Lotta Schelin
{{Short description|Swedish footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lotta Schelin
| image = Lotta Schelin 2016.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Schelin in 2016
| fullname = Charlotta Eva Schelin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|2|27|df=yes}}{{cite news |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |title=List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |work=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=24 June 2015 |archive-date=28 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528143625/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |url-status=live }}
| birth_place = Trångsund, Sweden{{cite web |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/spelarportratt/?profile=27330 |title=Profile |language=sv |work=Svenska Fotbollförbundet |access-date=25 June 2015 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102140844/https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/spelarportratt/?profile=27330 |url-status=live }}
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1990
| youthclubs1 = Kållereds SK
| youthyears2 = 1991–1998
| youthclubs2 = Hällesåkers IF
| youthyears3 = 1999–2000
| youthclubs3 = Mölnlycke IF
| years1 = 2001–2008
| clubs1 = Göteborg
| caps1 = 123
| goals1 = 92
| years2 = 2008–2016
| clubs2 = Lyon
| caps2 = 138
| goals2 = 143
| years3 = 2016–2018
| clubs3 = FC Rosengård
| goals3 = 10
| caps3 = 17
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2001
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17
| nationalyears2 = 2001–2002
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19
| nationalyears3 = 2004–2017
| nationalteam3 = Sweden
| club-update = 17:49, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 21:32, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fbw|SWE}}}}
{{MedalSport|Women's football}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIFA Women's World Cup}}
{{Medal|3rd|2011 Germany|}}
}}
Charlotta Eva Schelin (born 27 February 1984) is a Swedish former professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for FC Rosengård of the Damallsvenskan. She made her debut for the Sweden national team in March 2004 and was appointed joint captain alongside Caroline Seger in October 2012. Schelin has represented her country in the 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship, as well as the 2007, 2011, and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cups. She also played at the Olympic football tournaments in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016.{{Cite web|title=Lotta SCHELIN|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/lotta-schelin|access-date=2021-10-15|publisher=International Olympic Committee|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181722/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/lotta-schelin|url-status=live}}
In October 2014, Schelin became Sweden's all time record goalscorer by scoring her 73rd international goal in a friendly defeat by Germany.
Schelin began her senior club career with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC (then known as Landvetter FC) in 2001. She developed into a prolific goalscorer in the Damallsvenskan then made a lucrative transfer to Lyon in 2008, rejecting a competing offer from the American Women's Professional Soccer league. During her eight-season stay at Lyon, she won eight consecutive Division 1 Féminine titles, five Coupes de France Féminine, three UEFA Women's Champions Leagues and was the top goalscorer in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 Division 1 Féminine seasons. In 2013, she became the first foreign UNFP Player of the Year. In 2016, she returned to Swedish football with FC Rosengård, departing Lyon as the French club's all time record goalscorer with 225 goals in 225 appearances.{{cite web |title=Lotta Schelin, Player Profile |url=https://www.olweb.fr/en/player/lotta-schelin-1816.html |access-date=21 May 2018 |publisher=OLWeb.fr |language=en}} She has been awarded Diamantbollen (the Diamond Ball), given to the Swedish player of the year, a record five times, including four consecutive times from 2011 to 2014.
On 30 August 2018, she announced her retirement due to chronic head and neck pain resulting from an injury suffered while playing for FC Rosengård in 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/fotboll/damallsvenskan/just-nu-lotta-schelin-avslutar-sin-karriar/|title=Lotta Schelin avslutar karriären|work=Expressen|language=sv|first=Mats|last=Bråstedt|date=30 August 2018|access-date=30 August 2018|archive-date=30 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830174418/https://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/fotboll/damallsvenskan/just-nu-lotta-schelin-avslutar-sin-karriar/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2018/08/30/lotta-schelin-retires-sweden-women-neck-head-injury-career-highlights/|title=Swedish legend Lotta Schelin announces retirement due to ongoing pain|access-date=30 August 2018|date=30 August 2018|archive-date=31 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831072038/https://equalizersoccer.com/2018/08/30/lotta-schelin-retires-sweden-women-neck-head-injury-career-highlights/|url-status=live}}
Early life
Although Schelin was born in Stockholm, her family moved away from the capital when she was two years old.{{cite news|last1=Littorin|first1=Jens|title=Lotta Schelin på mammas gata|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/lotta-schelin-pa-mammas-gata/|access-date=20 August 2016|work=Dagens Nyheter|date=30 June 2013|language=sv}} With her father Kjell and mother Nina,{{cite news|last1=Bråstedt|first1=Mats|title=Jag får se till att slå rekordet på onsdag|url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/landslaget/jag-far-se-till-att-sla-rekordet-pa-onsdag/|access-date=20 August 2016|work=Expressen|date=14 September 2014|language=sv|archive-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822142858/http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/landslaget/jag-far-se-till-att-sla-rekordet-pa-onsdag/|url-status=live}} she grew up in Kållered outside Gothenburg and began to play football for Kållereds SK along with her older sister, Camilla.{{cite web|title=Göteborgs stora stjärnspelare stannar kvar på hemmaplan!|url=http://www.svenskdamfotboll.se/index_new.php?news_id=67&start=0&category_id=&parent_id=0&arcyear=2005&arcmonth=2|work=svenskdamfotboll.se|publisher=Svensk Damfotboll|last=Fleischmann|first=Björn|date=10 February 2005|access-date=11 September 2011|language=sv|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525080040/http://www.svenskdamfotboll.se/index_new.php?news_id=67&start=0&category_id=&parent_id=0&arcyear=2005&arcmonth=2|archive-date=25 May 2012}} She has also played for Hällesåkers IF and Mölnlycke IF. Schelin was also adept at sports including table-tennis, track and field, and snowboarding before opting to focus on football full-time. As a teenager, she developed problems with her spine and was advised to stop playing the sport. Schelin went through intensive strength training and recovered by the time she turned 17.{{cite web|title=Hon skulle sluta – som 15-åring|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/damallsvenskan/article10606358.ab|work=Aftonbladet|first=Jennifer|last=Wegerup|date=2 June 2005|access-date=11 September 2011|language=sv|archive-date=20 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020230408/http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/damallsvenskan/article10606358.ab|url-status=live}} She credited her sister and former teammate Camilla and Tina Nordlund as important role models for her.{{cite web|last1=Larsson|first1=Roger|title=Lotta Schelin|url=http://www.goteborgfc.se/Fotboll/kgfc.nsf/0/80E92212241AF159C1256F0F002F7587|publisher=Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC|access-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228195512/http://www.goteborgfc.se/Fotboll/kgfc.nsf/0/80E92212241AF159C1256F0F002F7587|archive-date=28 February 2007|date=30 April 2002}}
Club career
=Göteborg FC=
In 2001, when she was 17 years old, Schelin made her debut in the Damallsvenskan for Landvetter FC, now known as Göteborg FC. Her debut season yielded eight goals in 19 appearances.{{cite web|title=8. Lotta Schelin|url=http://www.goteborgfc.se/Fotboll/KGFC.nsf/0/d46145e3b7e3685cc1256f0b002c3bf8|publisher=Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC|access-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060116104527/http://www.goteborgfc.se/Fotboll/KGFC.nsf/0/d46145e3b7e3685cc1256f0b002c3bf8|archive-date=16 January 2006}} After an injury in August 2002, she was out of the league for almost a year and a half, returning in June 2003. In 2004 Schelin was named Breakthrough Player of the Year after netting 14 goals in 15 games for Göteborg.{{cite magazine|title=Lotta Schelin|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2008/athletes/bio/245148.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104194557/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2008/athletes/bio/245148.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=11 September 2011}} In 2006, Schelin scored 21 goals in 21 league games. At the end of season Fotbollsgalan, she was named Forward of the Year, Player of the Year and Top Goalscorer.{{cite news|last1=Lieberum|first1=Volker|title=Lotta, die mit dem Ball tanzt|url=http://www.fansoccer.de/ffallgemein/fifawahl/2006/lottaschelin/lotta.htm|access-date=14 August 2016|publisher=FanSoccer.de|date=26 November 2006|language=de|archive-date=19 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419173345/http://www.fansoccer.de/ffallgemein/fifawahl/2006/lottaschelin/lotta.htm|url-status=live}} She was also shortlisted for the 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year and was recognised by Swedish referees with a special award for her sporting treatment of opponents and officials.{{cite news|title=Schelin snällast enligt domarna|url=http://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/schelin-snallast-enligt-domarna/|access-date=14 August 2016|publisher=Sveriges Television|date=29 September 2006|language=sv|archive-date=15 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815074329/http://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/schelin-snallast-enligt-domarna/|url-status=live}} In 2007, she retained her top scorer title by scoring 26 league goals.{{cite web|last1=Frennstedt|first1=Thorsten|title=Skytteliga 2007|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/damallsvenskan/tidigare-ar/resultat-2007/skytteliga/|publisher=Swedish Football Association|access-date=20 August 2016|archive-date=25 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625143644/http://svenskfotboll.se/damallsvenskan/tidigare-ar/resultat-2007/skytteliga/|url-status=live}} Despite persistent interest from leading Damallsvenskan clubs including Umeå IK and Linköpings FC,{{cite news|last1=Aher|first1=Agathe|title=Lotta Schelin : " Je veux toujours être au top "|url=http://www.leliberolyon.fr/lotta-schelin-je-veux-toujours-etre-au-top/72274|access-date=20 August 2016|publisher=Le Libéro Lyon|date=18 June 2015|language=fr}} Schelin opted to stay at her hometown team. She ultimately played in over 120 league matches with Göteborg, establishing herself as one of the club's most prominent players.
=Lyon=
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After the re-branding and re-launch of the new United States-based league, Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), Schelin declared that she would be interested in playing in the league. However, after the 2008 Summer Olympics, Schelin announced that she would instead be joining Division 1 Féminine club Olympique Lyonnais in France. Upon signing her contract, it was reported by Göteborgs-Posten that Schelin would be earning over 1 million kr (US$160,000) per year.{{cite news|last1=Skogh|first1=Karin|title=Lotta Schelin klar för Lyon|url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/lotta-schelin-klar-for-lyon/|access-date=20 August 2016|work=Expressen|date=21 August 2008|language=sv|archive-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822142908/http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/lotta-schelin-klar-for-lyon/|url-status=live}} The move to France was criticised in Sweden, as, although Lyon were a well-resourced club, the overall standard of the Division 1 Féminine was considered much weaker than the Damallsvenskan. On 24 September 2008, Schelin's American transfer rights were drafted by the Saint Louis Athletica in the 2008 WPS International Draft. She declined the chance to join WPS, citing her contract with Lyon as the primary reason.{{cite news|last1=Natri|first1=Mikko|title=Schelin draftad av Los Angeles|url=http://www.gp.se/sport/schelin-draftad-br-av-los-angeles-1.1143901|access-date=20 August 2016|work=Göteborgs-Posten|date=25 September 2008|language=sv|archive-date=17 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917194529/http://www.gp.se/sport/schelin-draftad-br-av-los-angeles-1.1143901|url-status=live}} Saint Louis signed Schelin's compatriot Sara Larsson instead.{{cite web|url=http://www.womensprosoccer.com/newsitem_ektid1088.aspx |title=WPS transactions |publisher=Women's Professional Soccer |access-date=20 August 2016 |date=25 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218012452/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/newsitem_ektid1088.aspx |archive-date=18 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}
Schelin arrived in Lyon in poor condition, after a thigh injury disrupted her 2008 spring season with Göteborg and migraines and stomach aches afflicted her at the 2008 Olympic Games. When she told Lyon's coach Farid Benstiti that she could also play on the wing, he shook his head and replied that he had signed her to score goals.{{cite news|last1=Bretzer|first1=Ralph|title=Schelin tvingas vänta på debuten|url=http://www.skd.se/2008/09/05/schelin-tvingas-vanta-pa-debuten/|access-date=20 August 2016|publisher=Skånska Dagbladet|date=5 September 2008|language=sv|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821123245/http://www.skd.se/2008/09/05/schelin-tvingas-vanta-pa-debuten/|url-status=live}} Alongside Brazil's Kátia Cilene Teixeira, Schelin formed a productive attack for Lyon as the club defended its French title and reached the 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup semi-final, where they lost to FCR 2001 Duisburg. The following season, Schelin was afflicted by injuries and was ruled out of Lyon's 2010 UEFA Women's Champions League Final defeat by Turbine Potsdam with ligament damage.{{cite news|last1=Lindmark|first1=Stig|title=Lotta Schelin skadad på träning|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/arkiv/landslag/2010/04/schelin-borta-resten-av-sasongen/|access-date=20 August 2016|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=22 April 2010|language=sv|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821124813/http://svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/arkiv/landslag/2010/04/schelin-borta-resten-av-sasongen/|url-status=live}}
Schelin did play in the 2011 final, as Lyon avenged the previous year's defeat to beat Turbine Potsdam 2–0 at Craven Cottage and secure their first continental title. She had scored nine times on Lyon's route to the final, including twice in the semi-final, to bring about what she termed "the proudest moment" of her career.{{cite news|title=Lyon's Schelin seeks second chance against Potsdam|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/01f1-0e122cc94dbd-7c1639fb59a0-1000--lyon-s-schelin-seeks-second-chance-against-potsdam/|access-date=20 August 2016|publisher=UEFA|date=23 May 2011|archive-date=30 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830094016/http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=1632412.html|url-status=live}} Lyon won a domestic double in 2011–12 and retained their European title by beating Frankfurt 2–0 in the 2012 final at the Olympic Stadium in Munich. In 2012–13 Schelin was in the best form of her career and finished as Division 1 Féminine top scorer with 24 goals in 16 appearances. She was also named French Player of the Year for the first time,{{cite news|last1=Skiöld|first1=Henrik|title=Schelin kan ta historisk trippel|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/schelin-kan-ta-historisk-trippel/|access-date=20 August 2016|work=Dagens Nyheter|date=23 May 2013|language=sv|archive-date=17 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917192700/http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/schelin-kan-ta-historisk-trippel/|url-status=live}} but missed out on a third successive Champions League winner's medal when Lyon lost the final 1–0 to Wolfsburg at Stamford Bridge. In May 2013 she signed a new three-year contract with Lyon, reportedly worth an annual 2 million kr.{{cite news|last1=Bråstedt|first1=Mats|title=Lotta Schelins nya miljonkontrakt i Lyon|url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/lotta-schelins-nya-miljonkontrakt-i-lyon/|access-date=20 August 2016|work=Expressen|date=18 May 2013|language=sv|archive-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822142904/http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/lotta-schelins-nya-miljonkontrakt-i-lyon/|url-status=live}}
In 2013–14 Schelin contributed 12 league goals to another domestic double but Lyon lost to Turbine Potsdam in the Champions League round of 16. Her form had slumped after a breakdown in her working relationship with coach Patrice Lair.{{cite news|last1=Marteau|first1=Stephane|title=OL: Lotta Schelin débute sa saison sur un coup de cent|url=http://www.20minutes.fr/lyon/1439303-20140908-ol-lotta-schelin-debute-saison-coup-cent|access-date=20 August 2016|publisher=20 minutes (France)|date=8 September 2014|language=fr|archive-date=31 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231000511/http://www.20minutes.fr/lyon/1439303-20140908-ol-lotta-schelin-debute-saison-coup-cent|url-status=live}} She rebounded the following season, scoring Lyon's 1000th Division 1 Féminine goal in a 7–0 home win over Rodez on 16 November 2014. Her second goal in the same match drew her level with Sandrine Brétigny as Lyon's all-time record scorer.{{cite news|last1=Cordes|first1=Annika|title=Snart kan Schelin vara historisk – igen|url=http://www.gp.se/sport/fotboll/snart-kan-schelin-vara-historisk-igen-1.258715|access-date=20 August 2016|work=Göteborgs-Posten|date=17 November 2014|language=sv}} She finished 2014–15 as Division 1 Féminine top scorer with 34 goals in 21 games, but Lyon were upset by French rivals Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of 16.
Towards the end of another successful season in 2015–16, Lyon announced that Schelin would depart the club at the end of her contract. Her final game for the club was the 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League Final; in which she scored in the penalty shootout win over Wolfsburg. With Lyon Schelin won eight consecutive Division 1 Féminine titles, five Cups and three Champions Leagues. She left as the team's all-time record goalscorer with 225 goals in 225 appearances.{{cite news|last1=Feuillet|first1=Maxime|title=Lotta Schelin, les adieux à la reine|url=http://www.sofoot.com/lotta-schelin-les-adieux-a-la-reine-222878.html|access-date=20 August 2016|publisher=So Foot|date=26 May 2016|language=fr|archive-date=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811005931/http://www.sofoot.com/lotta-schelin-les-adieux-a-la-reine-222878.html|url-status=live}} Schelin's 41 goals for Lyon in the UEFA Women's Champions League left her fourth in the competition's all-time top scorer list. She held the record for Champions League goals for a single club, since Anja Mittag (49), Conny Pohlers (48) and Marta (46) all accrued their totals with more than one club.{{cite news|last1=Saffer|first1=Paul|title=Final hero Hegerberg finishes top scorer|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0253-0d819c9759a7-dfb783688cc2-1000--final-hero-hegerberg-finishes-top-scorer/|access-date=20 August 2016|publisher=UEFA|date=27 May 2016|archive-date=31 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731083432/http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=2366691.html|url-status=live}}
=Rosengård=
On 8 June 2016, Schelin was presented as a player for Swedish champions FC Rosengård, of Malmö.{{cite web | title=Lotta Schelin till FCR: "Jag är jättemotiverad" | work=Sydsvenskan | url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/2016-06-08/lotta-schelin-till-fcr-jag-ar-jattemotiverad | access-date=8 June 2016}} She rejected an offer to rejoin Göteborg FC because they were unable to offer Champions League football.{{cite news|last1=Alexander|first1=Piauger|last2=Bråstedt|first2=Mats|title=Göteborg FC: Därför nobbade Lotta Schelin|url=http://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/goteborg-fc-darfor-nobbade-lotta-schelin/|access-date=20 August 2016|work=Expressen|date=7 June 2016|language=sv|archive-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822142901/http://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/goteborg-fc-darfor-nobbade-lotta-schelin/|url-status=live}} Schelin made her Rosengård debut slightly earlier than expected, substituting in for the injured Nataša Andonova after 22 minutes of a league fixture against Djurgården. Schelin scored a 90th-minute goal to salvage a 2–2 draw.{{cite news|last1=Selby|first1=Ola|title=Schelins sena mål räddade Rosengård|url=http://www.skd.se/2016/07/16/schelins-sena-mal-raddade-rosengard/|access-date=14 August 2016|publisher=Skånska Dagbladet|date=16 July 2016|language=sv|archive-date=15 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815150720/http://www.skd.se/2016/07/16/schelins-sena-mal-raddade-rosengard/|url-status=live}}
International career
In March 2004 Schelin scored twice on her debut for the Swedish under-21 team, in their 6–0 win over the full Republic of Ireland national team in Dublin.{{cite news|title=U21 dam: Storseger mot Irland|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/tidigare/2004/03/u21-dam-storseger-mot-irland/|access-date=14 August 2016|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=13 March 2004|language=sv|archive-date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818111844/http://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/tidigare/2004/03/u21-dam-storseger-mot-irland/|url-status=live}} She previously scored three goals in six appearances for Sweden's under-16 team and two goals in seven appearances for the under-18s.
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Schelin made her senior national team debut for Sweden on 16 March 2004; a 3–0 Algarve Cup defeat by France.{{cite web|title=Athletes > Lotta Schelin > Bio|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=993/bio/index.html|publisher=NBC Universal|access-date=11 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323210347/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=993/bio/index.html|archive-date=23 March 2012|url-status=dead}} In the fifth place play-off against China, Schelin was praised for scoring in Sweden's penalty shootout win after a 1–1 draw.{{cite news|title=Debutanten Lotta Schelin iskall i straffrysaren avgjorde matchen för Sverige|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/damallsvenskan/article10442473.ab|access-date=20 August 2016|work=Aftonbladet|date=21 March 2004|language=sv|archive-date=28 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828121452/http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/damallsvenskan/article10442473.ab|url-status=live}} She had been called into the squad as a replacement for Sara Johansson who had flu. Schelin retained her place and represented her nation at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Throughout this period, Schelin endured injuries to the groin and hamstring, which required extensive rest. She was selected by coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors for UEFA Women's Euro 2005 in North West England. She entered play as a second-half substitute but failed to score as Sweden lost 3–2 to rivals Norway in extra time of the semi-final in Warrington.{{cite news|last1=Turner|first1=Georgina|title=Gulbrandsen goals set up Germany date|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/euro2005/2005/jun/16/gulbrandsengoa|access-date=14 August 2016|work=The Guardian|date=16 June 2005}}
Schelin was a key player in the 2006 edition of the Algarve Cup; leading Sweden to their third-place finish. She scored the only goal in the bronze medal victory over France. After overcoming her injury problems, Schelin was awarded the Diamond Ball as the country's best female football player.{{cite news|last1=Markusson|first1=Lars|title=Lotta Schelin vann Diamantbollen|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/lotta-schelin-vann-diamantbollen/|access-date=20 August 2016|work=Dagens Nyheter|date=13 November 2006|language=sv|archive-date=17 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917191810/http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/lotta-schelin-vann-diamantbollen/|url-status=live}} That same year, she was named the Forward of the Year in the Damallsvenskan. Schelin's success brought her to mainstream attention in her country and she was rewarded with selection to attend the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup draw in China on behalf of Sweden.
At the World Cup in China, Schelin scored two goals in three matches (one start) but Sweden unexpectedly failed to progress out of their group. After that failure some experienced players retired and coach Thomas Dennerby gave Schelin and other younger players a more prominent role in the team.{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/caroline-seger-part-of-sweden-s-new-generation-1.1047048|title=Caroline Seger part of Sweden's new generation|date=15 June 2011|work=CBC Sports|access-date=18 May 2014|first=John F.|last=Molinaro|archive-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814113626/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/caroline-seger-part-of-sweden-s-new-generation-1.1047048|url-status=live}} Back in China the following year for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she contributed three goals in four games but the Swedes lost 2–0 to Germany in the quarter-final.
Schelin helped Sweden to a bronze medal position at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany and was named in the All-Star Team. She featured in Sweden's 3–1 semi-final defeat to eventual winners Japan in Frankfurt. Sweden secured third place by beating France 2–1 in Sinsheim, Schelin scoring her second goal of the tournament. Third place also ensured Sweden's qualification for the 2012 Olympic football tournament in London. Dennerby kept Schelin in Sweden's Olympic squad for London,{{cite web|title=Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players Sweden |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/66/36/85/woft-final-lop-2012-07-24.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804002100/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/66/36/85/woft-final-lop-2012-07-24.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2012|publisher=FIFA|date=24 July 2012|access-date=25 May 2013}} where they lost to France in the quarter-finals. Schelin scored twice in four matches but felt Dennerby's emphasis on defence had left her isolated in Sweden's attack.{{cite news|last1=Thorén|first1=Petra|title=Schelin: 5 Tyskland: 4|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/landslagsfotboll/em2013/article17182744.ab|access-date=14 August 2016|work=Aftonbladet|date=24 July 2013|language=sv|quote=Alla som såg oss då vet att vi var ett mycket mer defensivt balanserat lag och visst var jag isolerad ibland.|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821101947/http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/landslagsfotboll/em2013/article17182744.ab|url-status=live}}
File:Lotta Schelin, Jennifer Cramer.jpg in the Euro 2013 semi-final]]
In October 2012, new national team coach Pia Sundhage decided that Schelin and Caroline Seger would share the captaincy.{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/arkiv/landslag/2012/10/seger-och-schelin-nya-lagkaptener/|title=Seger och Schelin nya lagkaptener|publisher=Swedish Football Association |date=21 October 2012|access-date=18 May 2014|language=sv}} Sundhage named Schelin in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, which Sweden hosted.{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/arkiv/landslag/2013/06/emtrupp2013/|title=Sjögran och Hjohlman i Sundhages EM-trupp|date=25 June 2013|access-date=25 June 2013|publisher=Swedish Football Association|language=sv|archive-date=28 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231113/https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/arkiv/landslag/2013/06/emtrupp2013/|url-status=live}} Schelin finished as the tournament top scorer with five goals but was disappointed when Sweden lost 1–0 to Germany in the semi-final.{{cite news|last1=Hasselgren|first1=Fredrik|title=Lotta Schelin EM:s bästa skytt|url=http://www.damfotboll.com/nyheter/2013/07/lotta-schelin-ems-basta-skytt|access-date=14 August 2016|publisher=Damfotboll.com|date=28 July 2013|language=sv}} She criticised the decision of Swiss referee Esther Staubli, who disallowed her equalising goal for a very questionable foul on Germany's centre-back Annike Krahn.{{cite news|last1=Bergström|first1=Kristoffer|title=Ullevi exploderade – förgäves|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/landslagsfotboll/em2013/article17188220.ab|access-date=14 August 2016|work=Aftonbladet|date=24 July 2013|language=sv|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821135510/http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/landslagsfotboll/em2013/article17188220.ab|url-status=live}} Schelin's goal against Germany in October 2014's 2–1 home friendly defeat was her 73rd goal for Sweden, which broke the national record previously set by Hanna Ljungberg.{{cite news|last1=Dutt|first1=Sujay|title=Sjögran reaches 200 in Sweden loss to Germany|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/021a-0e15b4592c0c-66e8e558d751-1000--sjogran-reaches-200-in-sweden-loss-to-germany/|access-date=1 November 2014|publisher=UEFA|date=29 October 2014|location=Stockholm}}
Schelin arrived at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup suffering from persistent knee pain. In Sweden's opening game she was unable to make any impression on Nigeria's defence, as the Africans recovered from 3–1 down to draw 3–3.{{cite news|last1=Hays|first1=Graham|title=Why The Time Is Now for Swedish Superstar Lotta Schelin|url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/2015worldcup/article/13054780/why-time-now-swedish-superstar-lotta-schelin|access-date=14 August 2016|publisher=ESPN|date=11 June 2015|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821130646/http://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/2015worldcup/article/13054780/why-time-now-swedish-superstar-lotta-schelin|url-status=live}} In the team's 4–1 second round loss to Germany, goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl made several saves to prevent an even heavier defeat for the disorganised Swedes.{{cite news|title=VM över för Sverige|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/arkiv/landslag/2015/06/ger-swe/|access-date=4 October 2015|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=20 June 2015|language=sv|archive-date=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921093810/http://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/arkiv/landslag/2015/06/ger-swe/|url-status=live}}
With 165 caps and 84 goals, Schelin was the most experienced member of Sweden's 18-player squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/arkiv/landslag/2016/06/damernas-trupp-till-brasilien/|title=Svår uppgift att nominera Brasilientrupp|trans-title=Difficult task to nominate squad for Brazil|language=sv|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=28 June 2016|access-date=29 June 2016|archive-date=29 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629213839/http://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/arkiv/landslag/2016/06/damernas-trupp-till-brasilien/|url-status=live}} When the team suffered a record 5–1 defeat by hosts Brazil in the second match, Schelin scored the late consolation goal and tried to lift the spirits of her demoralised teammates.{{cite news|title=Schelin sharing her experience|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2016/m=8/news=schelin-sharing-her-experience-2820216.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808150246/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2016/m=8/news=schelin-sharing-her-experience-2820216.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 August 2016|access-date=14 August 2016|publisher=FIFA|date=7 August 2016}} In the quarter-final against the United States, captain Schelin had an extra-time goal incorrectly ruled out for offside and the match finished 1–1. She scored in Sweden's penalty shootout win.{{cite news|last1=Landén|first1=Petter|title=Här blir Schelin blåst på ett svenskt 2–1 mål|url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/os2016/har-blir-schelin-blast-pa-ett-svenskt-2-1-mal/|access-date=14 August 2016|work=Expressen|date=12 August 2016|language=sv|archive-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814160919/http://www.expressen.se/sport/os2016/har-blir-schelin-blast-pa-ett-svenskt-2-1-mal/|url-status=live}} Sweden reached the gold medal match, but lost 2–1 to Germany. Schelin was disappointed by the defeat but proud to win a silver medal.{{cite news|last1=Wallberg|first1=Maria|last2=Hellmark|first2=Ellen|title=Lotta Schelin: "Det är otroligt stort"|url=http://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/lotta-schelin-otroligt-stort/|access-date=20 August 2016|publisher=Sveriges Television|date=20 August 2016|language=sv}}
Style of play
In June 2015 Schelin described herself as "not a typical center-forward" as she likes to drop deep or go wide in order to find space: "I always think of the collective because the danger can come from all players. Even if I do not score, I pass, I run to attract defenders. In the end, I want to win." She attributes her unselfish play to her upbringing in communal Swedish culture. After moving to Lyon, her instinct to pass to better-placed teammates annoyed her coach Farid Benstiti, who wanted her to concentrate on converting chances herself. Sweden's former coach Thomas Dennerby felt that Schelin became more comfortable on the ball after moving to Lyon, but retained her pace and ability in one-on-one situations.{{cite news|title=Offensiven byggs kring Schelin|url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/2011-06-15/offensiven-byggs-kring-schelin|access-date=20 August 2016|work=Sydsvenskan|date=15 June 2011|language=sv|archive-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921211220/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/2011-06-15/offensiven-byggs-kring-schelin|url-status=live}}
Schelin is capable of playing as a winger. But when Dennerby deployed her wide in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, her Göteborg coach Martin Pringle called for her to be given a more central role: "she is too good a player to play out there".{{cite news|title=När ska Schelin hitta sin plats?|url=http://www.hd.se/2007-09-14/nar-ska-schelin-hitta-sin-plats|access-date=20 August 2016|publisher=Helsingborgs Dagblad|date=14 September 2007|language=sv|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821212340/http://www.hd.se/2007-09-14/nar-ska-schelin-hitta-sin-plats|url-status=live}} China's coach Shang Ruihua highlighted Schelin as Sweden's best player ahead of the countries' opening match at the 2008 Summer Olympics: "Schelin has fast pace and excellent technique, and few defenders could keep up with her."{{cite news|title=Schelin most {{sic|dangrous|nolink=y}} in Swedish women's soccer squad|url=http://www.china.org.cn/olympic/2008-08/05/content_16134365.htm|access-date=20 August 2016|agency=Xinhua News Agency|date=5 August 2008|archive-date=4 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204012328/http://china.org.cn/olympic/2008-08/05/content_16134365.htm|url-status=live}} Although tall and slender, she is also physically strong; England captain Steph Houghton rated Schelin as the "toughest opponent" of her career.{{cite news|title=England's Houghton becomes UEFA ambassador|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/022b-0e162ee605c3-015b483f6735-1000--england-s-houghton-becomes-uefa-ambassador/|access-date=20 August 2016|publisher=UEFA|date=31 March 2016}}
{{quote box|quote=The comparisons are nice in a way. After all, Zlatan's one of the best in the world; a real killer on the field with fantastic technical skills and an awesome will to win. But although he inspires me, and I love watching him play, there are big differences between us too. And I like that young girls look up to me as Lotta Schelin, not as 'the female Zlatan'.|source=—Lotta Schelin{{cite news|title=Record-breaker Schelin takes stock|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2014/m=12/news=record-breaker-schelin-takes-stock-2495766.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226013447/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2014/m=12/news=record-breaker-schelin-takes-stock-2495766.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 December 2014|access-date=20 August 2016|publisher=FIFA|date=23 December 2014}} |width=35%|align=right}}
As a tall, skilful and prolific Swedish forward, Schelin has frequently drawn comparison with the contemporary male footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović.{{cite news|last1=Molinaro|first1=John F.|title=Star bio: Sweden's Lotta Schelin|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/star-bio-sweden-s-lotta-schelin-1.1114681|access-date=20 August 2016|publisher=CBC Sports|date=15 June 2011|archive-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822131813/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/star-bio-sweden-s-lotta-schelin-1.1114681|url-status=live}} Former Denmark national team manager Peter Bonde branded Schelin "the female Zlatan" in 2005.{{cite news|last1=Bråstedt|first1=Mats|title=Hon är en kvinnlig Zlatan|url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/hon-ar-en-kvinnlig-zlatan/|access-date=20 August 2016|work=Expressen|date=1 May 2005|language=sv|archive-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822142911/http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/hon-ar-en-kvinnlig-zlatan/|url-status=live}} In December 2013, Ibrahimović made an outspoken rejection of any comparison: "I was asked [by Swedish media] in the summer who was the better player, me or Lotta Schelin. You're kidding me, right? When I've broken all these records, this goal record, the goals in the national team, who shall I compare it to? Shall I compare it to whoever has the record, or the ladies?" Schelin's national team coach Pia Sundhage described his comments as sad and boring.{{cite news|title=Zlatan Ibrahimovic branded 'boring' and 'sad' for women's football remarks|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/26/zlatan-ibrahimovic-branded-boring-sad-womens-football-remarks|access-date=20 August 2016|work=The Guardian|date=26 December 2013}} Johanna Frändén, a journalist specialising in coverage of Ibrahimović, noted Schelin's contrasting temperament: "She is polite, charming, she does not have the same arrogance".
Personal life
Schelin came out publicly as a lesbian in August 2018.{{cite news|title=Jag får tro på det läkarna har berättat|url=https://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/fotboll/damallsvenskan/just-nu-lotta-schelin-avslutar-sin-karriar/|access-date=31 August 2018|work=Expressen|date=30 August 2018|language=sv|archive-date=30 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830174418/https://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/fotboll/damallsvenskan/just-nu-lotta-schelin-avslutar-sin-karriar/|url-status=live}} She has been married to her wife Rebecca since 2018.
Career statistics
=Club=
Updated 21 May 2018
=International goals=
=Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments=
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Goal
! Match ! Date ! Location ! Opponent ! Lineup ! Min ! Score ! Result ! Competition | ||
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colspan=10 align=center {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | {{flagicon|GRE}} Athens 2004 Women's Olympic Football Tournament | ||
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| {{center|1}} | Volos | {{fbw|NGA}} | {{subin|46|Therese|Sjögran|s|Therese Sjögran}} | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|2|1 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Group match | |
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|2}} | Patras | {{fbw|BRA}} | {{subin|72|Therese|Sjögran|s|Therese Sjögran}} | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|0|1 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Semi Final | |
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|3}} | Piraeus | {{fbw|GER}} | {{subin|76|Kristin|Bengtsson|s|Kristin Bengtsson}} | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|0|1 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Bronze Medal Match | |
colspan=10 align=center {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | {{flagicon|CHN}} China 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|4}} | Chengdu | {{fbw|NGA}} | {{subout|83|Linda|Forsberg|s|Linda Forsberg}} | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|1 | r}}
| {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | Group match | |
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|5}} | Chengdu | {{fbw|USA}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|0|2 | r}}
| {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | Group match | |
align=center| 1
|align=center rowspan=2|{{center|6}} |rowspan=2|Tianjin |rowspan=2|{{fbw|PRK}} |rowspan=2|Start |4 |1–0 |rowspan=2|{{sortfbs|2|1 | r}}
|rowspan=2 {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | Group match | |
align=center| 2
|54 |2–1 | ||
colspan=10 align=center {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament | ||
align=center | 3
| {{center|7}} | Tianjin | {{fbw|CHN}} | Start | 38 | 1–1 | {{sortfbs|1|2 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Group match | |
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|8}} | Tianjin | {{fbw|ARG}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|0 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Group match | |
align=center| 4
|align=center rowspan=2|{{center|9}} |rowspan=2|Beijing |rowspan=2|{{fbw|CAN}} |rowspan=2|Start |19 |1–0 |rowspan=2|{{sortfbs|2|1 | r}}
|rowspan=2 {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Group match | |
align=center| 5
|51 |2–0 | ||
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| {{center|10}} | Shenyang | {{fbw|GER}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|0|2 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Quarter-Final | |
colspan=10 align=center {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | {{flagicon|GER}} Germany 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|11}} | {{fbw|COL}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|0 | r}}
| {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | Group match | |
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|12}} | Augsburg | {{fbw|PRK}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|0 | r}}
| {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | Group match | |
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|13}} | {{fbw|USA}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|2|1 | r}}
| {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | Group match | |
align=center | 6
| {{center|14}} | Augsburg | {{fbw|AUS}} | Start | 52 | 3–1 | {{sortfbs|3|1 | r}}
| {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | Quarter-Final | |
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|15}} | {{fbw|JPN}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|3 | r}}
| {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | Semi-Final | |
align=center | 7
| {{center|16}} | Sinsheim | {{fbw|FRA}} | Start | 29 | 1–0 | {{sortfbs|2|1 | r}}
| {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | Third Place Match | |
colspan=10 align=center {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | {{flagicon|GBR}} London 2012 Women's Olympic Football Tournament | ||
align=center| 8
|align=center rowspan=2|{{center|17}} |rowspan=2|Coventry |rowspan=2|{{fbw|RSA}} |rowspan=2|{{subout|73|Kosovare|Asllani|s|Kosovare Asllani}} |21 |3–0 |rowspan=2|{{sortfbs|4|1 | r}}
|rowspan=2 {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Group match | |
align=center| 9
|63 |4–1 | ||
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|18}} | Coventry | {{fbw|JPN}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|0|0 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Group match | |
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|19}} | {{fbw|CAN}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|2|2 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Group match | |
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|20}} | Glasgow | {{fbw|FRA}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|2 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Quarter-Final | |
colspan=10 align=center {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|21}} | Winnipeg | {{fbw|NGA}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|3|3 | r}}
| {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | Group match | |
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|22}} | Winnipeg | {{fbw|USA}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|0|0 | r}}
| {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | Group match | |
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|23}} | Edmonton | {{fbw|AUS}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|1 | r}}
| {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | Group match | |
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|24}} | Ottawa | {{fbw|GER}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|4 | r}}
| {{fb bg world cup final tournament}} | Round of 16 | |
colspan=10 align=center {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rio de Janeiro 2016 Women's Olympic Football Tournament | ||
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|25}} | {{fbw|RSA}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|0 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Group match | |
align=center | 10
| {{center|26}} | {{fbw|BRA}} | Start | 89 | 1–5 | {{sortfbs|1|5 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Group match | |
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|27}} | Brasília | {{fbw|CHN}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|0|0 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Group match | |
style="background:white;" |
| {{center|28}} | Brasília | {{fbw|USA}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|1|4|3 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Quarter-Final | |
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| {{center|29}} | {{fbw|BRA}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|0|0|4|3 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Semi-Final | |
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| {{center|30}} | {{fbw|GER}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|2 | r}}
| {{fb bg olympic tournament}} | Gold Medal Match |
=Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments=
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Goal
! Match ! Date ! Location ! Opponent ! Lineup ! Min ! Score ! Result ! Competition | ||
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colspan=10 align=center | {{flagicon|ENG}} 2005 European Championship | ||
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| {{center|1}} | {{fbw|DEN}} | {{subout|85|Josefine|Öqvist|s|Josefine Öqvist}} | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|1 | r}} | |
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| {{center|2}} | {{fbw|FIN}} | {{subout|56|Josefine|Öqvist|s|Josefine Öqvist}} | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|0|0 | r}} | |
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| {{center|3}} | {{fbw|NOR}} | {{subin|49|Victoria|Svensson|s|Victoria Sandell Svensson}} | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|2|3 | r}} | |
colspan=10 align=center | {{flagicon|FIN}} 2009 European Championship | ||
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| {{center|4}} | Turku | {{fbw|RUS}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|3|0 | r}} | |
align=center | 1
| {{center|5}} | Turku | {{fbw|ITA}} | Start | 9 | 1–0 | {{sortfbs|2|0 | r}} | |
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| {{center|6}} | Turku | {{fbw|ENG}} | {{subout|90|Sara|Lindén|s|Sara Lindén}} | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|1 | r}} | |
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| {{center|7}} | Helsinki | {{fbw|NOR}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|3 | r}} | |
colspan=10 align=center | {{flagicon|SWE}} 2013 European Championship | ||
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| {{center|8}} | {{fbw|DEN}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|1|1 | r}} | |
align=center| 2
|align=center rowspan=2|{{center|9}} |rowspan=2|Gothenburg |rowspan=2|{{fbw|FIN}} |rowspan=2|Start |60 |4–0 |rowspan=2|{{sortfbs|5|0 | r}}
|rowspan=2|Group match | |
align=center| 3
|87 |5–0 | ||
align=center | 4
| {{center|10}} | Halmstad | {{fbw|ITA}} | Start | 49 | 2–0 | {{sortfbs|3|1 | r}} | |
align=center| 5
|align=center rowspan=2|{{center|11}} |rowspan=2|Halmstad |rowspan=2|{{fbw|ISL}} |rowspan=2|{{subout|67|Emmelie|Konradsson|s|Emmelie Konradsson}} |19 |3–0 |rowspan=2|{{sortfbs|4|0 | r}}
|rowspan=2|Quarter-Final | |
align=center| 6
|59 |4–0 | ||
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| {{center|12}} | {{fbw|GER}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|0|1 | r}} | |
colspan=10 align=center | {{flagicon|NED}} 2017 European Championship | ||
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| {{center|13}} | Breda | {{fbw|GER}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|0|0 | r}} | |
align=center | 7
| {{center|14}} | Deventer | {{fbw|RUS}} | Start | 22 | 1–0 | {{sortfbs|2|0 | r}} | |
align=center | 8
| {{center|15}} | {{fbw|ITA}} | Start | 14 | 1–1 | {{sortfbs|2|3 | r}} | |
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| {{center|16}} | {{fbw|NED}} | Start | style="background:white;" | | style="background:white;" | | {{sortfbs|0|2 | r}} |
Honours
Image:Lottadiamant.jpg in November 2006]]
Image:Sweden - Denmark, 8 April 2015 (17086898751).jpg in April 2015, for breaking Sweden's international scoring record. Therese Sjögran (left) got an award for her 200 caps.]]
=Club=
;Lyon
- Division 1 Féminine: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Coupe de France Féminine: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=History: Wolfsburg 1-1 Lyon |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2018382--wolfsburg-vs-lyon/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |publisher=UEFA |language=en |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726232412/https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2018382--wolfsburg-vs-lyon/ |url-status=live }}
- International Women's Club Championship: 2012
- Valais Women's Cup: 2014
;FC Rosengård
- Svenska Cupen: 2016
=Country=
- 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
- 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens: Fourth 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 2005: Semi-finals
- UEFA Women's Euro 2009: Quarter-final
- UEFA Women's Euro 2013: Semi-finals
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017: Quarter-final
- Algarve Cup: 2009
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: Group stage 2002
=Individual=
- 2004: Sweden Breakthrough Player of the Year
- 2006: Diamantbollen Winner,{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/historia/historik-damer/diamantbollen/ |title=Diamantbollen |language=sv |publisher=Swedish Football Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121082553/http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/historia/historik-damer/diamantbollen/ |archive-date=21 November 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=17 December 2011 }} Forward of the Year, Won the Swedish Premier Division, MVP of Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.
- 2006: Topscorer in Damallsvenskan
- 2007: Topscorer in Damallsvenskan
- 2011: FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team
- 2011: Diamantbollen Winner, Forward of the Year
- 2012: Diamantbollen Winner
- 2013: Best player in France
- 2013: Topscorer in Division 1 Féminine
- 2013: Golden Boot UEFA Women's European Championship{{Cite web|date=2013-07-28|title=Sweden's Schelin wins Golden Boot|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/0252-0ce447fd6d71-a2c84548550a-1000--sweden-s-schelin-wins-golden-boot/|access-date=2021-10-15|publisher=UEFA|language=en|archive-date=30 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030154532/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/0252-0ce447fd6d71-a2c84548550a-1000--sweden-s-schelin-wins-golden-boot/|url-status=live}}
- 2013: UEFA Women's European Championship All Star Team
- 2013: UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe Award Third place
- 2013: Diamantbollen Winner, Forward of the Year
- 2014: Diamantbollen Winner, Forward of the Year
- 2015: Topscorer in Division 1 Féminine
- All-Time Top Scorer Sweden women's national football team with 88 goals.
In popular culture
=Television and film=
Schelin featured in the Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport from 2013.
In 2021 Schelin participated in the Swedish version of the South Korean game show Masked Singer as Jokern (The Joker).{{cite news |title=Lotta Schelin avslöjad i "Masked singer" |url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2021-04-09/lotta-schelin-avslojad-i-masked-singer |access-date=16 April 2021 |date=9 April 2021 |language=Swedish}}
References
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;Match reports
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{FIFA player|215433}}
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- {{SvFF player|id=95ecb474-860d-4bc5-bb69-809d93cde637|fid=192620|pid=5436}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20190505150311/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/192620/ archive 1], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121633/http://svenskfotboll.se/damallsvenskan/person/?playerid=5436 archive 2])
- {{SvFF national player|id=95ecb474-860d-4bc5-bb69-809d93cde637|archive=20210827094237}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20170814101325/http://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/landslagsdatabas/landslagsspelare/?fplid=192620 archive 1], [https://web.archive.org/web/20131102140844/https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/spelarportratt/?profile=27330 archive 2])
- [http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?joueur=3698 Player French football stats] at statsfootofeminin.fr {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.olweb.fr/en/player/lotta-schelin-1816.html Profile] at Olympique Lyonnais
- [http://www.oppetarkiv.se/video/2335385/vastnytt pre-2004 Olympic tournament interview with Lotta Schelin at SVT's open archive] {{in lang|sv}}
- {{Soccerway|charlotta-schelin/61461}}
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