Jonna Andersson

Jonna Ann-Charlotte Andersson (born 2 January 1993) is a Swedish football defender who plays for English club Chelsea and the Sweden women's national football team.

Jonna Andersson
Jonna Andersson in November 2014
Personal information
Full name Jonna Ann-Charlotte Andersson[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993
Place of birth Mjölby, Sweden
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 25
Youth career
Mjölby AI FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2017 Linkopings 114 (13)
2018– Chelsea 18 (4)
National team‡
2016– Sweden 40 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:57, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:50, 20 May 2018 (UTC+1)

Club career

Andersson signed for Linköpings FC in 2009 and made two league appearances in her first season as the club won the Damallsvenskan title. After three seasons where she was mainly a substitute, in the 2013 season she became an important starting player on the team.[2] She now plays as a defender for Chelsea Ladies in the FA WSL league, and has renewed her contract until 2022.[3]

International career

As a Sweden under-19 international Andersson featured at the 2012 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in Turkey.[4] Sweden won the tournament by beating Spain 1–0 in the final after extra time.[5]

National team coach Pia Sundhage called up Andersson for the first time in January 2016 for a friendly against Scotland, as a replacement for Amanda Ilestedt who had a back injury. She played at left-back as the Scots were drubbed 6–0 at Prioritet Serneke Arena.[6] Andersson retained her place in the squad for the 2016 UEFA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[7]

Honours

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - Sweden" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 22. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "# 25 Jonna Andersson" (in Swedish). Linköpings FC. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. "Jonna Andersson: Chelsea Women defender signs new contract until 2022". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. Hammarlund, Pauline (13 July 2012). "Hammarlund's inside track on finalists Sweden". Antalya: UEFA. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. Crompton, Sam (15 July 2012). "Sweden match-winner Diaz realises dream". Uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. "Debutant ersätter Ilestedt" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. "Truppen till OS-kvalet" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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