Emma Berglund

Emma Sofia Berglund (born 19 December 1988) is a Swedish footballer. She currently play as a defender for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in the Damallsvenskan and on the Swedish national team.

Emma Berglund
Personal information
Full name Emma Sofia Berglund[1]
Date of birth (1988-12-19) 19 December 1988[2]
Place of birth Umeå, Sweden[3]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
Number 19
Youth career
Täfteå IK
Umedalens IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2014 Umeå IK 115 (4)
2015–2017 FC Rosengård 55 (3)
2017–2019 Paris Saint-Germain 18 (1)
2019– Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 17 (0)
National team‡
2011– Sweden 53[4] (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2017

Club career

Berglund joined Umeå IK in 2006 and later captained the team.[5] She left Umeå after the 2014 season to sign with Damallsvenskan champions FC Rosengård in December 2014.[6] She served as their captain from the 2016 season. In July 2017, it was announced that Berglund had signed a two-year contract with Division 1 Féminine team Paris Saint-Germain.[7]

International career

Berglund made her debut for the senior Sweden team in a 1–1 draw with the United States on 20 November 2011.

In June 2012 Berglund was named in the 18–player Sweden squad for the 2012 London Olympics, where she played Sweden's four games. She missed the 2013 European Championship due to an ACL injury sustained in April 2013.[8]

Honours

Club
Umeå IK
FC Rosengård
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

International

References
  1. "Emma Berglund". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. "Profile". Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. "Emma Berglund om Umeås storförluster" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  6. Strand, Rebecka (11 December 2014). "Landslagsspelare klar för Rosengård" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  7. "Klart: Svenskstjärna presenterad av PSG" (in Swedish). Expressen. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  8. Emma's ACL injury is confirmed. Damfotboll, 19 April 2013


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