Susanne "Sussie" Åberg (née Nilsson; ; born 30 December 1991) is a former

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who most recently played for

Morön BK Morön BK is a Swedish football club located in Skellefteå in Västerbotten County. Background Morön Bollklubb was formed at a meeting held in 1935, the driving force being Elof Burman who became the club chairman. After a lot of hard work ...

. She previously played for

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...

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 ...

, AIK and

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. After playing for the country of her birth Sweden at youth level, Åberg represented

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at senior international level.

Club career

Åberg signed for Göteborg FC in 2009 from Byttorps IF. She found her path to the first team blocked, first by

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, and then by Kristin Hammarström. She spent part of the 2011 season on

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, then signed for AIK ahead of the 2012 season. In 2012, Åberg was being evaluated by

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from

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and other foreign clubs. Her contract with AIK contained a relegation release clause. When AIK were relegated, Åberg signed a one-year contract with Damallsvenskan newcomers Sunnanå SK. Åberg played with Sunnanå SK during the 2013 and 2014 seasons and made a total of 37 league appearances. For the 2015 season, Åberg joined

. She played an important role in securing Djurgårdens' return to the Damallsvenskan, but subsequently lost her place in the team to

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. During the mid-season break in the

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, Åberg quit Djurgårdens because she wanted to move back to

Skellefteå Skellefteå (, locally ) is a Cities in Sweden, city in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with a population of 36,388. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 77,322 inhabitants in 2024. The city is historically industrial, with mining ...

. Instead of going back to Sunnanå, Åberg joined

. The modest club competed in

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, the regionalised third tier of Swedish women's football. They declared their surprise and delight at signing a goalkeeper of Åberg's standing. In October 2018 Åberg helped a youthful Morön team win promotion to the

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. She announced her retirement from professional football in November 2019.

International career

As a Swedish under-19 international, she took part as a reserve in the 2009 U-19 European Championship and the 2010 U-20 World Cup. She made a total of 15 appearances for the U19 team and three for the U17 team. Despite being

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by Sweden up to under-23 level, Åberg was also eligible to play for

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. In January 2013, she was considering an offer from the Serbs to attend their national team training camp ahead of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification tournament. She accepted a call-up from Serbia and joined the team for a match against

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in February 2014.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nilsson, Susanne 1991 births Living people Serbian women's footballers 21st-century Serbian sportswomen Serbia women's international footballers Damallsvenskan players BK Häcken FF players Sunnanå SK players AIK Fotboll (women) players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) players Swedish people of Serbian descent Swedish women's footballers Women's association football goalkeepers Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Swedish sportswomen