Lotta Ökvist

Lotta Ökvist (born 17 February 1997) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United in the FA WSL and the Sweden national team.

Lotta Ökvist
Personal information
Full name Lotta Ökvist
Date of birth (1997-02-17) 17 February 1997[1]
Place of birth Piteå, Sweden[1]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Playing position(s) Full-back
Club information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Piteå IF 27 (0)
2016 Umeå IK 11 (1)
2016–2017 Piteå IF 28 (1)
2018 Orlando Pride 0 (0)
2018–2019 Hammarby IF 24 (3)
2019– Manchester United 3 (0)
National team‡
2013 Sweden U17 12 (2)
2014–2016 Sweden U19 33 (0)
2017–2019 Sweden U23 16 (0)
2020– Sweden 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 March 2020 [2]

She previously played for Swedish clubs Hammarby IF, Piteå IF and Umeå IK.

Club career

Move to the U.S.

After spending time with Piteå IF and Umeå IK in her native Sweden, Ökvist signed with NWSL team Boston Breakers in October 2017 ahead of the 2018 season.[3] However, prior to the beginning of the season, the Boston Breakers folded and Ökvist was selected by the Houston Dash as the 13th pick in the resultant dispersal draft on 7 March 2018.[4] Two weeks later, Ökvist was traded to the Orlando Pride in exchange for Orlando's third-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.[1] On 3 July 2018, the Orlando Pride announced that they had released Ökvist, allowing her to pursue opportunities in Europe. Ökvist never appeared in a game for the Pride.[5]

Return to Sweden

On 4 July 2018, Hammarby IF of the Damallsvenskan in Sweden announced they had signed Ökvist for the remainder of the 2018 season.[6] The team was relegated to the Elitettan. Ökvist remained with Hammarby through 2019, starting every Elitettan match prior to her departure in August.

Manchester United

On 20 August 2019, Ökvist signed for Manchester United in the English FA WSL.[7] Ökvist made her debut for Manchester United against Manchester City in the FA WSL on 7 September 2019, a 1–0 loss in the inaugural Manchester derby.[8]

International career

Ökvist has represented Sweden at under-17, under-19, and under-23 levels.[9] In 2015, she helped Sweden win the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[10]

In March 2020, Ökvist was called up to the senior Sweden national team for the first time to compete at the 2020 Algarve Cup.[11][12] She made her senior international debut on 7 March, starting in the second game of the tournament against Denmark.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 February 2020[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Piteå IF 2013 Damallsvenskan 4010—40
2014 12020—140
2015 11000—110
Total 27030—300
Umeå IK 2016 Damallsvenskan 11110—121
Piteå IF 2016 Damallsvenskan 8011—91
2017 20100—201
Total 28111—292
Orlando Pride 2018 NWSL 00——00
Hammarby 2018 Damallsvenskan 6110—71
2019 Elitettan 18200—182
Total 24310—253
Manchester United 2019–20 FA WSL 30003060
Career total 93561301026
  1. Includes the Svenska Cupen and Women's FA Cup
  2. Includes the Women's League Cup

Honours

International

References
  1. "Orlando Pride Acquires Swedish International Lotta Ökvist from Houston Dash". Orlando Pride SC. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. "Lotta Ökvist — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. "Boston Breakers sign Swedish defender Lotta Ökvist". Bent Musket. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "Boston Breakers players taken in NWSL dispersal draft". Bent Musket. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "Orlando Pride Waives Defender Lotta Ökvist". 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. "Ökvist återvänder till Sverige – klar för Hammarby". 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. "Lotta Okvist signs for Man Utd Women". www.manutd.com.
  8. Sanders, Emma (7 September 2019). "Manchester City Women 1–0 Manchester United Women: Weir seals win in front of record WSL crowd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  9. "Swedish defender/midfielder Lotta Ökvist joins NWSL club Boston Breakers". Womens soccer united. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  10. "Orlando Pride Acquires Swedish International Lotta Ökvist from Houston Dash | FM 96.9 The Game". FM 96.9 The Game. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  11. "Manchester United full-back receives first senior international call-up". FAWSL Full-Time. 1 March 2020.
  12. "Corona stoppar Sembrant från landslaget". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 1 March 2020.
  13. Pentland, Daniel (7 March 2020). "Manchester United defender makes full international debut for Sweden". FAWSL Full-Time. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  14. "Lotta Ökvist – Spelarstatistik". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  15. "L. Ökvist". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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