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Anna Westerlund
Finnish footballer (born 1989)
Anna Åsa Olivia Westerlund (born 9 April 1989) is a Finnish footballer, who plays at club level for Åland United. She previously played for FC Honka in Finland's Naisten Liiga and Umeå IK.[2][3] Despite playing 90 minutes in all 22 of Umeå's league matches, her contract with the club was not extended at the end of the 2011 season.[4] The following season she remained in Sweden with Piteå IF.[5]
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Anna Westerlund in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anna Åsa Olivia Westerlund[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Pargas, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Åland United | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pargas IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | SC Raisio | ||
| 2006–2009 | FC Honka | ||
| 2010–2011 | Umeå IK | 43 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Piteå IF | 40 | (2) |
| 2014–2018 | LSK Kvinner FK | 21 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Åland United | 84 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008– | Finland | 137 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2022 | |||
Westerlund was part of the Finland squad at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. Her senior Finland women's national football team debut came in January 2008, against China.[6]
By the time of UEFA Women's Euro 2009, hosted by Finland, Westerlund was established in the squad. She played in three matches, including the 3–2 quarter-final defeat by England.[7]
In June 2013 Westerlund was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[8] Typically a defensive midfielder with her club team, Westerlund was used as a centre back by Finland.[9] She required a stitch in a head wound during Finland's opening match, a 0–0 draw with Italy.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 October 2019 | Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa, Finland |  Albania | 1–0 | 8–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 2. | 11 March 2020 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Slovakia | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup |
- "2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- Profile Archived August 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine in Umeå's web
- "Umeå IK förlänger inte med Anna Westerlund". ÅU Notis. abounderrattelser. 2011-10-07. Archived from the original on 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- Piteå lure two top players from Umeå Wsoccernews.com
- "Anna Westerlund". Uefa.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- "Anna Westerlund" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- Nilsson, Eric (12 July 2013). "Westerlund: "Hade klarat några stygn till"" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- Ahlberg, Ingela (10 July 2013). "Anna syddes i premiären" (in Swedish). Piteå-Tidningen. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- Anna Westerlund – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Player's profile at Football Association of Finland Archived 2022-04-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
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