Hilda Carlén

Hilda Maria Carlén (born 13 August 1991) is a Swedish football goalkeeper who played for Linköpings FC of the Damallsvenskan. She has represented Sweden at senior international level.[3]

Hilda Carlén
Training at the 2015 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Full name Hilda Maria Carlén[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-13) 13 August 1991[1]
Place of birth Ystad, Sweden[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Öja FF
Ystads IF FF
IK Pandora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Hammenhögs IF
2009–2012 LdB FC Malmö 0 (0)
2010 → Linköpings FC (loan) 0 (0)
2013 Hammarby IF 23 (0)
2014–2017 Piteå IF 27 (0)
2018 Linköpings FC
National team
2015–2018 Sweden 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

After signing for Malmö for the 2009 season, Carlén was understudy to Caroline Jönsson, then Þóra Björg Helgadóttir. She also spent the 2010 season on loan at Damallsvenskan rivals Linköpings FC, where she was back-up to established goalkeeper Sofia Lundgren. Carlén played in Linköpings' 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League win over ŽNK Krka, but did not play in the league and was instead sent to get match practice playing for Stattena IF.[4]

Carlén joined Hammarby IF of the Elitettan for the 2013 season, in her quest for first team football. She was back in the Damallsvenskan with Piteå IF for 2014 and made her top level debut on 13 April 2014 in Piteå's 1–0 win over Linköpings.

She made 20 league appearances in her first season with Piteå and was nominated for the "Årets målvakt" (English: Goalkeeper of the Year) award won by Hedvig Lindahl.

International career

Carlén was Sweden's goalkeeper at the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus and the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany. She made her senior international debut against Finland on 12 February 2015. That month she was also selected in the squad for the 2015 Algarve Cup.

In May 2015, Carlén and Piteå team-mate Emilia Appelqvist were both confirmed in Sweden's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[5]

Personal life

Hilda's father is Per Carlén, a team handball coach and former player. Her mother Margareta and brother Oscar also represented Sweden at handball.[6]

Honours

Club
LdB FC Malmö
Linköpings FC
International

References
  1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. "Profile". Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. "Hilda Carlén i UEFA Women´s League" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. Sundkvist, Peter (11 May 2015). "Piteåspelare klara för fotbolls-VM" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  6. Ahlin, Per (24 July 2010). "Hildas handbollsgener trivs i fotbollsmålet" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 8 March 2015.


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