Malin Moström

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Malin Moström
Personal information
Full name Malin Sofi Moström[1]
Date of birth (1975-08-01) 1 August 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Hägglunds IoFK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2007 Umeå IK
International career‡
1998–2006 Sweden[2] 113[3] (21[3])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:00, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Malin Sofi Moström (born 1 August 1975) is a

football midfielder, from 2001 to 2006 she was the captain of the Sweden women's national football team. Nicknamed "Mosan", she retired in December 2006 in order to focus on her family and new career as a property agent.[4]

Club career

Starting her career in Hägglunds IoFK in her native

UEFA Women's Cup
with the team.

When Moström retired after the 2006 season, Umeå IK

retired the number six shirt in her honour. The following season she made a brief comeback, to cover for injuries to Johanna Frisk and Hanna Ljungberg.[6]

In April 2019, she was recognised with the inaugural 'One Club Woman' award by Spanish club Athletic Bilbao for her achievements and loyalty to Umeå.[7]

International career

On 26 July 1998 Moström made her senior debut for

friendly against England at Victoria Road, Dagenham. Entering the game as a substitute, she spoiled Hope Powell's first match as England manager
by scoring the only goal on 84 minutes.

As a national team player, she has played more than 110 national fixtures, and was one of the most important players when the national team won the silver medal at the

Semi-Final of that tournament tied the match and kept Swedish hopes alive.[8] In the 2004 Olympic football tournament she scored a match-winning goal against Nigeria
in the final round of the group stage, which took Sweden to the quarter final.

Malin Moström appeared at two European Championship tournaments: Germany 2001, and England 2005.

Personal life

In April 2008 Moström and her

coaching role with HC Lugano.[9]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moström goal.
List of international goals scored by Malin Moström
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
June 30, 1999 San Jose, California  Norway 1–3 1–3 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup [m 1]
September 28, 2003 Columbus, Ohio  Nigeria 3–0 3–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup [m 2]
October 5, 2003 Portland, Oregon  Canada 1–1 2–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup [m 3]
August 17, 2004 Volos, Greece  Nigeria 2–1 2–1 2004 Summer Olympics [m 4]

Honours

Umeå IK

Sweden

Individual

References

  1. Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b caps and goals
  4. ^ "Sweden in transition". FIFA.com. 21 February 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Diamantbollen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  6. ^ Skogh, Karin (26 June 2007). "Malin Moström gör kort comeback". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Billy McNeill and Malin Moström, awarded by Athletic as One Club Awards". Athletic Bilbao. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  8. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden – Canada: Semi-Final". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  9. ^ Krainer, Patrick (16 April 2008). "Jäger och Moström till Schweiz". Västerbottens-Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  10. ^ "Billy McNeill and Malin Moström, awarded by Athletic as One Club Awards | Athletic Club". www.athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
Match reports
  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Norway – Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden – Nigeria: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  3. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Sweden – Canada: Semi-Final". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  4. ^ "2004 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden – Nigeria: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
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