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Anna Westerlund
	Anna Westerlund in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Anna Åsa Olivia Westerlund
Date of birth	9 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Pargas, Finland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Åland United
Number	16
Youth career
	Pargas IF
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005	SC Raisio
2006–2009	FC Honka
2010–2011	Umeå IK
2012–2013	Piteå IF
2014–2018	LSK Kvinner FK
2019–2022	Åland United
International career‡
2008–	Finland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2022

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Anna Åsa Olivia Westerlund (born 9 April 1989) is a Finnish footballer, who plays at club level for Åland United. She previously played for FC Honka in Finland's Naisten Liiga and Umeå IK.^[2]^[3] 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.^[4] The following season she remained in Sweden with Piteå IF.^[5]

International career

Westerlund was part of the Finland squad at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. Her senior Finland women's national football team debut came in January 2008, against China.^[6]

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 England.^[7]

In June 2013 Westerlund was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.^[8] Typically a defensive midfielder with her club team, Westerlund was used as a centre back by Finland.^[9] She required a stitch in a head wound during Finland's opening match, a 0–0 draw with Italy.^[10]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 October 2019	Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa, Finland	Albania	1–0	8–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
2.	11 March 2020	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Slovakia	3–1	4–2	2020 Cyprus Women's Cup

References

^ "2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
^ Profile Archived August 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine in Umeå's web
^ Anna Westerlund till Umeå IK^{[permanent dead link‍]} YLE
^ "Umeå IK förlänger inte med Anna Westerlund". ÅU Notis. abounderrattelser. 2011-10-07. Archived from the original on 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
^ Piteå lure two top players from Umeå Wsoccernews.com
^ "Anna Westerlund". Uefa.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
^ "Anna Westerlund" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
^ "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
^ Nilsson, Eric (12 July 2013). "Westerlund: "Hade klarat några stygn till"" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
^ Ahlberg, Ingela (10 July 2013). "Anna syddes i premiären" (in Swedish). Piteå-Tidningen. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.

External links

Anna Westerlund – FIFA competition record (archived)
Player's profile at Football Association of Finland Archived 2022-04-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)

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[1] "2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 2011-10-31.

[2] Profile Archived August 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine in Umeå's web

[3] Anna Westerlund till Umeå IK^{[permanent dead link‍]} YLE

[4] "Umeå IK förlänger inte med Anna Westerlund". ÅU Notis. abounderrattelser. 2011-10-07. Archived from the original on 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2011-10-31.

[5] Piteå lure two top players from Umeå Wsoccernews.com

[6] "Anna Westerlund". Uefa.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.

[7] "Anna Westerlund" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.

[8] "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.

[9] Nilsson, Eric (12 July 2013). "Westerlund: "Hade klarat några stygn till"" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.

[10] Ahlberg, Ingela (10 July 2013). "Anna syddes i premiären" (in Swedish). Piteå-Tidningen. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.

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+{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1989)}}
 {{Infobox football biography
 | name           = Anna Westerlund
 | image          = AnnaWesterlund.jpg
-| caption        =
+| caption        = Anna Westerlund in 2009
-| fullname       = Anna Ǻsa Olivia Westerlund<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/printoutfiles/competitions/woco/2009/E/E_304284_pk.pdf|title=2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT|publisher=[[UEFA]]|accessdate=2011-10-31}}</ref>
+| fullname       = Anna Åsa Olivia Westerlund<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/printoutfiles/competitions/woco/2009/E/E_304284_pk.pdf|title=2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT|publisher=[[UEFA]]|accessdate=2011-10-31}}</ref>
 | birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|4|9}}
 | birth_place    = [[Pargas]], [[Finland]]
 | height         = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
 | currentclub    = [[Åland United]]
-| clubnumber     = 18
+| clubnumber     = 16
 | position       = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]] / [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|Defensive midfielder]]
 | youthyears1    =
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 | years4         = 2012–2013
 | years5         = 2014–2018
+| years6         = 2019–2022
 | clubs1         = [[SC Raisio]]
 | clubs2         = [[FC Honka (women)|FC Honka]]
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 | clubs4         = [[Piteå IF]]
 | clubs5         = [[LSK Kvinner FK]]
+| clubs6         = [[Åland United]]
 | caps1          =
 | caps2          =
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 | caps4          = 40
 | caps5          = 21
+| caps6          = 84
 | goals1         =
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 | goals4         = 2
 | goals5         = 3
+| goals6         = 14
 | nationalyears1 = 2008–
 | nationalteam1  = [[Finland women's national football team|Finland]]
-| nationalcaps1  = 115
+| nationalcaps1  = 137
-| nationalgoals1 = 3
+| nationalgoals1 = 4
+| pcupdate = 20 September 2023 (UTC)
-| ntupdate       = 8 October 2019
+| ntupdate       = 10 February 2022
 }}
-'''Anna Ǻsa Olivia Westerlund''' (born 9 April 1989) is a [[Finnish people|Finnish]] [[Association football|football]]er, who plays at club level for [[LSK Kvinner FK]] of the Norwegian [[Toppserien]]. She previously played for [[FC Honka (women)|FC Honka]] in Finland's [[Naisten Liiga]] and [[Umeå IK]].<ref>[http://www.umeaik.se/fotboll/truppen/7-anna-westerlund Profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814115208/http://www.umeaik.se/fotboll/truppen/7-anna-westerlund |date=August 14, 2011 }} in Umeå's web</ref><ref>[http://svenska.yle.fi/nyheter/sok.php?id=175197&lookfor=&sokvariant=arkivet&advanced=yes&antal=10 Anna Westerlund till Umeå IK] [[YLE]]</ref> 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 Damallsvenskan|2011 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abounderrattelser.fi/news/2011/10/umea-ik-forlanger-inte-med-anna-westerlund.html|title=Umeå IK förlänger inte med Anna Westerlund|publisher=abounderrattelser|work=ÅU Notis|accessdate=2011-10-31|date=2011-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914064726/http://www.abounderrattelser.fi/news/2011/10/umea-ik-forlanger-inte-med-anna-westerlund.html|archive-date=2014-09-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following season she remained in Sweden with [[Piteå IF]].<ref>[http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?action=viewStory&id=2899 Piteå lure two top players from Umeå] Wsoccernews.com</ref>
+'''Anna Åsa Olivia Westerlund''' (born 9 April 1989) is a [[Finnish people|Finnish]] [[Association football|football]]er, who plays at club level for [[Åland United]]. She previously played for [[FC Honka (women)|FC Honka]] in Finland's [[Naisten Liiga]] and [[Umeå IK]].<ref>[http://www.umeaik.se/fotboll/truppen/7-anna-westerlund Profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814115208/http://www.umeaik.se/fotboll/truppen/7-anna-westerlund |date=August 14, 2011 }} in Umeå's web</ref><ref>[http://svenska.yle.fi/nyheter/sok.php?id=175197&lookfor=&sokvariant=arkivet&advanced=yes&antal=10 Anna Westerlund till Umeå IK]{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [[YLE]]</ref> 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 Damallsvenskan|2011 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abounderrattelser.fi/news/2011/10/umea-ik-forlanger-inte-med-anna-westerlund.html|title=Umeå IK förlänger inte med Anna Westerlund|publisher=abounderrattelser|work=ÅU Notis|accessdate=2011-10-31|date=2011-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914064726/http://www.abounderrattelser.fi/news/2011/10/umea-ik-forlanger-inte-med-anna-westerlund.html|archive-date=2014-09-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following season she remained in Sweden with [[Piteå IF]].<ref>[http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?action=viewStory&id=2899 Piteå lure two top players from Umeå] Wsoccernews.com</ref>
 ==International career==
 Westerlund was part of the Finland squad at the [[2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship]]. Her senior [[Finland women's national football team]] debut came in January 2008, against [[China women's national football team|China]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Anna Westerlund |url=http://en.archive.dr.infra.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/Player=103003/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130721174454/http://en.archive.dr.infra.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/Player=103003/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2013 |publisher=[[UEFA]] |work=Uefa.com |accessdate=21 July 2013 }}</ref>
-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 [[England women's national football team|England]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Anna Westerlund|url=http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/naisten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/anna-westerlund|publisher=[[Football Association of Finland]]|accessdate=14 September 2014|language=Finnish}}</ref>
+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 [[England women's national football team|England]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Anna Westerlund|url=http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/naisten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/anna-westerlund|publisher=[[Football Association of Finland]]|accessdate=14 September 2014|language=Finnish|archive-date=23 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023192850/http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/naisten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/anna-westerlund|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 In June 2013 Westerlund was named in national [[Coach (sports)|coach]] [[Andrée Jeglertz]]'s Finland squad for [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/newsid=1967869.html|title=Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland|date=28 June 2013|accessdate=21 July 2013|work=Uefa.com|publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> Typically a defensive midfielder with her club team, Westerlund was used as a [[centre back]] by Finland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/uefa-dam-em-2013/2013/07/westerlund-hade-klarat-nagra-stygn-till/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130721174442/http://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/uefa-dam-em-2013/2013/07/westerlund-hade-klarat-nagra-stygn-till/|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2013|title=Westerlund: "Hade klarat några stygn till"|date=12 July 2013|accessdate=21 July 2013|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|first=Eric|last=Nilsson|language=Swedish}}</ref> She required a [[Surgical suture|stitch]] in a head wound during Finland's opening match, a 0–0 draw with [[Italy women's national football team|Italy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitea-tidningen.se/sport/anna-syddes-i-premiaren-7749685-default.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130721174459/http://www.pitea-tidningen.se/sport/anna-syddes-i-premiaren-7749685-default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2013 |title=Anna syddes i premiären |date=10 July 2013 |accessdate=21 July 2013 |publisher=Piteå-Tidningen |first=Ingela |last=Ahlberg |language=Swedish }}</ref>
+==International goals==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
+|-
+| 1. || 8 October 2019 || [[Hietalahti Stadium]], [[Vaasa]], [[Finland]] || {{fbw|ALB}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 8–1 || [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group E|UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying]]
+|-
+| 2. || 11 March 2020 || [[GSZ Stadium]], [[Larnaca]], [[Cyprus]] || {{fbw|SVK}} || align=center|'''3'''–1 || align=center| 4–2 || [[2020 Cyprus Women's Cup]]
+|-
+|}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
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+{{commons category|Anna Westerlund}}
 * {{FIFA player|252537}}
+* [https://www.palloliitto.fi/anna-westerlund Player's profile at Football Association of Finland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419172425/https://www.palloliitto.fi/anna-westerlund |date=2022-04-19 }} {{in lang|fi}}
+{{Finland squad UEFA Women's Euro 2009}}
-{{LSK Kvinner FK squad}}
-{{Finland Squad 2009 UEFA Women's European Championship}}
+{{Finland squad UEFA Women's Euro 2013}}
-{{Finland Squad 2013 UEFA Women's European Championship}}
+{{Finland squad UEFA Women's Euro 2022}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Westerlund, Anna}}
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 [[Category:FC Honka (women) players]]
-[[Category:Naisten Liiga players]]
+[[Category:Kansallinen Liiga players]]
 [[Category:LSK Kvinner FK players]]
-[[Category:FIFA Century Club]]
+[[Category:FIFA Women's Century Club]]
 [[Category:Women's association football central defenders]]
 [[Category:Women's association football midfielders]]
+[[Category:People from Pargas]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Southwest Finland]]
+[[Category:UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players]]
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+{{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub}}