Hanna Folkesson

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Hanna Folkesson
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Folkesson in Umeå kit
Personal information
Full name Hanna Folkesson
Date of birth (1988-06-15) 15 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Umeå, Sweden
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hammarby IF
Number 17
Youth career
Umedalens IF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Umeå Södra FF 18 (1)
2009–2012 AIK 80 (6)
2013–2014 Umeå IK 35 (2)
2015 KIF Orebro 0 (0)
2016 Umeå IK 9 (0)
2017–2018 Rosengard 44 (2)
2019 Djurgårdens IF 21 (1)
2020–2023 Hammarby IF 51 (6)
International career
2006 Sweden U19
2013–2019 Sweden 48 [1] (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2017

Hanna Folkesson (born 15 June 1988) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hammarby IF and the Sweden women's national team.

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Club career

Folkesson joined Umeå IK in 2013 from relegated AIK, where she had been captain. [2]

International career

Folkesson made her debut for the senior Sweden team in a 1–1 Algarve Cup draw with China on 6 March 2013. [3]

She suffered a knee ligament injury in training for a pre tournament friendly with Norway and was ruled out of UEFA Women's Euro 2013. [4]

International goal


Goal
DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12018-06-07 Gothenburg, SwedenFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia

4–0

4–0

2019 World Cup qualification

Honours

Sweden

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References

  1. "Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. Peciva, Josefin (10 January 2013). "Umeås nyförvärv uttagen till landslaget" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  3. "1–1 mot Kina i Algarve Cup-premiären" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  4. Björn, Thomas (31 May 2013). "Hanna Folkesson borta från EM" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association . Retrieved 3 June 2013.

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