Elin Ingrid Johanna Rubensson (born 11 May 1993) is a Swedish football midfielder currently playing in the Damallsvenskan for BK Häcken[2] and the Swedish National Team. She was part of and played an important role[3] for Sweden at the Under 19 Championship in 2012. Between 2008 and 2012, Rubensson scored nearly 50 goals for the Sweden U17 and U19 youth national teams.[4]
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Elin Ingrid Johanna Rubensson[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 29)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ystad, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | BK Häcken | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Marieholms IS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Stehags IF | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | FC Rosengård | 87 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015– | BK Häcken | 106 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008-2010 | Sweden U17 | 22 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Sweden U19 | 26 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Sweden U23 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2012– | Sweden | 72 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 July 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:05, 15 August 2022 |
In May 2013 Malmö converted Rubensson from a forward to a left back. She was inspired by then boyfriend Filip Stenström, a full back with Malmö's male team.[5]
She left champions Malmö (who had become known as FC Rosengård) in December 2014, to sign a two-year contract with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.[6]
On August 4, 2018 she signed a 5-year contract extension with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.[7]
Rubensson made her debut for the Swedish national team in October 2012.[8][9] She was named to Sweden's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and appeared in 4 matches. Rubensson appeared in all 6 matches for Sweden at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the Silver Medal.[10]
In July 2017 Rubensson was named to the Sweden roster for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017, she appeared in two matches as Sweden lost to the Netherlands in the Quarterfinals.[11] She scored in the 5-1 win over Thailand at the 2019 Women's World Cup.[12]
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2018-06-07 | Gothenburg, Sweden | ![]() |
2–0 |
4–0 |
2019 World Cup qualification |
2 | 2018-08-30 | ![]() |
1–0 |
3–0 | ||
3 | 2019-06-16 | Nice, France | ![]() |
5–1 |
5–1 |
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
Key (expand for notes on “world cup and olympic goals”) | |
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Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred |
Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
Score | The match score after the goal was scored. |
Result | The final score. W – match was won |
aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament |
Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 |
2015-6-8[m 1] | Winnipeg | ![]() |
Start |
3–3 D |
Group match | |||
2 |
2015-6-12[m 2] | Winnipeg | ![]() |
Start |
0–0 D |
Group match | |||
3 |
2015-6-16[m 3] | Edmonton | ![]() |
76.
off 76' (on Thunebro) |
1–1 D |
Group match | |||
4 |
2015-6-20[m 4] | Ottawa | ![]() |
67.
off 67' (on Asllani) |
1–4 L |
Round of 16 | |||
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5 |
2016-8-3[m 5] | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
46.
on 46' (off Dahlkvist) |
1–0 W |
Group match | |||
6 |
2016-8-6[m 6] | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
Start |
1–5 L |
Group match | |||
7 |
2016-8-9[m 7] | Brasília | ![]() |
Start |
0–0 D |
Group match | |||
8 |
2016-8-12[m 8] | Brasília | ![]() |
71.
off 71' (on Eriksson) |
1–1 (pso 4–3) (W) |
Quarter-Final | |||
9 |
2016-8-16[m 9] | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
Start |
0–0 (pso 4–3) (W) |
Semi-Final | |||
10 |
2016-8-19[m 10] | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
70.
off 70' (on Eriksson) |
1–2 L |
Gold Medal Match | |||
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11 |
2019-6-11[m 11] | Rennes | ![]() |
81.
off 81' (on Janogy) |
2–1 W |
Group match | |||
1 | 12 |
2019-6-16[m 12] | Nice | ![]() |
Start | 90+6 | 5-1 |
5–1 W |
Group match |
13 |
2019-6-24[m 13] | Paris | ![]() |
79.
off 79' (on Björn) |
1–0 W |
Round of 16 | |||
14 |
2019-6-29[m 14] | Rennes | ![]() |
86.
off 86' (on Björn) |
2–1 W |
Quarter-Final | |||
15 |
2019-7-3[m 15] | Lyon | ![]() |
79.
off 79' (on Janogy) |
0–1 L |
Semi-Final |
Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 |
2017-7-17[m 16] | Breda | ![]() |
56.
on 56' (off Schough) |
0–0 D |
Group match | |||
2 |
2017-7-25[m 17] | Doetinchem | ![]() |
Start |
2–3 L |
Group match |
Rubensson has two siblings, Jacob and Cajsa. Cajsa is also a footballer and plays for the youth teams of Sweden and FC Rosengård.[13] In 2018, Rubensson married fellow footballer Filip Stenström, who took her surname afterwards.[14] The couple have a son, Frans, born in 2020.[15] Rubensson is also a certified interior designer.[16]
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
BK Häcken FF – current squad | |
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Sweden squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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Sweden women's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists | ||
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Sweden squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2017 | ||
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Sweden squad – 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup third place | ||
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Sweden squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2022 semi-finalists | ||
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