Lina Hurtig

Lina Mona Andréa Hurtig (born 5 September 1995) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and the Sweden national team.

Lina Hurtig
Lina Hurtig in 2013
Personal information
Full name Lina Mona Andréa Hurtig[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995
Place of birth Avesta, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 17
Youth career
Avesta AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Gustafs GoIF 20 (14)
2012–2016 Umeå IK 88 (24)
2017–2020 Linkopings 54 (17)
2020– Juventus 0 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Sweden U17 6 (2)
2012–2014 Sweden U19 23 (7)
2014– Sweden 33 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 October 2020

Club career

After turning 15, Hurtig, who is from Avesta, played the 2011 season in Norrettan with Gustafs GoIF.[2] She scored 14 goals and made four assists in 20 games.[3] At the end of that campaign she was approached by Damallsvenskan clubs LdB FC Malmö and Umeå IK. She joined the latter after a short training spell.[4]

Upon Umeå's relegation following the 2016 season, Hurtig transferred to league champions Linköpings FC on a two-year contract.[5]

On 31 August 2020, Hurtig joined Juventus.[6]

International career

As a Swedish under-19 international, Hurtig was featured at the 2012 U-19 European Championship. She started the victorious Swedish team's 1–0 extra time win over Spain in the final.

In December 2012, national team coach Pia Sundhage called up Hurtig to a senior squad training camp at Bosön.[7] Hurtig was also named in the senior squad for a 1–1 friendly draw with Brazil on 19 June 2013.[8] She was hopeful of making the hosts' final squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, but was not selected.

After leaving Hurtig out of the final pre-tournament friendly against Norway in May 2013, Sundhage described her as a potentially world class player.[9]

Hurtig won her first senior cap as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Canada in November 2014.[10]

Hurtig was selected in the Sweden squad that travelled to France for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She scored her first goal in the tournament in a 5–1 win against Thailand.[11]

Personal life

Hurtig is a lesbian.[12] On August 16, 2019, she announced that she had married Lisa Lantz, her teammate at Linköpings FC.[13]

Career statistics

International
As of goal scored on 17 September 2020
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hurtig goal.
List of international goals scored by Lina Hurtig
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 22 September 2015 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Poland 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2017 qualification
2 19 September 2017 Stadion Varteks, Varaždin, Croatia  Croatia 1–0 2–0 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 24 October 2017 Borås Arena, Borås, Sweden  Hungary 1–0 5–0 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 16 June 2019 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France  Thailand 4–0 5–1 2019 FIFA World Cup
5 8 October 2019 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Slovakia 2–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2021 qualification
6 17 September 2020 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Hungary 1–0 8–0 UEFA Euro 2021 qualification
7 5–0

Honours

Club

Linköpings FC

International

Sweden

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - Sweden" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. Rehnström, Eva (4 January 2013). "Lina Hurtig från Avesta redo för landslagsläger" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  3. Christianson, Johan (29 December 2011). "Lina Hurtig skrev på för tre år i Umeå" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. Ahlén, Tobias (22 December 2011). "Lina Hurtig tränade med Umeå" (in Swedish). Avesta Tidning. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. "Linköping värvar superlöftet Lina Hurtig" (in Swedish). Expressen. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  6. "Lina Hurtig is Bianconera!". Juventus.com. 31 August 2020.
  7. "Sundhage tar med 17-åring på lägret" (in Swedish). Expressen. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  8. Broman, Elin (5 June 2013). "Lina Hurtig i Sundhages trupp" (in Swedish). Dalarnas Tidningar. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  9. "Lina Hurtig fick ingen plats" (in Swedish). Avesta Tidning. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  10. "Oavgjort för Sverige när Hurtig debuterade" (in Swedish). Västerbottens-Kuriren. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  11. "Sweden book place in last 16 of World Cup as Thailand endure another rout". Telegraph. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  12. "Alternativ för Umeås kapten från Delsbo – hänga på sambo Lina till mästarlaget: "Behöver stimulans"". helahalsingland.se. November 10, 2016.
  13. "Lina Hurtig on Instagram: "2019•08•04 🌹💍 I love you ♾"". Instagram.


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