Lisa Ek

Lisa Ek (born 15 September 1982) is a Swedish former football midfielder who last played for Fiorentina. She has also played for AIK Fotboll, Hammarby IF, FC Rosengård and Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of the Damallsvenskan.[1][2] The 2011-12 season marked her Champions League debut.

Lisa Ek
Ek in May 2014
Personal information
Full name Lisa Ek
Date of birth (1982-09-15) 15 September 1982
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Barkarby SK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Vasalund
1999–2002 AIK
2003–2004 Hammarby
2005–2012 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 118 (20)
2012–2014 FC Rosengård 13 (0)
2014–2015 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 16 (2)
2015–2016 Fiorentina 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2016

In September 2012 Ek suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, ruling her out of action for at least six months.[3]

Ek has been an under-19 international.[4] She is also an accomplished bandy and ice hockey player. In 2013 her partner was male lower division footballer Per Broberg.[5]

Ek retired from football in 2016, after spending a season in Italy playing for Fiorentina. She intended to remain in Italy having become romantically attached to an Italian boyfriend.[6] She attended UEFA Women's Euro 2017 as a pundit for Sveriges Television, where she attracted notice for her dyed-blue hairstyle.[7]

Ek currently works as an Agent for the global football agency CMG, representing players and coaches within women's football.

References
  1. Profile Archived 2012-02-21 at the Wayback Machine in Göteborg FC's website
  2. Lisa Ek leaves Göteborg for Malmö. Dagens Nyheter
  3. "Ek missar guldstriden" (in Swedish). Skånska Dagbladet. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  4. Profile in UEFA
  5. "Lisa Ek – Alltid 150 procent" (in Swedish). KÖRA. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  6. Piauger, Alexander (17 June 2016). "Ek: "Tur att vi inte ska se den tillsammans"" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  7. Friberg, Anna (22 July 2017). "SVT-experten förklarar: "Därför har jag blått hår"" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 16 September 2017.


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