Anna Sandberg
{{Short description|Swedish association football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Anna Sandberg
| full_name = Anna Linnea Sandberg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|5|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sweden
| height = 1.66 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Manchester United
| clubnumber = 2
| youthclubs1 = IFK Lindesberg
| youthclubs2 = Adolfsbergs IK
| youthclubs3 = Örebro SK Söder
| youthclubs4 = KIF Örebro
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = Örebro SK Söder
| caps1 = 15
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2020–2022
| clubs2 = KIF Örebro
| caps2 = 32
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2024
| clubs3 = BK Häcken
| caps3 = 46
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Manchester United
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U19
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022–
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U23
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2023–
| nationalteam3 = Sweden
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 10 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 8 April 2025
}}
Anna Linnea Sandberg ({{IPA|sv|ˈânːa lɪˈnêːa ˈsânːdbærj|lang}}; born 23 May 2003) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a left-back for English Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Sweden national team.
Club career
= Örebro =
Sandberg started playing football at IFK Lindesberg and then she went on to play for Adolfsbergs IK. Her first senior club was Örebro SK Söder.{{Cite web |title=Officiellt: Anna Sandberg tar klivet till A-laget |url=https://www.laget.se/KIFOrebroDFFalag/News/6592970/Officiellt-Anna-Sandberg-tar-klivet-till-A-laget |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=KIF Örebro DFF A-lag |language=sv |archive-date=6 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806085317/https://www.laget.se/KIFOrebroDFFalag/News/6592970/Officiellt-Anna-Sandberg-tar-klivet-till-A-laget |url-status=live }} She made her senior debut with the team in 2019, making four appearances in Division 1, the third highest league in Sweden.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} In December 2020, Sandberg signed for Damallsvenskan team KIF Örebro,{{cite web |title=Anna Sandberg väljer KIF Örebro F19 |url=https://www.laget.se/KIF_F19/news/6532660/Anna-Sandberg-valjer-KIF-Orebro-F19 |website=KIF Örebro DFF F19 |language=sv}} initially joining the club's under-19 side but made her debut with the first team on 13 March 2020, starting and playing 63 minutes in a 3–0 defeat to Hammarby in the Svenska Cupen. She made a total of 38 appearances for the club in all competitions.
= BK Häcken =
In July 2022, BK Häcken paid a Damallsvenskan record transfer fee to KIF Örebro for Sandberg.{{cite web |title=Kif Örebro bekräftar storaffären: "Pratar absolut om rekord" |url=https://www.na.se/2022-07-19/kif-orebro-bekraftar-rekordsumman-for-anna-sandberg-i-de-krokarna |website=Nerikes Allehanda |language=sv |date=19 July 2022 |access-date=6 August 2023 |archive-date=6 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806085317/https://www.na.se/2022-07-19/kif-orebro-bekraftar-rekordsumman-for-anna-sandberg-i-de-krokarna |url-status=live }} She made her Champions League debut on 21 September 2022, 2022–23 Champions League qualifying, playing the full 90 minutes of both legs against Paris Saint-Germain as Häcken lost 4–1 on aggregate.{{Cite web |title=WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE / MATCHDAY 1 |url=https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=www.eurosport.com |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323204914/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE / MATCHDAY 2 |url=https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=www.eurosport.com |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323204914/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |url-status=live }}
= Manchester United =
On 2 August 2024, English Women's Super League club Manchester United announced the signing of Sandberg on a three-year contract with an additional option year.{{cite web |title=United Women sign defender Anna Sandberg |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/manchester-united-women-sign-defender-anna-sandberg |website=www.manutd.com |date=2 August 2024 |access-date=2 August 2024 |archive-date=2 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802140425/https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/manchester-united-women-sign-defender-anna-sandberg |url-status=live }} The transfer fee was reported as a new record for a female Swedish player, surpassing the £150,000 Everton paid to Rosengard for Hanna Bennison in August 2021.{{cite web |last=Lindop |first=Beth |title=Manchester United sign Sweden defender in record-breaking transfer |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-sign-sweden-defender-29667567 |website=Manchester Evening News |date=2 August 2024}}
International career
Sandberg took part in the first qualifying round for the European Championship in October 2021 with the U19 team and was able to qualify with the team for the second round.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} They qualified for the finals at a tournament in Croatia in April 2022, where they lost 1–0 to Spain in the semifinals.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} From September 2022 she was used in the U23 team.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
On 16 February 2023, she made her senior debut in the 4–1 win over China, playing all 90 minutes.{{Cite web |date=16 February 2023 |title=Dubbla debutanter mot Kina |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2023/02/tva-debutanter-mot-kina/ |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv |archive-date=9 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509160712/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2023/02/tva-debutanter-mot-kina/ |url-status=live }} On 13 June 2023, she was named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand,{{Cite web |date=13 June 2023 |title=Den svenska VM-truppen 2023 |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2023/06/vm-truppen-2023/ |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv |archive-date=13 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613183952/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2023/06/vm-truppen-2023/ |url-status=live }} the youngest player in the squad.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} She made her World Cup debut on 2 August 2023, starting in the final group stage game, a 2–0 win over Argentina.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|18 May 2025}}{{cite web |title=Anna Sandberg Spelarstatistik |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/ff059f07-4071-4592-a691-52c2968b5e92/ |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |access-date=31 July 2024 |archive-date=5 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905144633/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/ff059f07-4071-4592-a691-52c2968b5e92/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Anna Sandberg – Soccerway profile |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/anna-sandberg/675604/ |website=int.soccerway.com}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Svenska Cupen and FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Champions League}} !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Örebro SK
|2019 |rowspan="2"|Division 1 |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2020
|11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|KIF Örebro
|2021 |rowspan="2"|Damallsvenskan |17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|BK Häcken
|2022 |rowspan="3"|Damallsvenskan |11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2023
|21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2024
|14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 4 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!46 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 61 | 5 | |
| Manchester United
|14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!107 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 138 | 8 |
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=International=
{{Updated|match played 8 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Sweden
|2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 6 | 0 |
Honours
Manchester United
- Women's FA Cup runner-up: 2024–25{{cite web |last1=Sanders |first1=Emma |title=Chelsea seal treble with FA Cup win over Man Utd |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5yegvjzq0vt |website=BBC Sport |access-date=18 May 2025 |date=18 May 2025 |archive-date=18 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250518193247/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5yegvjzq0vt |url-status=live }}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://bkhacken.se/spelare/anna-sandberg Anna Sandberg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803110439/https://bkhacken.se/spelare/anna-sandberg |date=3 August 2024 }} at BK Häcken {{in lang|sv}}
- {{SvFF player|id=ff059f07-4071-4592-a691-52c2968b5e92}}
- {{Soccerway|675604}}
{{Manchester United W.F.C. squad}}
{{Sweden squad 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandberg, Anna}}
Category:Swedish women's footballers
Category:Sweden women's international footballers
Category:Damallsvenskan players
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:Sweden women's youth international footballers
Category:2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Category:Manchester United W.F.C. players
Category:Women's Super League players
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England