Julia Karlernäs

Julia Karlernäs (also spelled Karlenäs; born 6 October 1993) is a Swedish football midfielder who plays for Piteå IF and the Sweden national team.

Julia Karlernäs
Karlernäs with Hammarby in 2015
Personal information
Full name Julia Karlernäs
Date of birth (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993
Place of birth Torsby, Sweden[1]
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Piteå IF
Number 8
Youth career
Västanviks AIF
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Embry–Riddle Eagles 21 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Mallbackens IF 66 (14)
2015 Hammarby 21 (1)
2016 Mallbackens IF 22 (3)
2017– Piteå IF 47 (15)
National team‡
2018– Sweden 3 (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 10:16, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

In the 2018 Damallsvenskan season, Karlernäs's 11 goals from midfield helped Piteå secure the League title and won her the Most Valuable Player award. She signed a new contract with the club shortly afterwards.[2]

International career

Karlernäs was called up to the senior Sweden squad for the first time in June 2018.[3] On 30 August 2018 she won her first cap as a substitute in a 3–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying win over the Ukraine at Gamla Ullevi. She won a second cap and made her first start for the national team in October, in a 2–1 win over rivals Norway.[4]

She was left out of the team for the 2019 Algarve Cup and told by coach Peter Gerhardsson that she needed to improve to reach the standard required for international football. Disappointed Karlernäs resolved to keep playing well for her club, but recognised that she was unlikely to be selected for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[5]

References
  1. "12. Julia Karlernas". Embry–Riddle Eagles. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. Buvik, Annica (21 November 2018). "Nu är det klart – Julia Karlernäs stannar i Piteå" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. "Julia Karlernäs med damlandslaget" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. "Karlernäs dagen efter match" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  5. Pearson, Sebastian (20 April 2019). "Karlernäs petad i två samlingar - men hoppet lever om VM: "Liten chans"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 30 June 2019.


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