Lina Mona Andréa Hurtig (born 5 September 1995) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Sweden national team.[2]
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| Full name | Lina Mona Andréa Hurtig[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 27) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Avesta, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Arsenal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Avesta AIK | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Gustafs GoIF | 20 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Umeå IK | 88 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Linkopings | 54 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Juventus | 34 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Arsenal | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011–2012 | Sweden U17 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Sweden U19 | 23 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Sweden | 58 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 17 July 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
After turning 15, Hurtig, who is from Avesta, played the 2011 season in Norrettan with Gustafs GoIF.[3] She scored 14 goals and made four assists in 20 games.[4] At the end of that campaign she was approached by Damallsvenskan clubs LdB FC Malmö and Umeå IK. She joined the latter after a short training spell.[5]
Upon Umeå's relegation following the 2016 season, Hurtig transferred to league champions Linköpings FC on a two-year contract.[6]
On 31 August 2020, Hurtig joined Juventus.[7]
On 18 August 2022, Hurtig joined Arsenal on a permanent transfer.[8]
As a Swedish under-19 international, Hurtig was featured at the 2012 U-19 European Championship. She started the victorious Swedish team's 1–0 extra time win over Spain in the final.
In December 2012, national team coach Pia Sundhage called up Hurtig to a senior squad training camp at Bosön.[9] Hurtig was also named in the senior squad for a 1–1 friendly draw with Brazil on 19 June 2013.[10] She was hopeful of making the hosts' final squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, but was not selected.
After leaving Hurtig out of the final pre-tournament friendly against Norway in May 2013, Sundhage described her as a potentially world class player.[11]
Hurtig won her first senior cap as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Canada in November 2014.[12]
Hurtig was selected in the Sweden squad that travelled to France for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She scored her first goal in the tournament in a 5–1 win against Thailand.[13] In July 2021, she was selected in the Sweden squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[14] On 21 July, she scored in the 3–0 victory over United States.[15]
On 16 August 2019, Lina Hurtig announced that she had married Lisa Lantz, her teammate at Linköpings FC.[16] On 11 June 2021, Hurtig's daughter was born.[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 22 September 2015 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2017 qualification | |
| 2 | 19 September 2017 | Stadion Varteks, Varaždin, Croatia | 2–0 | 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 3 | 24 October 2017 | Borås Arena, Borås, Sweden | 5–0 | |||
| 4 | 16 June 2019 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2019 FIFA World Cup | |
| 5 | 8 October 2019 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | 2–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 2022 qualification | |
| 7 | 17 September 2020 | 1–0 | 8–0 | |||
| 8 | 5–0 | |||||
| 9 | 22 October 2020 | 1–0 | 7–0 | |||
| 10 | 19 February 2021 | Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | 3–1 | 6–1 | Friendly | |
| 12 | 13 April 2021 | Stadion Miejski Widzewa, Łódź, Poland | 4–2 | |||
| 13 | 21 July 2021 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Chofu, Japan | 3–0 | 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
| 14 | 24 July 2021 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan | 2–2 | 4–2 | ||
| 15 | 25 November 2021 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | 2–1 | 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 16 | 30 November 2021 | Stadion, Malmö, Sweden | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 19 | 28 June 2022 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
Linköpings FC
Juventus
Sweden
Arsenal W.F.C. – current squad | |
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