Rut Hedvig Lindahl was born on 29 April 1983 and is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Djurgarden and the Sweden national team.
28 Facts About Hedvig Lindahl
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Since making her international debut in 2002, Lindahl has accrued over 190 caps for Sweden.
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On 3 August 2014, Hedvig Lindahl played her 100th cap for Sweden against England.
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On 17 September 2015, Hedvig Lindahl played her 113th cap and thereby broke Elisabeth Leidinge's record to become the most capped Swedish female goalkeeper.
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Hedvig Lindahl has kept goal for Sweden at the UEFA Women's Championship, the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Olympic Games.
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Hedvig Lindahl was the Swedish women's goalkeeper of the year in 2004,2005,2009,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018 and 2019.
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Hedvig Lindahl won the 2015 Diamantbollen, after being one of three nominations for Damallsvenskan's Most Valuable Player in 2014.
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In 2016, Hedvig Lindahl was one of 5 nominees for Women's PFA Players' Player of the Year and was picked for the WSL Team of the Year.
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At the age of 13 Hedvig Lindahl decided to focus on becoming a professional football player.
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Previously Hedvig Lindahl had played both as a forward and a goalkeeper, but eventually concentrated on goalkeeping.
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Hedvig Lindahl, who was raised in Marmorbyn, was selected to play on the Sormland team.
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Hedvig Lindahl received rarely awarded full marks; five out of five.
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Hedvig Lindahl started her club career at Gropptorps IF, outside Katrineholm in Sodermanland, a boys' team.
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Hedvig Lindahl then played for Torp IF, DFK Varmbol and Tunafors SK.
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Hedvig Lindahl moved into the Damallsvenskan with Malmo FF Dam in 2001 after being scouted by Malmo and Sweden national youth team coach Elisabeth Leidinge.
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Hedvig Lindahl signed for London-based FA WSL club Chelsea Ladies in December 2014.
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On 17 July 2019, Hedvig Lindahl signed a one-year deal with VfL Wolfsburg.
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Hedvig Lindahl was on the U21 national team as of 1998 and subsequently progressed to the full Swedish women's national team.
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Hedvig Lindahl remained Sweden's number one goalkeeper for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, where Sweden came third, and the 2012 London Olympics.
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In September 2012, Hedvig Lindahl suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing for Kristianstad.
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Hedvig Lindahl was recalled to new coach Pia Sundhage's national squad in May 2013, ahead of UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.
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In September 2014, Hedvig Lindahl underwent elective double hip surgery for an impingement that she had been suffering from since late 2013.
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Hedvig Lindahl chose the surgery as she was determined to play in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and did not want to risk her body failing during the tournament, if selected.
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Hedvig Lindahl was called back to the national squad for the 2015 Algarve Cup.
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At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Hedvig Lindahl was back as Sweden's first choice goalkeeper.
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In November 2015, Hedvig Lindahl won the Diamantbollen, the award for Sweden's female player of the year.
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Hedvig Lindahl suffers from vitiligo and has to apply high factor sunscreen before and during matches.
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Hedvig Lindahl's father was a footballer for IFK Norrkoping in the 1970s.