Nilla Fischer
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Full name | Åsa Nilla Maria Fischer[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 August 1984|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kristianstad, Sweden[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back, defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Vittsjö GIK | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2003 | Kristianstad/Wä DFF | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2011 | LdB FC Malmö | 136 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Linköpings FC | 33 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2019 | VfL Wolfsburg | 125 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Linköpings | 49 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Sweden U17 | 12[4] | (3[4]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2004 | Sweden U20 | 24[4] | (4[4]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2022 | Sweden | 189[a] | (23[4]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 April 2022 (UTC) |
Åsa Nilla Maria Fischer (born 2 August 1984) is a Swedish former footballer. Her last club was Linköpings FC. She played in the Swedish national team between 2001 and 2022.[7] She was previously the captain of FC Rosengård. On 27 December 2022, she decided to retire.
Career
[edit]Fischer won most of her caps for Sweden as a defensive midfielder after her debut versus Norway in January 2001.[8] She was converted to a centre back by coach Pia Sundhage in 2013.[9]
The change in position coincided with an upturn in goalscoring form for Fischer, who scored three times for hosts Sweden at UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[10] Her performances in Sweden's run to the semi-finals prompted a contract offer from European Champions VfL Wolfsburg and Fischer agreed to move to Germany from 1 January 2014.[11] In August 2013, the clubs reached a deal for "grateful" Fischer's immediate transfer.[12] Fischer played the first competitive game for her new side in the Bundesliga 2013–14 season opener against Bayern Munich in front of a home crowd of 8,249 fans on 7 September 2013.
On 28 March 2022 Fischer announced through her Instagram that she wouldn’t take part in the forthcoming Team Sweden campaign in UEFA Women's Euro 2022 on grounds that she didn’t want to spend most of the summer away from her family.[13] During the championship she appeared as a studio expert in the broadcasts from Swedish public service channel SVT.
On 27 September 2022, Nilla Fischer announced her retirement from Team Sweden.[14] On 12 December the same year, she announced her retirement from soccer, and that she would instead educate herself to become a police officer.[15]
Matches and goals scored at World Cup and Olympic tournaments
[edit]Nilla Fischer has represented Sweden in four World Cups (China 2007, Germany 2011, Canada 2015, France 2019) and three Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016.) Her squad finished in third place in two of those World Cups (2011 and 2019), and won a silver medal in Rio.
Twice during Olympic play she scored her team's only goal of the match, securing wins against Argentina in 2008 and South Africa in 2016.
Her 35th-minute goal against the USA on the final day of group play in the 2011 World Cup would prove to be the match winner. That result put Sweden atop their group, and is the only time the Americans have suffered defeat in the group stage of a World Cup.[16]
International goals
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Sweden_-_Switzerland%2C_5_April_2015_%2816862297759%29.jpg/220px-Sweden_-_Switzerland%2C_5_April_2015_%2816862297759%29.jpg)
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2007-02-17 | Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly |
3 | 2008-03-05 | Lagos, Portugal | ![]() |
0–2 |
1–3 |
2008 Algarve Cup |
4 | 2008-05-03 | Székesfehérvár, Hungary | ![]() |
0–4 |
0–6 |
Euro 2009 qualifying |
7 | 2009-03-06 | Lagos, Portugal | ![]() |
1–0 |
1–0 |
2009 Algarve Cup |
8 | 2009-03-09 | Faro, Portugal | ![]() |
3–2 | ||
9 | 2010-03-03 | Albufeira, Portugal | ![]() |
0–2 |
0–2 |
2010 Algarve Cup |
10 | 2010-03-31 | Broughton, Flintshire, Wales | ![]() |
0–1 |
0–4 |
2011 World Cup qualification |
11 | 2011-07-06 | Wolfsburg, Germany | ![]() |
2–0 |
2–1 |
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup |
12 | 2012-01-17 | La Manga, Spain | ![]() |
0–1 |
0–2 |
Friendly |
13 | 2012-07-25 | Coventry, Great Britain | ![]() |
1–0 |
4–1 |
Olympics 2012 |
19 | 2015-02-12 | Uusimaa, Finland | ![]() |
0–3 |
0–3 |
Friendly |
21 | 2016-08-03 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ![]() |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Olympics 2016 |
22 | 2017-03-08 | Albufeira, Portugal | ![]() |
2–0 |
4–0 |
2017 Algarve Cup |
23 | 2017-10-24 | Borås, Sweden | ![]() |
5–0 |
2019 World Cup qualification |
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 parentheses; 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 |
Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments
[edit]Nilla Fischer has appeared at three European Championship tournaments: Finland 2009, Sweden 2013, and Netherlands 2017.
Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
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1
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2009-8-25[m 30] | Turku | ![]() |
3–0 W |
Group match | ||||
2
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2009-8-28[m 31] | Turku | ![]() |
2–0 W |
Group match | ||||
3
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2009-9-4[m 32] | Helsinki | ![]() |
1–3 L |
Quarter-Final | ||||
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1 | 4
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2013-7-10[m 33] | Gothenburg | ![]() |
36 | 1–1 |
1–1 D |
Group match | |
2 | 5
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2013-7-13[m 34] | Gothenburg | ![]() |
Start | 15 | 1–0 |
5–0 W |
Group match |
3 | 36 | 2–0 | |||||||
6
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2013-7-16[m 35] | Halmstad | ![]() |
Start |
3–1 W |
Group match | |||
7
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2013-7-21[m 36] | Halmstad | ![]() |
Start |
4–0 W |
Quarter-Final | |||
8
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2013-7-24[m 37] | Gothenburg | ![]() |
Start |
0–1 L |
Semi-Final | |||
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9
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2017-7-17[m 38] | Breda | ![]() |
Start |
0–0 D |
Group match | |||
10
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2017-7-21[m 39] | Deventer | ![]() |
Start |
2–0 W |
Group match | |||
11
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2017-7-29[m 40] | Doetinchem | ![]() |
Start |
0–2 L |
Quarter-Final |
Gender equality and LGBT rights
[edit]In regards to women's football, Fischer was described in 2017 as "one of the sport’s most important voices in support of gender equality and LGBT rights".[17]
Personal life
[edit]In 2013, Fischer gave an interview to QX magazine in which she announced her intention to marry her partner Maria Michaela. They married in December 2013.[18]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Damallsvenskan: Winner 2010, 2011
- Svenska Supercupen: Winner 2011
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/2019-03-27_Fu%C3%9Fball%2C_Frauen%2C_UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League%2C_VfL_Wolfsburg_-_Olympique_Lyonnais_StP_3470_by_Stepro.jpg/220px-2019-03-27_Fu%C3%9Fball%2C_Frauen%2C_UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League%2C_VfL_Wolfsburg_-_Olympique_Lyonnais_StP_3470_by_Stepro.jpg)
- UEFA Women's Champions League: Winner 2013–14
- Bundesliga: Winner 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- DFB-Pokal: Winner 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
Country
[edit]- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group stage
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup: Third place
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup: Round of 16
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup: Third place
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing: Quarter-final
- 2012 Summer Olympics in London: Quarter-final
- 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio: Runner-up
- UEFA Women's Euro 2009: Quarter-final
- UEFA Women's Euro 2013: Semi-finals
- Algarve Cup (Participated from 2007 to 2015): Winner 2009
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: Group stage 2002, Semi-finals 2003
- Nordic Cup: Runner-up 2004 [19]
- Nordic Cup: Winner 2000, Runner-up 2001 [20]
Individual
[edit]- 2013: Silver Boot UEFA Women's European Championship
- 2013: UEFA Women's European Championship All Star Team
- 2013: Best female defense in Sweden
- 2014: Best female defense in Sweden
- 2014: UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe Award Third place
- 2016: FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI 2016[21]
- IFFHS World's Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020[22]
- IFFHS UEFA Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020[23]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nilla Fischer". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ a b "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Profile". Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Caps and goals
- ^ "Nilla Fischer – Spelarstatistik" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Nilla Fischer hyllades på utsålt Gamla Ullevi" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Nilla Fischer till Linköping Svenskfotboll.se
- ^ "Fischer, Nilla" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Juvet, Jo (21 May 2013). "Confident Fischer's case for Sweden's defence". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ Johansson, Robert (15 July 2013). "Fischer enjoys her goalscoring glory". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Wolfsburg seal deal for Sweden defender Fischer". UEFA.com. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Fischer completes Wolfsburg move". UEFA.com. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Allt om Nilla Fischer: Fru, Maka, Bröllop, Lön och Mer". Sport247. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Gustaf Ränkeskog (27 September 2022). "Nilla Fischer slutar i landslaget" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Moa Berander (12 December 2022). "Nilla Fischer avslutar fotbollskarriären" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Lauletta, Dan (8 December 2018). "A brief history of the USWNT's group opponents: Sweden (who else?) and two relative newbies". The Equalizer. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Ames, Nick (16 July 2017). "Sweden's Nilla Fischer: 'There will always be idiots – but you can't give up'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Weinemo, Pontus (3 July 2013). "Fischer gifter sig med flickvännen efter EM" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Nordic cup 2004
- ^ Nordic cup 2000, 2001
- ^ "2016 FIFPro Award". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "IFFHS WORLD'S WOMAN TEAM OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 25 January 2021.
- ^ "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - UEFA - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 31 January 2021.
- Match reports
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007: MATCH Report: Sweden - USA: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007: MATCH Report: Korea DPR - Sweden: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
- ^ "2008 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: China - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
- ^ "2008 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Argentina: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
- ^ "2008 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Canada: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Colombia - Sweden: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Korea DPR - Sweden: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden - USA: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden - Australia: Quarter-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden- France: Third Place Match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
- ^ "2012 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - South Africa: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015.
- ^ "2012 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Canada - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015.
- ^ "2012 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - France: Quarter-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: MATCH Report: Sweden - Nigeria: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: MATCH Report: USA - Sweden: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: MATCH Report: Australia - Sweden: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Round of 16". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015.
- ^ "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - South Africa: Group match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
- ^ "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Brazil - Sweden: Group match". ESPN.
- ^ "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: China - Sweden: Group match". ESPN.
- ^ "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: USA - Sweden: Quarter-Finals". ESPN.
- ^ "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Brazil - Sweden: Semi-Finals". ESPN.
- ^ "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Germany: Gold Medal Match". ESPN.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Chile - Sweden: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Sweden - Thailand: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Sweden - Canada: Round of 16". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Quarter-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Netherlands - Sweden: Semi-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: England - Sweden: 3rd Place Match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
- ^ "2009 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Russia: Group match". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "2009 European Championship: MATCH Report: Italy - Sweden: Group match". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "2009 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Norway: Quarter-finals". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Denmark: Group match". UEFA.
- ^ "2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Finland - Sweden: Group match". UEFA.
- ^ "2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Italy: Group match". UEFA.
- ^ "2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Iceland: Quarter-Finals". UEFA.
- ^ "2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Germany: Semi-Finals". UEFA.
- ^ "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Group matches". UEFA.
- ^ "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Russia: Group matches". UEFA.
- ^ "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Netherlands - Sweden: Quarter-Finals". UEFA.
External links
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- Nilla Fischer – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Nilla Fischer – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Nilla Fischer at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Olympic profile
- Profile at VfL Wolfsburg
- Nilla Fischer at Soccerway
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Kristianstad Municipality
- Swedish women's footballers
- Olympic footballers for Sweden
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sweden women's international footballers
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Kristianstads DFF players
- Damallsvenskan players
- Linköpings FC players
- FC Rosengård players
- FIFA Women's Century Club
- Swedish LGBT rights activists
- Swedish LGBT footballers
- Swedish lesbian sportswomen
- VfL Wolfsburg (women) players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
- Swedish expatriate women's footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Women's association football defenders
- Women's association football midfielders
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in football
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers from Skåne County
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players