Julia Karlernäs

Julia Karlernäs (also spelled Karlenäs; born 6 October 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club FC Como Women and the Sweden women's national team.[2]

Julia Karlernäs
Karlernäs with Hammarby in 2015
Personal information
Full name Julia Helena Maria Karlernäs
Date of birth (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993
Place of birth Torsby, Sweden[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Como
Number 16
Youth career
Västanviks AIF
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Embry–Riddle Eagles 21 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Mallbackens IF 78 (17)
2015 Hammarby 21 (1)
2016 Mallbackens IF 22 (3)
2017–2020 Piteå IF 102 (38)
2020–2021 Sevilla 19 (0)
2021–2022 BK Häcken 13 (0)
2022– Como 12 (3)
International career
2018– Sweden 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:16, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

In the 2018 Damallsvenskan season, Karlernäs's 11 goals from midfield helped Piteå secure the League title and won her the Most Valuable Player award. She signed a new contract with the club shortly afterwards.[3]

International career

Karlernäs was called up to the senior Sweden squad for the first time in June 2018.[4] On 30 August 2018 she won her first cap as a substitute in a 3–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying win over the Ukraine at Gamla Ullevi. She won a second cap and made her first start for the national team in October, in a 2–1 win over rivals Norway.[5]

Karlernäs has competed in the UEFA Womens champions league with Piteå IF in 2019 and with BK Häcken in 2021.

References

  1. "12. Julia Karlernas". Embry–Riddle Eagles. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. "Julia Karlernäs – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se.
  3. Buvik, Annica (21 November 2018). "Nu är det klart – Julia Karlernäs stannar i Piteå" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. "Julia Karlernäs med damlandslaget" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. "Karlernäs dagen efter match" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2019.


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