Lina Hurtig

Lina Hurtig
Personal information
Full nameLina Hurtig
Date of birth5 September 1995
Height177.5 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Forward
Club information
Current team
Umeå IK
Number17
Youth career
Avesta AIK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011Gustafs GoIF20(14)
2012–Umeå IK53(18)
National team
2014–Sweden1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:07, 11 December 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:07, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

Lina Hurtig (born 5 September 1995) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Damallsvenskan club Umeå IK. She has been a member of the Swedish national squad.

Club career

After turning 15, Hurtig, who is from Avesta, played the 2011 season in Norrettan with Gustafs GoIF.[1] She scored 14 goals and made four assists in 20 games.[2] At the end of that campaign she was approached by Damallsvenskan clubs LdB FC Malmö and Umeå IK. She joined the latter after a short training spell.[3]

International career

As a Swedish under-19 international, Hurtig featured at the 2012 U-19 European Championship. She started the victorious Swedish team's 1–0 extra time win over Spain in the final.

In December 2012, national team coach Pia Sundhage called up Hurtig to a senior squad training camp at Bosön.[4] Hurtig was also named in the senior squad for a 1–1 friendly draw with Brazil on 19 June 2013.[5] She was hopeful of making the hosts' final squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, but was not selected.

After leaving Hurtig out of the final pre-tournament friendly against Norway in May 2013, Sundhage described her as a potentially world class player.[6]

Hurtig won her first senior cap as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Canada in November 2014.[7]

References

  1. Rehnström, Eva (4 January 2013). "Lina Hurtig från Avesta redo för landslagsläger" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  2. Christianson, Johan (29 December 2011). "Lina Hurtig skrev på för tre år i Umeå" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  3. Ahlén, Tobias (22 December 2011). "Lina Hurtig tränade med Umeå" (in Swedish). Avesta Tidning. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. "Sundhage tar med 17-åring på lägret" (in Swedish). Expressen. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. Broman, Elin (5 June 2013). "Lina Hurtig i Sundhages trupp" (in Swedish). Dalarnas Tidningar. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  6. "Lina Hurtig fick ingen plats" (in Swedish). Avesta Tidning. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  7. "Oavgjort för Sverige när Hurtig debuterade" (in Swedish). Västerbottens-Kuriren. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.

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