Maria Karlsson (footballer, born 1983)

Not to be confused with Maria Karlsson (footballer, born 1985).

Maria Karlsson
Personal information
Full name Maria Karlsson
Date of birth (1983-05-14) 14 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Sturefors, Sweden
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Sturefors IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2010 Linköpings FC 156 (27)
2011–2015 BK Tinnis
2013 → Växjö DFF (loan)
International career‡
2002 Sweden U-19 1 (0)
2004–2006 Sweden U-21 11 (1)
2004–2008 Sweden[1] 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:38, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:38, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Maria Karlsson (born 14 May 1983) is a Swedish former footballer who played for Linköpings FC of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She could play as both a defender and midfielder and she was a member of the Sweden women's national football team.

Club career

At Linköpings Karlsson was known as Maria "Mia" Karlsson, due to the presence of younger team-mate and namesake Maria "Kalle" Karlsson. Both left the club after the 2010 Damallsvenskan season. The elder Karlsson was particularly well thought of by Linköpings as she had joined in 2000, when the club played outside the top division and were known as Kenty DFF.[2]

She subsequently played for local club BK Tinnis when her police training allowed.[3] In 2013, she was dual-signed to Växjö DFF.[4]

Club career

Karlsson made her senior Sweden debut on 26 June 2004; a 2–1 Euro 2005 qualifying defeat by Italy in Benevento.[5] She was included in the squad for the final tournament.[6] On 3 May 2008 she scored her first goal for the senior national team in what proved to be her final cap, the opener in a 6–0 Euro 2009 qualifying win over Hungary in Székesfehérvár.

References

  1. ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Fyra lämnar LFC" (in Swedish). Linköpings Fotboll Club. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  3. ^ Ståhlberg, Ulf (12 July 2012). "Tinnis – bäst i Linköping" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Utlåning av amatör med dubbel bosättning" (in Swedish). Östergötlands Fotbollförbund. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Karlsson, Maria" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Sweden think only of victory". UEFA. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2024.


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