Anna Oskarsson

Anna Klara Ellen Oskarsson (also spelled Oscarsson; born 23 June 1996) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Eskilstuna United DFF.[2] She started with Jitex Mölndal BK[3] as a youth player. Oskarsson has also represented FC Gute.[4]

Anna Oskarsson
Playing for Hammarby in 2015
Personal information
Full name Anna Klara Ellen Oskarsson[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-23) 23 June 1996
Place of birth Eskilstuna, Sweden,
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Eskilstuna United
Number 20
Youth career
FC Gute
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 IFK Kalmar 23 (3)
2014–2015 Jitex BK 29 (1)
2015–2017 Hammarby 46 (5)
2017–2019 Linköpings FC 49 (3)
2020– Eskilstuna United 20 (0)
National team‡
2018– Sweden 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:16, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 29, 2020 (UTC)

Oskarsson represented Sweden in the U19 European Championships in Israel 2015 and the U20 World Championship in Papua New Guinea in 2016.

She made her debut for the senior national team at the 2018 Algarve Cup, substituting in for Jonna Andersson in the 77th minute of Sweden's opening fixture, a 3–1 win over Canada.[5] A thigh injury sustained in December 2018 caused Oskarsson to drop out of national team contention in the run up to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6]

References
  1. "List of Players – Sweden" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 14. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. "Hammarby Fotboll | Anna Oscarsson". Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. "Women's Under-19 – Teams". UEFA. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. "Damallsvenskan – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. Häglund, Michael (1 March 2018). "Anna Oscarsson efter debuten: "Jättehäftigt såklart"" (in Swedish). Affärsliv Gotland. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. Bergsten, Per (16 April 2019). ""Är nästan så att man blivit knäpp"" (in Swedish). Östgöta Correspondenten. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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