Hanna Lundkvist

Not to be confused with Hanna Lundqvist.

Hanna Ester Lundkvist (born 17 July 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Sweden national team. She has previously played for AIK, Hammarby, and Atlético Madrid.

Hanna Lundkvist

Lundkvist with the San Diego Wave in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Hanna Ester Lundkvist[1]
Date of birth	(2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Djurö, Sweden
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	San Diego Wave
Number	6
Youth career
	Djurö-Vindö IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	AIK	1	(1)
2019–2021	Hammarby	66	(6)
2021–2024	Atlético Madrid	23	(0)
2024–	San Diego Wave	0	(0)
International career‡
2018–2019	Sweden U17	19	(2)
2019–2020	Sweden U19	12	(3)
2021–2022	Sweden U23	12	(0)
2022–	Sweden	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2023

Club career

Hanna Lundkvist started playing at Djurö-Vindö IF.^[2] She later joined AIK, where she won the Gothia Cup twice, earned two consecutive golds in the Swedish U16 Championship, and one gold in the Swedish U15 Futsal Championship.^[3]

She made her professional debut on June 2, 2018, scoring a consolation goal in a 3-1 loss against Kvarnsvedens IK in a Swedish second-division match.^[4][5] In November 2018, she played her second match with the first team, this time in the Swedish Women's Cup.^[6]

In 2019, Lundkvist and her teammate Felicia Saving signed with Hammarby.^[7] She made her debut on February 9 in the Swedish Cup with a 3-2 victory over Ljusdals IF.^[8] On June 6, she scored her first goal for her new club against Umeå IK FF.^[9] In her first season, she played every match, scoring 4 goals and providing 9 assists, narrowly missing promotion after finishing third.^[10] In her second season, she moved to right-back and again played in every match. This time, Hammarby finished second and secured promotion to Sweden's top division.^[11]

Lundkvist made her top-division debut on April 18, 2021, in a 1-0 loss to BK Häcken.^[12][13] Her only goal in the top division came on August 28, but it did not prevent her team from a heavy defeat.^[14] Hammarby finished mid-table, and Lundkvist played in 20 of the 22 league matches.^[15]

In December 2021, Lundkvist signed with Atlético de Madrid.^[16] She made her debut on January 12, 2022, in a win over Villarreal.^[17] During her first months at the club, she had limited playing time. Atlético finished fourth in the league.^[18] She extended her contract in the summer of 2022 until 2026.^[19]

National career

Junior

In November 2020, Lundkvist was called up to Sweden's national under-23 squad for the first time for a camp including an unofficial friendly against Kopparbergs/Göteborg, but withdrew before it started.^[20] In September 2021, she was called up for a friendly match against Netherlands,^[21] in which she made her debut at the under-23 level.^[22]

Senior

In November 2022, Lundkvist was called up to the Swedish senior national team for a friendly match against Australia.^[23] In February 2023, Lundkvist made her senior national debut, playing 76 minutes for Sweden in a friendly match against China in Marbella.^[24]

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[25] The following month she was withdrawn from the squad due to an ankle injury that occurred while warming-up ahead of a friendly against the Philippines.^[26]

Personal life

Lundkvist grew up on Djurö, an island in the Stockholm Archipelago.^[27]

Honours

San Diego Wave

• NWSL Challenge Cup: 2024^[28]

References

1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Sweden (SWE)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 28. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
2. "7. HANNA LUNDKVIST". hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
3. Velagic, Johan (1 April 2019). "Lundkvist Recaps Her U17 Time". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
4. "AIK - Kvarnsvedens IK - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 2 June 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
5. "AIK VS. KVARNSVEDEN 1 - 3". soccerway.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
6. "IF Brommapojkarna - AIK - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 1 November 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
7. Alvarado, Rudy (14 December 2018). "Felicia Saving Leaves AIK - Ready for Hammarby & Elitettan". ungdomsfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
8. "Ljusdals IF - Hammarby IF FF - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 9 February 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
9. "Hammarby IF FF - Umeå IK FF - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
10. "Table and Results - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
11. Bolldén, Marcus. "Hanna Lundkvist Extends Contract with Bajen". hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
12. Asahara, Makoto (8 May 2021). "Hanna Lundkvist on the Season Start: "It Can Always Be Better"". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
13. "HAMMARBY VS. HÄCKEN 0 - 1". soccerway.com. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
14. "BK Häcken FF - Hammarby - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
15. "Table and Results - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
16. "Welcome, Hanna Lundkvist!". Atlético de Madrid. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
17. "Lundkvist Debuts in Red and White". Atlético de Madrid. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
18. "Table and Results - La Liga". La Liga (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
19. Lundkvist, Hanna (17 June 2022). "So Happy to Extend My Stay at the Club!". Twitter. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
20. "Truppen till U23-läger i Göteborg" [The squad for the U23 camp in Gothenburg] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
21. "U23-landslaget: Holland väntar för Emilia Larsson och Hanna Lundkvist" [The U23 national team: Holland is waiting for Emilia Larsson and Hanna Lundkvist] (in Swedish). Hammarby. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
22. "0-3 mot Nederländerna" [0-3 against the Netherlands] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
23. Sandberg, Mattias (10 November 2022). "Hanna Lundqvist gör kanske debut i a-landslaget: "Det vore en stor dröm"" [Hanna Lundqvist may make her debut in the senior national team: "It would be a big dream"]. SVT Sport (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
24. "Dubbla debutanter mot Kina" [Double debutants against China] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
25. "Sweden veteran Seger to play at fifth World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
26. "Lundkvist missar VM" [Lundkvist out of the World Cup] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 July 2023.
27. Bjunér, Andreas (20 June 2022). "Spansk stjärnglans på Djurö-Vindös träning" [Spanish star shine at Djurö-Vindö's training]. Nacka Värmdö Posten (in Swedish). 19-åriga Hanna Lundkvist, som är uppväxt på Djurö, startade som barn sin fotbollskarriär i Djurö-Vindö IF. [19-year-old Hanna Lundkvist, who grew up on Djurö, started her football career as a child in Djurö-Vindö IF.]
28. "San Diego Wave FC Defeat 1-0 NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2024 UKG NWSL Challenge Cup". 16 March 2024.

External links

• Hanna Lundkvist at Soccerway