Hanna Ester Lundkvist (born 17 July 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for San Diego Wave FC and the Sweden national team. She has previously played for AIK, Hammarby, and Atlético Madrid.

Hanna Lundkvist
Lundkvist with Atlético Madrid in 2022
Personal information
Full name Hanna Ester Lundkvist[1]
Date of birth (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Djurö, Sweden
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
San Diego Wave FC
Number 6
Youth career
Djurö-Vindö IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 AIK 1 (1)
2019–2021 Hammarby 66 (6)
2021–2024 Atlético Madrid 23 (0)
2024– San Diego Wave FC 0 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Sweden U17 19 (2)
2019–2020 Sweden U19 12 (3)
2021–2022 Sweden U23 12 (0)
2022– Sweden 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2023

Club career edit

Hanna Lundkvist's parent club is Djurö-Vindö IF.[2] She then played for AIK.[3] On 2 June 2018, Lundkvist made her debut and scored a goal in Elitettan against Kvarnsveden.[4][5]

Before the 2019 Elitettan season, Lundkvist and her teammate Felicia Saving joined Hammarby.[6] A major reason for joining was the conditions for her development, including the coaching team, the players and competition for places, as well as the facility.[7] During the 2019 and 2020 Elitettan seasons, she played all 52 league matches and helped the club get promoted to the Damallsvenskan, leading to her signing a two-year contract extension in December 2020.[8] She made her debut in the top division in April 2021.[9]

In December 2021, Lundkvist joined Spanish Primera División club Atlético Madrid, signing a two-and-a-half year contract.[10][11] In January 2022, she made her debut against Villarreal, coming on as a substitute to replace Carmen Menayo.[12]

On 1 February 2024, San Diego Wave FC announced that they had acquired Lundkvist from Atlético Madrid and signed her to a one year contract with a mutual option for the 2025 season.[13]

National career edit

Junior edit

In November 2020, Lundkvist was called up to Sweden's national under-23 squad for the first time for a camp including an unofficial friendly against Kopparbergs/Göteborg, but withdrew before it started.[14] In September 2021, she was called up for a friendly match against Netherlands,[15] in which she made her debut at the under-23 level.[16]

Senior edit

In November 2022, Lundkvist was called up to the Swedish senior national team for a friendly match against Australia.[17] In February 2023, Lundkvist made her senior national debut, playing 76 minutes for Sweden in a friendly match against China in Marbella.[18]

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[19] The following month she was withdrawn from the squad due to an ankle injury that occurred while warming-up ahead of a friendly against the Philippines.[20]

Personal life edit

Lundkvist grew up on Djurö, an island in the Stockholm Archipelago.[2]

Honours edit

San Diego Wave

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Sweden (SWE)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 28. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Bjunér, Andreas (20 June 2022). "Spansk stjärnglans på Djurö-Vindös träning" [Spanish star shine at Djurö-Vindö's training]. Nacka Värmdö Posten (in Swedish). 19-åriga Hanna Lundkvist, som är uppväxt på Djurö, startade som barn sin fotbollskarriär i Djurö-Vindö IF. [19-year-old Hanna Lundkvist, who grew up on Djurö, started her football career as a child in Djurö-Vindö IF.]
  3. ^ Velagic, Johan (1 April 2019). "Lundkvist summerar F17-tiden" [Lundkvist sums up the U17 period] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 2 March 2023. I december valde Lundkvist tillsammans med landslagskompisen Felicia Saving att lämna AIK för Hammarby. [In December, Lundkvist, together with national team mate Felicia Saving, chose to leave AIK for Hammarby.]
  4. ^ "AIK - Kvarnsvedens IK - Matchfakta" [AIK - Kvarnsvedens IK - Match facts] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Kvarnsveden vann borta mot AIK" [Kvarnsveden won away against AIK]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 7 June 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2023. Hanna Lundkvist stod för AIK:s enda mål. [Hanna Lundkvist accounted for AIK's only goal.]
  6. ^ "Felicia Saving lämnar AIK – klar för Hammarby & Elitettan". 14 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Hanna Lundkvist" (in Swedish). Hammarby. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  8. ^ Bolldén, Marcus (27 December 2020). "Hanna Lundkvist förlänger med Bajen" [Hanna Lundkvist extends with Bajen] (in Swedish). Hammarby. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  9. ^ Asahara, Makoto (8 May 2021). "Hanna Lundkvist om säsongsstarten: "Kan alltid bli bättre"" [Hanna Lundkvist on the start of the season: "Can always be better"]. Sportbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  10. ^ "¡Bienvenida, Hanna Lundkvist!" [Welcome, Hanna Lundkvist!]. Atlético Madrid (in Spanish). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  11. ^ Thorén, Petra (6 December 2021). "Hanna Lundkvist om drömflytten till Atlético Madrid" [Hanna Lundkvist on the dream move to Atlético Madrid]. Sportbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Lundkvist debutó con la rojiblanca" [Lundkvist debuted with the rojiblanca]. Atlético Madrid (in Spanish). 12 January 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  13. ^ Emerick, Tyler (1 February 2024). "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Swedish Defender Hanna Lundkvist from Club Atlético de Madrid". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Truppen till U23-läger i Göteborg" [The squad for the U23 camp in Gothenburg] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  15. ^ "U23-landslaget: Holland väntar för Emilia Larsson och Hanna Lundkvist" [The U23 national team: Holland is waiting for Emilia Larsson and Hanna Lundkvist] (in Swedish). Hammarby. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  16. ^ "0-3 mot Nederländerna" [0-3 against the Netherlands] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  17. ^ Sandberg, Mattias (10 November 2022). "Hanna Lundqvist gör kanske debut i a-landslaget: "Det vore en stor dröm"" [Hanna Lundqvist may make her debut in the senior national team: "It would be a big dream"]. SVT Sport (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Dubbla debutanter mot Kina" [Double debutants against China] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Sweden veteran Seger to play at fifth World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Lundkvist missar VM" [Lundkvist out of the World Cup] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 July 2023.
  21. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Defeat 1-0 NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2024 UKG NWSL Challenge Cup". 16 March 2024.

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