Nea-Stina Liljedahl
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 is a Finland under-19 international.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nea-Stina Liljedahl | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Honka | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | HJK | 81 | (8) |
| 2013– | FC Honka | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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]
References
- Profile in UEFA's website
- Oivo, Mikael (11 June 2013). "Liljedahl och Hirvonen ersätter Saari" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- "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.
- "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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