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 35)
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

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  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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