Anna Sandberg

Anna Linnea Sandberg (born 23 May 2003) is a Swedish football player who has played with BK Häcken since 2022 and made her debut for the Sweden national team in 2023.

Anna Sandberg
Personal information
Full name Anna Linnea Sandberg
Date of birth (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 BK Häcken
Number 16
Youth career
Orebro SK Soder
KIF Orebro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Orebro SK Soder 15 (1)
2021–2022 KIF Örebro DFF 32 (0)
2022– BK Häcken 26 (1)
International career
2021–2022 Sweden U19 8 (0)
2022– Sweden U23 4 (0)
2023– Sweden 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Clubs

Sandberg started playing football at Örebro SK Söder.[1] In 2019 she played four games for Örebro SK Söder in Division 1, the third highest league in Sweden. At the same time, she played for the U-19 team and the 1st team of KIF Örebro DFF, including in the cup competition.[1] From 2022 also played for KIF in the Damallsvenskan.[2] In August 2022 she joined BK Häcken.[2] She also played for Häcken in the group stage qualifiers of the 2022–23 Champions League, but fell out by two defeats at Paris Saint-Germain.[3][4]

National teams

Sandberg took part in the first qualifying round for the European Championship in October 2021 with the U19 team and was able to qualify with the team for the second round. They qualified for the finals at a tournament in Croatia in April 2022, where they lost 1–0 to Spain in the semifinals. From September 2022 she was used in the U23 team.

On 16 February 2023, she made her senior debut in the 4–1 win over China, starting and playing full time.[5] Also in her second appearance, the 0–1 defeat against Denmark on 7 April, she was in the starting XI, but was substituted after 85 minutes.[6] On 13 June, she was nominated for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.[7] She is the youngest player and the most capped outfield player in the squad.

References
  1. "Officiellt: Anna Sandberg tar klivet till A-laget". KIF Örebro DFF A-lag (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. "Kif Örebro bekräftar storaffären: "Pratar absolut om rekord"". Nerikes Allehanda (in Swedish). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. "WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE / MATCHDAY 1". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. "WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE / MATCHDAY 2". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. "Dubbla debutanter mot Kina". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  6. "Sweden 0-1 Denmark (Apr 7, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. "Den svenska VM-truppen 2023". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.


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