SOCCER PLAYER

Lina Nilsson

1987 - Today

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Lina Therese Nilsson (born 17 June 1987) is a Swedish retired footballer who played for FC Rosengård and the Sweden national team. Normally a full-back, she can also play as a wide midfielder. She joined Malmö FF Dam in 2006 and has remained with the club through its different guises as LdB FC and FC Rosengård. Since winning her first Sweden cap in July 2009, Nilsson has represented her country in the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship, as well as the 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cups. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Lina Nilsson is the 19,301st most popular soccer player (down from 16,176th in 2024), the 1,970th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,784th in 2019) and the 392nd most popular Swedish Soccer Player.

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Among people born in 1987, Lina Nilsson ranks 1,566. Before her are Ana Zaninović, Nikolay Dimitrov, Chamseddine Dhaouadi, Wu Peng, Javaris Crittenton, and Ignacio Ortiz. After her are Vincent Vanasch, David Veilleux, Burry Stander, Rachel Bloom, Jelena Grubišić, and Kou Lei.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Lina Nilsson ranks 1,970 out of 1,879. Before her are Jonas Gustavsson (1984), Erik Gustafsson (1988), Rasmus Dahlin (2000), Kerim Mrabti (1994), Max Darj (1991), and Jens Lekman (1981). After her are Josefin Olsson (null), Amy Gumenick (1986), Anton Lander (1991), Hosam Aiesh (1995), Tommy Macias (1993), and Erdal Rakip (1996).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Sweden

Among soccer players born in Sweden, Lina Nilsson ranks 392. Before her are Anna Holmlund (1987), Robin Simović (1991), Nicklas Bärkroth (1992), Abdul Khalili (1992), Patrik Ingelsten (1982), and Kerim Mrabti (1994). After her are Hosam Aiesh (1995), Erdal Rakip (1996), Gustaf Nilsson (1997), Armin Gigović (2002), Nathalie Björn (1997), and Sotirios Papagiannopoulos (1990).

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