Nathalie Björn

Gun Nathalie Björn (born 4 May 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Everton and the Swedish women's national team.[2]

Nathalie Björn
Björn in 2018
Personal information
Full name Gun Nathalie Björn[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997
Place of birth Uppsala, Sweden
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Everton
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Vaksala SK
2013 IK Sirius 8
2014–2015 AIK 34 (0)
2016–2017 Eskilstuna United 39 (0)
2018–2021 Rosengård 68 (4)
2021– Everton 24 (1)
International career
2013 Sweden U17 11 (2)
2014–2015 Sweden U19 29 (5)
2016– Sweden 47 (5)
Honours
Women's soccer
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2019 FranceTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 30, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:25, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

Career statistics

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Björn goal.
List of international goals scored by Nathalie Björn
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
2 2019-04-09 Maria Enzersdorf, Austria  Austria 2–0 2–0 Friendly
3 2019-10-08 Gothenburg, Sweden  Slovakia 4–0 7–0 Euro 2022 qualifying
4 2021-02-23 Paola, Malta  Malta 3–0 3–0 Friendly
5 2023-02-16 Marbella, Spain  China 4–1 4–1
6 2023-04-11 Gothenburg, Sweden  Norway 2–2 3–3

Honours

Sweden U19

Sweden U17

Private life

Björn lives together with Italian footballer Aurora Galli in a same-sex relationship.[3]

References

  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players – Sweden" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "Everton sign Swedes Anvegard and Bjorn". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022

https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2187253/bjorn-joins-everton


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