Madelaine Nathalie Edlund (born 15 September 1985) is a

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former

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who played for the Swedish national team and clubs including

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, Tyresö and

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. Her mother is from Chile.

Club career

During the 2007–2008 UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinals, Edlund scored twice against

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's 6–0 victory. Edlund-2-2010-bos

In 2010 Edlund had a short spell with American

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(WPS) club

. She started one game and made three substitute appearances before the team folded. Edlund collected her third Damallsvenskan title in 2012, after Tyresö's dramatic last day win over Malmö. She scored the winning goal after

Caroline Seger Sara Caroline Seger (born 19 March 1985) is a Swedish former Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder and club captain for Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård. She was the long-standing captain of the Sweden women's national foo ...

's shot had hit the post. Edlund returned to training with

Tyresö FF Tyresö Fotbollsförening is a Swedish football club in Tyresö, a municipality in Stockholm County. The club was founded in 1971 and is primarily known for its main women's team, which competed in the top-tier league Damallsvenskan between 19 ...

ahead of the 2014 season, after missing much of the previous campaign due to

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. When Tyresö became insolvent and were kicked out of the league, Edlund rejoined her first senior club

Sunnanå SK Sunnanå SK is a football club from Skellefteå, Sweden who in 2024 plays in Elitettan, the second highest division of women's football in Sweden. The club was established in 1939 and the women's division was added in 1974. Sunnanå has played man ...

. In December 2014 she announced her second pregnancy and retirement from football at the age of 29.

International career

Edlund's debut for Sweden was on 30 October 2007 in a game against

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, the result was 2–1 in favour of Denmark. In February 2013, Edlund was ruled out of contention for Sweden's

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squad, due to pregnancy.

Honours

;Umeå IK *

Damallsvenskan The (; ), known as OBOS for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is one of the best women's leagues in the world, and was founded in 1988. The division consists of a league of 14 teams. From 2013, t ...

: Winner 2006, 2007, 2008 *

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: Winner 2007 *

Svenska Supercupen Svenska Supercupen, ''Swedish Super Cup'', was a one-off fixture in Swedish football played between the Allsvenskan champions and the winners of Svenska Cupen. The fixture was played in November, after the Allsvenskan season. In the event of a ...

: Winner 2007, 2008 ;Tyresö FF *

: Winner 2012

References

External links

National Team Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edlund, Madelaine 1985 births Living people Swedish women's footballers Swedish expatriate women's footballers Sweden women's international footballers Saint Louis Athletica players Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Sweden Tyresö FF players Damallsvenskan players Umeå IK players Women's Professional Soccer players Sunnanå SK players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Footballers from Jönköping Women's association football forwards 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players 21st-century Swedish sportswomen