of leadership and expressed the hope that playing in Germany would provide better preparation for the

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. Landström agreed a deal to return to Djurgårdens in April 2012, but with Frankfurt still in the

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, the German club insisted on her staying until the end of their season before she was eventually allowed to complete the move. When Djurgårdens were relegated at the end of the 2012 season, Landström transferred to Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. She was signed as a direct replacement for

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, Göteborg's top goalscorer who had departed for

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. After leaving Göteborg, Landström did not play in

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but was training with former club Hammarby ahead of the 2015 campaign.

International career

Landström's "dreams were crushed" when she was overlooked for the youth national teams, after finishing as top–scorer in a regional Under–15 tournament. She debuted for the senior Sweden national team against

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on 8 November 2007, starting at forward and scoring her first international goal in a 4–2 win. She had also played for the U21/23 national team. Jessica landstrom 2011

She was included in

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's squad for the

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. It was her first major championship and she wanted to learn from playing alongside first choice strikers

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and

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. Landström played in four games in China, and retained her place in the national squad for

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, where she played twice. At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Landström scored the winning goal in the group stage win over

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, as Sweden reached the semi-final. She featured as a substitute in Sweden's 3–1 defeat to eventual winners

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. Sweden secured third place by beating

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2–1 in

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, though Landström remained an unused substitute. Landström was named as an alternate for the Sweden squad at the

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but did not play.

Playing style

In signing Landström for Sky Blue FC, the American club's general manager Gerry Marrone said:

International goals

Personal life

Landström is

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and

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publicly in November 2008, to acknowledge the support she had received from her partner. Before turning professional, she had studied for a

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in mechanical engineering.

Honours

Club

;

: *

(2): 2003, 2004 *

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(1): 2004 ;

: *

(1): 2009 *

(2): 2008, 2009 * Supercupen (1): 2009 ; 1. FFC Frankfurt: *

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(1):

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; Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC: * Supercupen (1): 2013

Individual

* Swedish Newcomer of the Year (1): 2008

Footnotes

References

External links

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Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC player profile

Linköping FC player profile
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Lotta Schelin and Jessica Landström Interview
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