Lina Hurtig

Lina Mona Andréa Hurtig (born 5 September 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Sweden women's national team.[2]

Lina Hurtig
Hurtig with Sweden U19 in 2013
Personal information
Full name Lina Mona Andréa Hurtig[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995
Place of birth Avesta, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 17
Youth career
Avesta AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Gustafs GoIF 20 (14)
2012–2016 Umeå IK 88 (24)
2017–2020 Linköping 54 (17)
2020–2022 Juventus 34 (11)
2022– Arsenal 10 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Sweden U17 6 (2)
2012–2014 Sweden U19 23 (7)
2014– Sweden 62 (20)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2019 France
Bronze medal – third place2023 Australia-New Zealand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:35, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

After turning 15, Hurtig, who is from Avesta, played the 2011 season in Norrettan with Gustafs GoIF.[3] She scored 14 goals and made four assists in 20 games.[4] At the end of that campaign she was approached by Damallsvenskan clubs LdB FC Malmö and Umeå IK. She joined the latter after a short training spell.[5]

Upon Umeå's relegation following the 2016 season, Hurtig transferred to league champions Linköpings FC on a two-year contract.[6]

On 31 August 2020, Hurtig joined Juventus.[7]

On 18 August 2022, Hurtig joined Arsenal on a permanent transfer.[8]

International career

As a Swedish under-19 international, Hurtig was featured at the 2012 U-19 European Championship. She started the victorious Swedish team's 1–0 extra time win over Spain in the final.

In December 2012, national team coach Pia Sundhage called up Hurtig to a senior squad training camp at Bosön.[9] Hurtig was also named in the senior squad for a 1–1 friendly draw with Brazil on 19 June 2013.[10] She was hopeful of making the hosts' final squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, but was not selected.

After leaving Hurtig out of the final pre-tournament friendly against Norway in May 2013, Sundhage described her as a potentially world class player.[11]

Hurtig won her first senior cap as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Canada in November 2014.[12]

Hurtig was selected in the Sweden squad that travelled to France for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She scored her first goal in the tournament in a 5–1 win against Thailand.[13] In July 2021, she was selected in the Sweden squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[14] On 21 July, she scored in the 3–0 victory over United States.[15]

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[16] In the Round of 16, she successfully converted on a video-confirmed penalty in the shootout against the United States, knocking the two-time defending champions out of the tournament.[17]

Personal life

On 16 August 2019, Lina Hurtig announced that she had married Lisa Lantz, her teammate at Linköpings FC.[18] On 11 June 2021, Hurtig's daughter was born.[19]

Career statistics

International
As of goal scored on 1 July 2022
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hurtig goal.
List of international goals scored by Lina Hurtig
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 22 September 2015 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Poland 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2017 qualification
2 19 September 2017 Stadion Varteks, Varaždin, Croatia  Croatia 2–0 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 24 October 2017 Borås Arena, Borås, Sweden  Hungary 5–0
4 16 June 2019 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France  Thailand 4–0 5–1 2019 FIFA World Cup
5 8 October 2019 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Slovakia 2–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2022 qualification
6 7 March 2020 Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal  Denmark 1–0 1–2 2020 Algarve Cup [20]
7 17 September 2020 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Hungary 8–0 UEFA Euro 2022 qualification
8 5–0
9 22 October 2020  Latvia 1–0 7–0
10 19 February 2021 Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta  Austria 3–1 6–1 Friendly
11 10 April 2021 Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden  United States 1–0 1–1 [21]
12 13 April 2021 Stadion Miejski Widzewa, Łódź, Poland  Poland 4–2
13 21 July 2021 Ajinomoto Stadium, Chofu, Japan  United States 3–0 2020 Summer Olympics
14 24 July 2021 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan  Australia 2–2 4–2
15 25 November 2021 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Finland 2–1 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 30 November 2021 Stadion, Malmö, Sweden  Slovakia 1–0 3–0
17 7 April 2022 Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia  Georgia 9–0 15–0
18 11–0
19 28 June 2022 Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden  Brazil 2–1 3–1 Friendly
20 6 September 2022 Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland  Finland 2–0 5–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
21 22 September 2023 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Spain 2–2 2–3 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

Linköpings FC

Juventus

Arsenal

Sweden

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players – Sweden" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "Football HURTIG Lina – Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. Rehnström, Eva (4 January 2013). "Lina Hurtig från Avesta redo för landslagsläger". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. Christianson, Johan (29 December 2011). "Lina Hurtig skrev på för tre år i Umeå" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. Ahlén, Tobias (22 December 2011). "Lina Hurtig tränade med Umeå" (in Swedish). Avesta Tidning. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  6. "Linköping värvar superlöftet Lina Hurtig" (in Swedish). Expressen. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  7. "Lina Hurtig is Bianconera!". Juventus.com. 31 August 2020.
  8. "Arsenal complete Lina Hurtig signing". Arsenal.com. 18 August 2022.
  9. "Sundhage tar med 17-åring på lägret" (in Swedish). Expressen. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  10. Broman, Elin (5 June 2013). "Lina Hurtig i Sundhages trupp" (in Swedish). Dalarnas Tidningar. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  11. "Lina Hurtig fick ingen plats" (in Swedish). Avesta Tidning. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  12. "Oavgjort för Sverige när Hurtig debuterade" (in Swedish). Västerbottens-Kuriren. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  13. Sport, Telegraph (16 June 2019). "Sweden book place in last 16 of World Cup as Thailand endure another rout". Telegraph. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  14. "La Juventus: "In bocca a lupo a Lina Hurtig che parteciperà alle Olimpiadi"". Tutto Juve (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  15. "Sweden stuns U.S. women's soccer team with 3–0 thrashing in Tokyo opener". CNBC. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  16. "Sweden veteran Seger to play at fifth World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  17. "Naeher: USWNT's World Cup over by a millimeter". ESPN. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  18. "Lina Hurtig on Instagram: "2019•08•04 🌹💍 I love you ♾"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
  19. "Juventus Women, è nata la figlia di Lina Hurtig e Lisa Lantz". la Repubblica (in Italian). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  20. "Sverige–Danmark – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  21. "Sverige–USA – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  22. Sanders, Emma (5 March 2023). "Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea: Gunners fight back to win Women's League Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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