Petra Larsson

Petra Larsson
Personal information
Full name Anna Petra Sofia Larsson[1]
Date of birth (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988
Place of birth Borlänge, Sweden
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Ornäs BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2013 Linköping FC 114 (10)
2012–2013 → Melbourne Victory (loan) 11 (3)
2014 Kvarnsvedens IK 24 (7)
2015 Eskilstuna United DFF 20 (2)
National team‡
2009–2015 Sweden[2] 9 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:05, 30 December 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:05, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Anna Petra Sofia Larsson (born 30 September 1988) is a Swedish former football midfielder who most recently played for Damallsvenskan club Eskilstuna United DFF. She previously played for Linköping FC and during the 2012–13 winter season she represented Australian W-League team Melbourne Victory.[3]

International career

Larsson made her senior international debut on 19 August 2009, in Sweden's 1–0 friendly defeat to Norway in Enköping.[4] She was named in national coach Thomas Dennerby's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2009, as cover for Nilla Fischer who was carrying a heel injury.[5]

After a five-year hiatus, Larsson returned to the national team for a 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying win over Denmark in October 2015. The following month she made a shock retirement from football aged 27 years to concentrate on her civilian career. The decision disappointed national coach Pia Sundhage, who was planning to select Larsson for the 2016 UEFA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Association player list" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Player profile – Petra Larsson". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Stjernholm, Staffan (18 August 2009). "Dam: Tam svensk insats i EM-genrepet" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Stjernholm, Staffan (29 August 2009). "Dam: Petra är redo när chansen kommer" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Bergström, Kristoffer; Tolén, Martin (17 November 2015). "Landslagsmittfältare slutar – 27 år gammal" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

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