Maja Åström

Maja Åström
Personal information
Full name	Maja Åström
Date of birth	14 December 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Avesta, Sweden
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Frösö IF
	Ope IF
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2003	Bälinge IF
2004–2005	Djurgården/Älvsjö
2006–2007	Bälinge IF
2009–2010	AIK
2011–2012	Tyresö FF
International career‡
2001	Sweden
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 6 June 2013 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Maja Åström (born 14 December 1982) is a Swedish footballer. She most recently played as a goalkeeper for Damallsvenskan club Tyresö FF and once played for the Sweden women's national football team in 2001.

Club career

Åström played for Djurgården/Älvsjö in the 2005 UEFA Women's Cup Final, where they lost 5–1 on aggregate to Turbine Potsdam.^[1]

On 11 March 2001, Åström was capped by the senior Sweden team in a 4–1 Algarve Cup win over Portugal.^[2] Following an injury to Sofia Lundgren, Åström was drafted into Sweden's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005 as the third choice goalkeeper.^[3]

^ Alf, Andreas (16 May 2005). "Potsdam in the driving seat". UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
^ Frennstedt, Thorsten (12 March 2001). "Dam: Lyckad svensk start i Algarve Cup" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
^ Juhlin, Jan (17 May 2005). "Six centurions make Sweden squad". UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
^ Grotander, Hanna (16 May 2011). "Sexuell läggning ointressant inom idrott" (in Swedish). Second Opinion. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
^ Djurgårdens IF SM-guld på seniornivå Archived 2019-06-30 at the Wayback Machine

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