 Landström withFrankfurt in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jessica Elin Maria Landström[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (age 40) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nacka,Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Lira Luleå BK | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Vallentuna BK | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Täby FF | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Djurgårdens IF[a] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Hammarby IF | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Linköpings FC | 39 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Sky Blue FC | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 29 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Djurgårdens IF | 15 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Sweden U-23 | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Sweden[2] | 64 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Jessica Elin Maria Landström (born 12 December 1984) is a formerSwedishfootball forward who has represented theSweden women's national football team at the2008Olympic Football Tournament, the2009UEFA Women's Championship and the2011FIFA Women's World Cup. At club level she has played forDamallsvenskan teamsDjurgårdens IF,Hammarby IF,Linköpings FC andKopparbergs/Göteborg FC. She has also played for1. FFC Frankfurt of Germany andSky Blue FC of the United States.
After starting her career with four years atDjurgårdens, Landström played forHammarby IF as a forward from 2005 to 2007. A few weeks after her debut and first goal for the Sweden women's national team, she was signed byLinköpings FC to replace the departingFrida Östberg.[3] The transfer multiplied her salary by nearly six times; when with Hammarby, she made about $500 a month, whereas she reportedly banked up to $3,000 playing for Linköpings.[4] She intended that the transfer would help to secure her spot on the national squad for the2008 Beijing Olympics.
Landström scored 11 goals in 17 games in 2008 and decided to stay with Linköpings for the 2009 season,[5] in which the club collected a league and cup "double". She scored against Umeå in the 2–0Swedish Cup final win.[6]
In November 2009 Landström signed aprofessional contract with AmericanWPS teamSky Blue FC.[7] After starting three of nine appearances for Sky Blue, Landström negotiated a release and accepted a two-year contract fromFFC Frankfurt in July 2010. She criticised the American club for a lack of leadership and expressed the hope that playing in Germany would provide better preparation for the2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8]
Landström agreed a deal to return to Djurgårdens in April 2012, but with Frankfurt still in theUEFA Women's Champions League, the German club insisted on her staying until the end of their season[9] before she was eventually allowed to complete the move.
When Djurgårdens were relegated at the end of the 2012 season, Landström transferred toKopparbergs/Göteborg FC. She was signed as a direct replacement forChristen Press, Göteborg's top goalscorer who had departed forTyresö FF.[10] After leaving Göteborg, Landström did not play in2014 but was training with former club Hammarby ahead of the 2015 campaign.[11]
Landström's "dreams were crushed"[12] when she was overlooked for the youth national teams, after finishing as top–scorer in a regional Under–15 tournament. She debuted for the senior Sweden national team againstDenmark on 8 November 2007, starting at forward and scoring her first international goal in a 4–2 win.[13] She had also played for the U21/23 national team.
She was included incoachThomas Dennerby's squad for the2008 Olympic Games. It was her first major championship and she wanted to learn from playing alongside first choice strikersLotta Schelin andVictoria Sandell Svensson.[14] Landström played in four games in China, and retained her place in the national squad forUEFA Women's Euro 2009, where she played twice.[15]
At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Landström scored the winning goal in the group stage win overColombia,[12] as Sweden reached the semi-final. She featured as a substitute in Sweden's 3–1 defeat to eventual winnersJapan inFrankfurt. Sweden secured third place by beatingFrance 2–1 inSinsheim, though Landström remained an unused substitute.
Landström was named as an alternate for the Sweden squad at the2012 London Olympics but did not play.[16]
In signing Landström for Sky Blue FC, the American club's general manager Gerry Marrone said:[7]
Jessica is the prototypical target: she can play with her back to the goal, is commanding in the air and a big physical presence. This season in Sweden, she was one of the leading goal scorers, and more importantly, scored some big goals in big games.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 8 November 2007 | Viborg,Denmark |  Denmark | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 2. | 23 September 2009 | Gothenburg,Sweden |  Belgium | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 24 October 2009 | Baku,Azerbaijan |  Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 4. | 28 October 2009 | Heverlee,Belgium | Belgium | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| 5. | 24 February 2010 | Vila Real de Santo António,Portugal |  Norway | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2010 Algarve Cup |
| 6. | 31 March 2010 | Broughton,Wales |  Wales | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 23 June 2010 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Azerbaijan | 9–0 | 17–0 | |
| 8. | 14–0 | |||||
| 9. | 4 March 2011 | Olhão, Portugal | Denmark | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2011 Algarve Cup |
| 10. | 3–1 | |||||
| 17. | 28 June 2011 | Leverkusen,Germany |  Colombia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 18. | 2 March 2012 | Ferreiras, Portugal |  Iceland | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2012 Algarve Cup |
Landström islesbian andcame out publicly in November 2008, to acknowledge the support she had received from her partner.[17] Before turning professional, she had studied for amaster's degree in mechanical engineering.[17]
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