Nilla Fischer

Nilla Fischer
Nilla Fischer in 2013
Personal information
Full name Åsa Nilla Maria Fischer[1]
Date of birth (1984-08-02) 2 August 1984[2]
Place of birth Kristianstad, Sweden[3]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 4
Youth career
Verums GoIF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Vittsjö GIK
2000–2003 Kristianstad/Wä DFF
2003–2011 LdB FC Malmö 136 (24)
2012–2013 Linköpings FC 33 (2)
2013– VfL Wolfsburg 87 (8)
National team‡
2000–2001 Sweden U17 12[4] (3[4])
2001–2004 Sweden U20 24[4] (4[4])
2001– Sweden 153[4] (21[4])
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:42, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:18, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Åsa Nilla Maria Fischer (born 2 August 1984) is a Swedish footballer for VfL Wolfsburg and the Swedish national team.[5] She was previously the captain of LdB FC Malmö.

Career

Fischer won most of her caps for Sweden as a defensive midfielder after her debut versus Norway in January 2001.[6] Approaching a century of appearances, she was converted to a centre back by coach Pia Sundhage in 2013.[7]

The change in position coincided with an upturn in goalscoring form for Fischer, who scored three times for hosts Sweden at UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[8] Her performances in Sweden's run to the semi-finals prompted a contract offer from European Champions VfL Wolfsburg and Fischer agreed to move to Germany from 1 January 2014.[9] In August 2013 the clubs reached a deal for "grateful" Fischer's immediate transfer.[10] Fischer played the first competitive game for her new side in the Bundesliga 2013–14 season opener against Bayern Munich in front of a home crowd of 8,249 fans on 7 September 2013.

Personal life

In 2013 Fischer gave an interview to QX magazine in which she announced her intention to marry her female partner. In December 2013 she married her partner Mariah-Michaela.[11]

Honours

Club

LdB FC Malmö
VfL Wolfsburg

Country

Sweden
Sweden U19
Sweden U17
  • Nordic Cup: Winner 2000, Runner-up 2001 [13]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Nilla Fischer". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Caps and goals
  5. ↑ Nilla Fischer till Linköping Svenskfotboll.se
  6. ↑ "Fischer, Nilla" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  7. ↑ Juvet, Jo (21 May 2013). "Confident Fischer's case for Sweden's defence". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  8. ↑ Johansson, Robert (15 July 2013). "Fischer enjoys her goalscoring glory". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Wolfsburg seal deal for Sweden defender Fischer". UEFA.com. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Fischer completes Wolfsburg move". UEFA.com. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  11. ↑ Weinemo, Pontus (3 July 2013). "Fischer gifter sig med flickvännen efter EM" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  12. ↑ Nordic cup 2004
  13. ↑ Nordic cup 2000, 2001
  14. ↑ 2016 FIFPro Award
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