Nea-Stina Liljedahl

Nea-Stina Liljedahl
Personal information
Full nameNea-Stina Liljedahl
Date of birth16 January 1993
Place of birthHelsinki, Finland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
FC Honka
Number14
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2012HJK81(8)
2013–FC Honka
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Nea-Stina Liljedahl (born 16 January 1993) is a Finnish footballer currently playing for FC Honka's women's team in the Naisten Liiga. She is a Finland under-19 international.[1]

Liljedahl, who can play in midfield or defence, moved from HJK to FC Honka ahead of the 2013 season.[2] Liljedahl had played in 81 league games for HJK, scoring eight goals. She acquired the nickname "Nekku" after a type of traditional Finnish confection which she had developed a fondness for.[3]

Following an injury to Maija Saari, national coach Andrée Jeglertz's drafted the uncapped Liljedahl into his Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[4]

References

  1. Profile in UEFA's website
  2. Oivo, Mikael (11 June 2013). "Liljedahl och Hirvonen ersätter Saari" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. "Nea-Stina Liljedahl ja Susanna Silvennoinen siirtyvät FC Honkaan" (in Finnish). FC Honka Naiset. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  4. "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

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