Anna Ǻsa Olivia Westerlund (born 9 April 1989) is a Finnish

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er, who plays at club level for

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. She previously played for

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in Finland's

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and Umeå IK. 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. The following season she remained in Sweden with Piteå IF.

International career

Westerlund was part of the Finland squad at the

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. Her senior Finland women's national football team debut came in January 2008, against

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. 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

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. In June 2013 Westerlund was named in national

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's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013. Typically a defensive midfielder with her club team, Westerlund was used as a centre back by Finland. She required a stitch in a head wound during Finland's opening match, a 0–0 draw with

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International goals

References

External links

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Player's profile at Football Association of Finland
1989 births Living people Finnish women's footballers Finnish expatriate footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Toppserien players Swedish-speaking Finns Damallsvenskan players Finland women's international footballers Umeå IK players Piteå IF (women) players FC Honka (women) players Kansallinen Liiga players LSK Kvinner FK players FIFA Century Club Women's association football central defenders Women's association football midfielders People from Pargas Sportspeople from Southwest Finland UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players {{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub