Magdalena Eriksson
BIOGRAPHY
The Swedish left-sided defender has become an integral part of Chelsea Women since joining the club at the start of the 2017 season and is our 2019/20 captain.
Magdalena Eriksson arrived at Kingsmeadow following a four-year spell at Linkopings in her home country, where she captained the club to the league title in 2016 despite only being in her early twenties.
The 25-year-old has been a regular in the Chelsea side since signing and in the 2018/19 season started more matches than any other player
.A calm and disciplined player who can play anywhere along the back-line, has an excellent left foot and scored one of Chelsea’s best goals of the 2018/19 season against Liverpool with a superb overhead kick.
She made her senior Sweden debut against France in 2014 and was part of the squad which reached the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup and quarter-finals of the 2017 European Championship.
The World Cup bronze medallist played a significant role in Sweden’s squad at the tournament, playing six out of the seven matches. She also played a part in the Swedes’ success at the Rio 2016 Olympic games when they clinched silver.
Eriksson led her side out for the first time this season on Sunday 8 September at Stamford Bridge for the Blues’ opening game of the season which finished with a 1-0 victory against Tottenham Hotspur. It was a special day for the Scandinavian who also celebrated her 26th birthday.
STATISTICS
- 18 APPEARANCES
- 1549 MINUTES PLAYED
- 17 GAMES STARTED
- 1 GOALS
ASSISTANCE STATISTICS
0 ASSISTS 4 CROSSES 8 CHANCES CREATED
TACKLE STATISTICS
56%TACKLE SUCCESS 16 TOTAL TACKLES 9 TACKLES WON