Maria Lindblad Christensen
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| Full name | Maria Lindblad Christensen | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1995 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Viborg, Denmark | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | FC Nordsjælland | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| –2007 | Houlkær | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–2012 | Team Viborg | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2019 | Fortuna Hjørring | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2019– | FC Nordsjælland | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Denmark U16 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Denmark U17 | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Denmark U19 | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Denmark U23 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2016– | Denmark | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
Maria Lindblad Christensen (born 3 July 1995) is a Danish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Nordsjælland in the Elitedivisionen.[1]
Club career[]
Christensen began her career at the age of four in the Houlkær boys' team. In 2005, she joined the female side of Team Viborg. At the age of 16, Christensen moved to Viborg's first team playing the 3F League. In the summer of 2012, she signed to play for Fortuna Hjørring in the Elitedivisionen. Christensen debuted on 23 September 2012 in a match against Taastrup FC. She was 16 when she debuted in the UEFA Women's Champions League, replacing Heidi Johansen who was suddenly injured.[2][3]
International career[]
Since 2010, Christensen has played for several Danish national youth teams. On 22 October 2016, she debuted for Danish Senior team in a match against Iceland. Christensen was also part of the team which represented Denmark at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,[4] where they reached the competition final for the first time in history, but eventually lost to the Netherlands.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Maria Lindblad Christensen". DBU.dk. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ Sophie Lysholt Hansen, Sophie. "Home / LANDSHOLD / Maria Christensen om EM: Alle kommer til at have en afgørende rolle Maria Christensen om EM: Alle kommer til at have en afgørende rolle". Fod Bold for Piger. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "1. Maria Christensen". Fortuna Hjorring.dk. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "23 kvinder er på vej til EM". DBU. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Netherlands win Women's EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Fortuna Hjørring players
- Denmark women's international footballers
- Danish women's footballers
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- FC Nordsjælland (women) players
- People from Viborg Municipality
- Danish football goalkeeper stubs
- Danish women's football biography stubs