Annica Maria Sjölund is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 football striker

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

, currently playing for Jitex BK

Jitex BK

Jitex BK, a football club in Mölndal, Sweden was founded January 21, 1971 and plays in the Damallsvenskan.Jitex BK is one of the most successful clubs in Swedish women's football, with six national championships and three victories in the Swedish Cup during the 1970s and 80s. The Jitex name came...

 in Sweden's Damallsvenskan

Damallsvenskan

The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ladies' all-Swedish, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred as to the women's Allsvenskan, this term being used alone to refer to the men's division....

. She previously played for United Pietarsaari and Åland United

Åland United

Åland United is a Finnish women's football club from Lemland.In 2004 Åland's clubs Lemlands IF and IF Finströms Kamraterna decided to strengthen the women's football in the region. Their combined team operated under Lemlands IF using name Åland United. United managed promotion to the top national...

 in Finland's Naisten Liiga

Naisten Liiga

Naisten Liiga is the highest division of women's football in Finland. The competition was first held in 1971. Up to 2006 it was known as Naisten SM-sarja ....

 and Älvsjö AIK and AIK Solna in Sweden.

She is a member of the Finnish national team

Finland women's national football team

The Finland women's national football team represents Finland in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Finland , reached the semi-finals of the 2005 European Championship, surprising the female football world having drawn with Sweden and beaten Denmark...

; scoring on her debut against Belgium

Belgium women's national football team

The Belgium women's national football team represents Belgium in international women's football. They are currently 33rd at the FIFA Women's World Rankings.-World Cup record:- UEFA Women's Championship Record :*1984 : did not qualify...

 in May 2006. She took part in the 2009 European Championship, where she scored one goal in the quarter-finals against England

England women's national football team

The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...

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Her brother Daniel Sjölund

Daniel Sjölund

Henrik Daniel "Daja" Sjölund is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan....

 is also an international footballer.

External links

• Annica Sjölund UEFA profile
• Annica Sjölund Svensk Fotboll profile