Maja Åström (born 14 December 1982) is a Swedish footballer. She most recently played as a goalkeeper for Damallsvenskan club Tyresö FF and once played for the Sweden women's national football team in 2001.

Maja Åström
Personal information
Full name Maja Åström
Date of birth (1982-12-14) 14 December 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Avesta, Sweden
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Frösö IF
Ope IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Bälinge IF
2004–2005 Djurgården/Älvsjö
2006–2007 Bälinge IF
2009–2010 AIK 42 (0)
2011–2012 Tyresö FF 0 (0)
International career
2001 Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Club career

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Åström played for Djurgården/Älvsjö in the 2005 UEFA Women's Cup Final, where they lost 5–1 on aggregate to Turbine Potsdam.[1]

International career

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On 11 March 2001, Åström was capped by the senior Sweden team in a 4–1 Algarve Cup win over Portugal.[2] Following an injury to Sofia Lundgren, Åström was drafted into Sweden's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005 as the third choice goalkeeper.[3]

Personal life

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Åström is openly lesbian.[4]

Honours

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Club

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Djurgården/Älvsjö

References

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  1. ^ Alf, Andreas (16 May 2005). "Potsdam in the driving seat". UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ^ Frennstedt, Thorsten (12 March 2001). "Dam: Lyckad svensk start i Algarve Cup" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  3. ^ Juhlin, Jan (17 May 2005). "Six centurions make Sweden squad". UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  4. ^ Grotander, Hanna (16 May 2011). "Sexuell läggning ointressant inom idrott" (in Swedish). Second Opinion. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  5. ^ Djurgårdens IF SM-guld på seniornivå Archived 2019-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
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