Jessica Landström
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Jessica Landström | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Jessica Landström | |
Date of birth | December 12, 1984 | |
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | |
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
Playing position | Forward, Midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Linköpings FC | |
Number | 9 | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2000-2004 2005-2007 2007- |
Djurgårdens IF Dam Hammarby IF DFF Linköpings FC |
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National team | ||
2007- | Sweden | 3 (2) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Jessica Landström (born December 12, 1984) is a forward for the Swedish national team. She debuted for the national team on November 8, 2007 starting at forward, where she also scored her first international goal.[1] She has also played for the U21/23 national team in 2006-2007. She played for Hammarby IF DFF as a forward from 2005-2007. A few weeks after her debut and first goal for the Swedish national team, Landström was signed by Linköpings FC to replace their leaving player, Frida Östberg.[2] Her new transfer will multiply her salary by nearly six times, when with Hammarby, she only made about $500 a month, she will earn up to $3,000 playing for Linköpings.[3] Her plans after the transfer include trying to earn a spot on the squad that will go to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Johan Lundell. 'Sverge körde över Danmark'. SVT.se. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Anders Nilsson. 'Jessica Landström till LFC'. linkopingfc.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Mats Bråstedt. 'Löneklippet'. expressen.se. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
- ^ Mats Bråstedt. 'Jessica Landström var nära att sluta med fotbollen - nu är hon Sveriges ny fotbollshjälte'. expressen.se. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.