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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maja Åström | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-12-14) 14 December 1982 (age 39) | ||
| 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
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*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) | |||
Åström played for Djurgården/Älvsjö in the 2005 UEFA Women's Cup Final, where they lost 5–1 on aggregate to Turbine Potsdam.[1]
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]
Åström is openly lesbian.[4]
Sweden squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2005 semi-finalists | ||
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