Magdalena Eriksson

Magdalena Lilly Eriksson (also Ericsson, born 8 September 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Chelsea Women in the English Women's Super League as well as for the Swedish national team. A left and centre-back, she used to play for Hammarby IF, Djurgardens IF and Linkopings FC in the Swedish Damallsvenskan. In November 2020, she was awarded the Diamantbollen award.

Eriksson is, like her girlfriend Pernille Harder, also known for her LGBTQ+ advocacy.

Club Career

Eriksson began her football career with local team Enskede IK, but was encouraged by her father to join Hammarby IF in order to improve her game. Aged 17, she broke into Hammarby's first team in the 2011 Damallsvenskan season and made her debut against Umea IK.

In November 2011, Eriksson left relegated Hammarby for their Stockholm rivals Djurgarden. After scoring one goal in 19 appearances in the 2012 Damallsvenskan, she left Djurgardens, who were facing relegation, for Linkopings FC.

In July 2017, after almost 5 years with Linkopings FC, she signed a two-year contract with Women's Super League team Chelsea FC Women. On 20 August 2018, she extended her contract until 2021. On 6 September 2019, Chelsea announced that Eriksson would be the new captain. On 12 November 2020, she extended her contract until 2023. On 9 December 2020, Eriksson made her 100th appearance for Chelsea in a Champions League win over Benfica.

For her performance over the years, and especially after Chelsea's WSL title winning 2020-21 season, Eriksson was hailed as one of the best defenders in Europe.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Магдалена Эрикссон (russian)