Nea-Stina Liljedahl

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Nea-Stina Liljedahl
Personal information
Full name Nea-Stina Liljedahl
Date of birth (1993-01-16) 16 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Honka
Number 14
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2012 HJK 81 (8)
2013– FC Honka
*Club domestic league appearances and 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 was 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]

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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. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. 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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