Ellen Löfqvist (born 10 August 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Piteå IF in the Damallsvenskan. She was the team captain of Piteå between October 2018 and March 2022. In her first season as captain, Piteå won their first National Championship title.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ellen Christina Löfqvist | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Piteå, Sweden, | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Piteå IF | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alnö IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Alnö IF | 16 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Sundsvalls DFF[1][2] | 41 | (13) |
| 2016– | Piteå IF | 116 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Sweden U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Sweden U19 | 29 | (3) |
| 2017–2020 | Sweden U23 | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
International edit
Löfqvist was part of the squad that represented Sweden at the U19 European Championship in Israel in July 2015, where Sweden won gold.[5][6][7]
References edit
- ^ Engström, Roland (9 January 2014). "Ellen Löfqvist till SDFF" [Ellen Löfqvist to join SDFF] (in Swedish). Sundsvalls Tidning. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Lidén, Andreas (27 November 2015). "SDFF:s stjärna lämnar för allsvenskt topplag: "Känns som ett steg i rätt riktning"" [SDFF star leaves for (dam)allsvenskan top club: "Feels like a step in the right direction"] (in Swedish). Sundsvalls Tidning. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Förbundskaptenerna kallar på Ellen Löfqvist" [The league captains call on Ellen Löfqvist] (in Swedish). Sundsvalls Tidning. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ Lidén, Andreas (17 April 2016). "Seger och 90 minuter för Ellen Löfqvist i den allsvenska debuten" [Victory and 90 minutes for Ellen Löfqvist in the Allsvenskan debut] (in Swedish). Sundsvalls Tidning. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "17 av 18 namn klara i Barrlings EM-trupp" [17 of 18 names clear in Barrling's EC squad] (in Swedish). Sweden Football Federation. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Efter EM-guldet – ny succé för Ellen Löfqvist" [After the European Championship gold - a new success for Ellen Löfqvist] (in Swedish). Sundsvalls Tidning. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ Nilsson, Alexander (24 July 2015). "Sverige till final i F19-EM efter drama" [Sweden to the final in the F19-EM after drama] (in Swedish). Espressen. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
External links edit
- Ellen Löfqvist at Piteå IF (in Swedish)
- Ellen Löfqvist at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archive)
- Ellen Löfqvist club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived) (archive)
- Ellen Löfqvist national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived) (archive)
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