Louise Fors

Louise Fors
Personal information
Full nameLouise Anneli Schillgard[1]
Date of birth23 October 1989
Place of birthStockholm, Sweden Farsta strand
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1994–1998FoC Farsta
1998–2004IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2007Hammarby IF
2008–2009AIK41(9)
2009–2010RCD Espanyol(1)
2010–2012Linköping FC50(10)
2012Western Sydney Wanderers9(5)
2013Liverpool14(8)
2014→ Älta IF (loan)
National team
2008–2012Sweden[2]23(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:28, 12 August 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Louise Anneli Schillgard (née Fors; born 23 October 1989) is a Swedish former football midfielder, who most recently played for Älta IF of the Elitettan, on loan from Liverpool of the English FA WSL. At club level she also played for Linköping FC in Sweden's Damallsvenskan,[3][4] Hammarby IF, AIK, Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Australia's W-League, and RCD Espanyol in Spain's Superliga Femenina.[5][6] Fors won 23 caps for the Sweden women's national football team and represented her country at UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland.

Club career

Nicknamed Lollo, she signed a two-year extension to her Linköpings contract in October 2011.[7]

On 12 December 2012 it was announced that Fors had signed a contract with Liverpool. On 29 September 2013, in the end-of-season decider 2–0 win against Bristol, Fors scored Liverpool's first goal from the penalty spot and helped LFC Ladies clinch their first FA Women's Super League title.[8] Fors departed Liverpool on loan in January 2014, to play for Älta IF of the Elitettan. The decision was related to the planning of her wedding. She intended to return to the Reds for their UEFA Women's Champions League campaign in 2014–15.[9]

On 30 June 2014, twenty-four-year-old Fors announced her sudden retirement from all football. Having played at the top level since the age of 14, she wanted to prioritise her family life, but did not rule out a return to professional football in future.[10]

International career

Fors was a member of the Swedish national team from her debut against Romania in September 2008,[11] and played the 2009 European Championship.[12] She subsequently took part in the 2011 World Cup qualifying,[13] but was not selected for the final tournament.

She was also overlooked for the 2012 Olympic football tournament in London and UEFA Women's Euro 2013, which Sweden hosted. Disappointed Fors suspected that she was excluded on grounds of her character rather than her ability.[10]

See also

Winning the 2013 FA WSL with Liverpool

References

  1. ↑ "Association player list". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Damlandslagets spelare 2011" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Statistics in Svenksfotboll.se
  4. ↑ Profile in Linköpings' website
  5. ↑ Espanyol 2009–10 squad in the club's website
  6. ↑ Louise Fors till Espanyol AIK Fotboll
  7. ↑ "Lollo Fors förlänger med LFC" (in Swedish). Corren.se. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  8. ↑ Snowdon, Paul. "Liverpool Ladies lift the trophy after winning the FA Women's Super League". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  9. ↑ Nilsson, Alva (21 January 2014). "Fors byter mästarna mot Älta" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Wahlberg, Malin (30 June 2014). "Stjärnan slutar – och kritiserar Sundhage". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Sujay Dutt (27 September 2008). "Romania fail to halt Swedish charge". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  12. ↑ Profile in UEFA's 2009 Euro archive
  13. ↑ Statistics in UEFA.com

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