_(cropped_2).jpg) Mušović withFC Rosengård in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zećira Mušović[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-05-26)26 May 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Falun, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Malmö FF | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Stattena IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Stattena IF | 29 | (0) |
| 2012–2020 | FC Rosengård | 108 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Chelsea | 26 | (0) |
| 2025– | Malmö FF | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Sweden U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Sweden U19 | 26 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Sweden U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Sweden | 27 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 December 2024 | |||
Zećira Mušović (Bosnian:[zetɕiramuʃovitɕ];[needs toned IPA] born 26 May 1996) is a Swedish professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forDamallsvenskan clubMalmö FF and theSweden national team.
Mušović was born inFalun, Sweden in 1996 to a family ofBosniak origin.[2] Her family had previously lived in the town ofPrijepolje inYugoslavia, modern-daySerbia. In 1992, her parents and three older siblings fled to Sweden to escape theYugoslav Wars. They settled in the province ofScania, where Mušović joined the youth system ofStattena IF, a football club in the city ofHelsingborg.[3][4] Zećira has said she missesPrijepolje, and often visitsBosnia and Herzegovina: "I missPrijepolje. I have many relatives there. Prijepolje is a very beautiful city and I have a lot of love for it. I also have a lot of relatives in Bosnia and every year I try to visit my favorite city,Sarajevo."[5]
She has an older brother and two older sisters.[6] She describes her brother as her role model and began playing football because of him.[3]
Mušović began playing football forStattena IF as a nine-year-old. She was made fun of by those who thought girls should not play football and was asked when she would quit.[3] She started playing in the goalkeeper position at age 12.[7] She spent two seasons with the club's senior women's team inDivision 2 in 2011 and 2012, helping the club securepromotion in the latter campaign.
Shetransferred from Stattena toLdB FC Malmö in October 2012 at age 16.[8] In 2013 she understudiedÞóra Björg Helgadóttir, who was named Goalkeeper of the Year as Malmö secured the2013 Damallsvenskan championship. Malmö rebranded as FC Rosengård for the2014 Damallsvenskan and Mušović was elevated to first team contention when Helgadóttir left the club during the mid-season break.
German importKathrin Längert then vied with Mušović for Rosengård's goalkeeper position. When Mušović secured increasing first team participation in the2015 Damallsvenskan, the club announced they were pleased with her development and awarded a new 2.5-year contract in May 2015.[9]
Mušović received two setbacks ahead of the2016 Damallsvenskan season. First Rosengård signed Canadian goalkeeperErin McLeod, then Mušović broke her arm while playing forSweden U-23s. In the event McLeod suffered ananterior cruciate ligament injury, so the club had to bring in veteranSofia Lundgren as cover.[10]
After some long conversations with Rosengårddirector of footballTherese Sjögran, Mušović agreed to remain at the club although she was unhappy at losing her place in the team once McLeod recovered from her injured knee. Instead of making atransfer request, she resolved to improve aspects of her own game by training alongside her experienced Canadian rival.[11]
In October 2017, Mušović was given a new three-year contract by Rosengård. She declared: "FC Rosengård has always been and will always be the club in my heart".[12] Mušović became starting goalkeeper near the end of the season.[13]
As goalkeeper for Rosengård, Mušović played in a match againstChelsea and saved a penalty, keeping the score 2-2, bringing her to the attention of Chelsea coachEmma Hayes.[14] In December 2020, Mušović signed for Chelsea in a two-year deal.[15] She made her debut againstWest Ham United, keeping a clean sheet in the 2-0 win.[14] In the2021–22 season, Mušović had the second-highest save percentage of any goalkeeper in the league, only behind Chelsea's first goalkeeperAnn-Katrin Berger. Mušović was the only goalkeeper that season to record an assist.[16] In February 2023, she extended her contract with Chelsea until 2025.[17] In February 2025, she announced her pregnancy, putting an end to her 2024-25 season.[18] On 9 May 2025 it was announced that Mušović would depart Chelsea upon the expiry of her contract at the end of the 2024-25 season, having kept 27 clean sheets in 52 appearances for the club.[19]
On 27 June 2025, Mušović joined Swedish clubMalmö FF on a three-year deal.[20]
MušovićcaptainedSweden under-19s to the2015 U19 European Championship final stage in Israel. She was disappointed when FC Rosengård stopped her attending the tournament because they needed her for club fixtures. The disappointment was compounded when Sweden under-19s won the competition.[11]
Despite having lost her position as first choice at club level, Mušović was called up by incomingSweden national teamcoachPeter Gerhardsson for the opening2019 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[4] She attended several matches as a non-playing substitute, then won her first seniorcap in March 2018, securing a debutclean sheet in a 3–0 win overRussia at the2018 Algarve Cup.[21]
Mušović endured a difficult second appearance for Sweden, when she deputised forHedvig Lindahl in afriendly againstItaly in October 2018. Her handling error allowedDaniela Sabatino to score the only goal of the match.[22] In May 2019 she was one of three goalkeepers selected by Sweden for the2019 FIFA World Cup, alongside Lindahl and the uncappedJennifer Falk.[23] She did not play during the World Cup, and continued in her early years with the national team to struggle to earn starts, in particular during major tournaments.[24][25][26]
Mušović was part of theSwedish delegation to the2020 Summer Olympics, where Sweden ultimately reached thefinal, losing toCanada.[27] She did not take the pitch during the tournament, but drew notice as one of the players to publicly criticize the initial scheduling of the final, which resulted in its being moved to accommodate high temperatures inTokyo at the time.[28]
On 13 June 2023, Mušović was included in Sweden's 23-player squad for theFIFA World Cup 2023.[29] With Lindahl out, the choice for starting goalkeeper was between her and Falk, with Mušović ultimately earning the distinction. She played the team's first two matches inGroup G, victories overSouth Africa andItaly.[25][24] In theround of 16 match against the United States, she made 11 saves; the United States did not score a goal during regular orextra time. Mušović broke the record for most saves by a goalkeeper who kept a clean sheet in a World Cup match.[30] Sweden ultimately advanced to the quarter-finals after a 5–4penalty shootout win, and Mušović was namedplayer of the match, being widely regarded as the principal reason her side had advanced.[31][32] The match significantly raised her international profile.[26][25][24] Sweden went on to beat a favouredJapan in the quarter-final.[33] A loss toSpain in the semi-final sent them to the third-place match, where Mušović kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over hostsAustralia, securing her second World Cup bronze.[34]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Rosengård | 2013 | Damallsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 108 | 0 | 21 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | 146 | 0 | |||
| Chelsea | 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 197 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | |
In 2018, Mušović graduated with a degree ineconomics fromLund University.
Mušović maintains a personalblog at her own website. She has firm political views and challenged two of her social media contacts over their support for the controversialSweden Democrats party at the2018 Swedish general election.[36]
Her older brother Huso Mušović was himself a lower division footballer.[37] Mušović is in a relationship with Swedish professionalice hockey player Alen Bibić.[21] In February 2025, she announced she is pregnant.[38]
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