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]
International career
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]
International goals
| 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 |
References
- ^ “2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT” (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ Profile Archived August 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine in Umeå’s web
- ^ Anna Westerlund till Umeå IK[permanent dead link] YLE
- ^ “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. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ “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. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Nilsson, Eric (12 July 2013). “Westerlund: “Hade klarat några stygn till”“ (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Ahlberg, Ingela (10 July 2013). “Anna syddes i premiären” (in Swedish). Piteå-Tidningen. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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External links
- 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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