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==International career==
==International career==
In September 2008 Asllani made her debut for the [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden national team]] against [[Romania women's national football team|Romania]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/enkel-svensk-kvalseger-mot-rumanien-1.707145|title=Enkel svensk kvalseger mot Rumänien|date=27 September 2008|access-date=30 August 2009|publisher=DN.se|language=sv|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730200633/http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/enkel-svensk-kvalseger-mot-rumanien-1.707145|archive-date=30 July 2009}}</ref> and in 2009 she was called up to represent Sweden in [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyheter24.se/sport/fotboll/landslaget/289515-truppen-till-em-uttagen|title=Truppen till EM uttagen – Sverige het medaljkandidat|date=28 July 2009|access-date=30 August 2009|publisher=Nyheter24.se|language=sv}}</ref> Asllani was an important member of the national team during the qualification rounds of the [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup]] but coach [[Thomas Dennerby]] controversially did not select her in the squad sent to Germany for the finals. Football pundits, including [[Pia Sundhage]], the Swedish coach of the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States national team]], expressed surprise at Asllani's omission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fotboll.expressen.se/nyheter/1.2454668/petningen-av-asllani-forvanar-sundhage|title=Petningen av Asllani förvånar Sundhage|date=31 May 2011|access-date=25 October 2011|publisher=fotboll.expressen|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921013324/http://fotboll.expressen.se/nyheter/1.2454668/petningen-av-asllani-forvanar-sundhage|archive-date=21 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In September 2008 Asllani made her debut for the [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden national team]] against [[Romania women's national football team|Romania]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/enkel-svensk-kvalseger-mot-rumanien-1.707145|title=Enkel svensk kvalseger mot Rumänien|date=27 September 2008|access-date=30 August 2009|publisher=DN.se|language=sv|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730200633/http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/enkel-svensk-kvalseger-mot-rumanien-1.707145|archive-date=30 July 2009}}</ref> and in 2009 she was called up to represent Sweden in [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyheter24.se/sport/fotboll/landslaget/289515-truppen-till-em-uttagen|title=Truppen till EM uttagen – Sverige het medaljkandidat|date=28 July 2009|access-date=30 August 2009|publisher=Nyheter24.se|language=sv|archive-date=13 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213060712/https://nyheter24.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/289515-allsvenskans-yngste-kvar-hos-blavitt|url-status=dead}}</ref> Asllani was an important member of the national team during the qualification rounds of the [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup]] but coach [[Thomas Dennerby]] controversially did not select her in the squad sent to Germany for the finals. Football pundits, including [[Pia Sundhage]], the Swedish coach of the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States national team]], expressed surprise at Asllani's omission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fotboll.expressen.se/nyheter/1.2454668/petningen-av-asllani-forvanar-sundhage|title=Petningen av Asllani förvånar Sundhage|date=31 May 2011|access-date=25 October 2011|publisher=fotboll.expressen|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921013324/http://fotboll.expressen.se/nyheter/1.2454668/petningen-av-asllani-forvanar-sundhage|archive-date=21 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:09 Kosovare Asllani 111023 Sverige-Schweiz 3-0 8283.jpg|thumb|Asllani playing for Sweden in 2012]]
[[File:09 Kosovare Asllani 111023 Sverige-Schweiz 3-0 8283.jpg|thumb|Asllani playing for Sweden in 2012]]
Dennerby recalled Asllani to the national squad for the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 London Olympics]].<ref>{{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|work=[[FIFA]]|date=24 July 2012|access-date=24 June 2013}}</ref>
Dennerby recalled Asllani to the national squad for the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 London Olympics]].<ref>{{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|work=[[FIFA]]|date=24 July 2012|access-date=24 June 2013}}</ref>
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Kosovare Asllani
Asllani training with Sweden in 2015
Personal information
Full name Kosovare Asllani[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Kristianstad, Sweden[2]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2007 Vimmerby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Linköpings FC 37 (21)
2010 Chicago Red Stars 13 (2)
2010–2011 Linköpings FC 26 (7)
2012 Kristianstads DFF 15 (7)
2012–2016 Paris Saint-Germain 59 (39)
2016–2017 Manchester City 15 (2)
2017–2019 Linköpings FC 27 (8)
2019–2020 CD Tacón 17 (5)
2020–2022 Real Madrid 46 (19)
2022– AC Milan 16 (9)
International career‡
2008– Sweden 169[3] (44[3])
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Sweden
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2019 France Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022

Kosovare Asllani (born 29 July 1989) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker or an attacking midfielder for Italian first division Serie A club AC Milan and the Sweden national team. Nicknamed "Kosse", Asllani possesses great speed and technique in her game.[4][5]

Asllani began her club career with Vimmerby IF and has played in the Damallsvenskan for Linköpings FC and hometown club Kristianstads DFF. In the 2010 season she played in the United States, with Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). She returned to Sweden to play for Kristianstad, before moving to Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and then back to Linköping. She currently plays for AC Milan.

Club career

Childhood and early career

Asllani is of Kosovar-Albanian descent, born in Kristianstad to Kosovar parents who had migrated to Sweden. Asllani grew up playing both football and ice hockey, but chose to focus her talents on football. At the age of 15, Asllani started her career at second division team Vimmerby IF. During her time at Vimmerby, she scored 49 goals in 48 matches,[6] establishing herself as a football prodigy. Former coach Cecilia Wilhelmsson praised Asllani's football technique and fitness.[7] After receiving offers from many clubs, Asllani accepted a move to Damallsvenskan team Linköpings FC in 2007,[8] where she made quick progress.[9][10]

Linköpings FC

During Asllani's first season, she generally came off the substitutes' bench early in the games to help her settle into the Damallsvenskan. During the following season, Asllani established herself as a regular starter and was an increasingly valuable member of the squad. In 2009, she helped Linköping win both the Svenska Cupen and the club's first ever Damallsvenskan title. On 4 December 2009 American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) club Chicago Red Stars confirmed that they had signed Asllani from Linköpings FC.[11]

Chicago Red Stars

Asllani spent a single season in the WPS. She was established as a fan's favourite and in the 7th week of the season, Asllani received the WPS Player of the Week award after Chicago Red Stars' defeat of FC Gold Pride. After her season with the Red Stars, Asllani returned to Sweden and Linköpings FC.

Return to Linköping

Asllani's presence boosted Linköping, especially in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She scored goals against Sparta Praha and Arsenal. However, her season was disrupted by a thigh injury and she departed Linköping at the end of the campaign.

Kristianstad DFF

In December 2011, she moved back to her hometown Kristianstad to play with Kristianstads DFF who had finished seventh in the previous year's Damallsvenskan.

Paris Saint-Germain

Asllani (right) playing for PSG against FCF Juvisy in December 2012

When Asllani had a month left on her contract with Kristianstads she was subject to a transfer bid from Paris Saint-Germain. Although the teams were in dispute over the size of the transfer fee, Asllani flew to Paris and signed a two-year contract in September 2012, after completing a medical.[12] At PSG Asllani was presented to the media by sporting director Leonardo and player Zlatan Ibrahimović, who declared: "If you want to win you need a Swedish striker."[13] Asllani scored 17 goals in her 19 appearances in the 2012–13 Division 1 Féminine, as PSG finished second in the table behind Lyon.[14] On 4 January 2016, Asllani announced on her Instagram account that she had ended her contract with Paris Saint-Germain, where she had played for three-and-a-half years.[15]

Manchester City

On 22 January 2016, English FA WSL club Manchester City revealed that they had signed Asllani to a two-year contract.[16]

Second return to Linköpings FC

On 10 August 2017, it was announced a two and a half-year contract had been agreed for Asllani to return to Linköpings FC. She departed the club by mutual consent on 15 July 2019.[17]

CD Tacón/Real Madrid

After her departure from Linköpings FC, Asllani signs with CD Tacón/Real Madrid on 18 July 2019.[18] Upon Real Madrid's purchase of their license, CD Tacón will operate as Real Madrid's women's team starting from 2020,[19] making Asllani the first Galáctica.[20] Asllani scored 5 goals in 17 league appearances for Tacón in the prematurely ended 2019–20 Primera Iberdrola season. After the rebrand of the team to Real Madrid CFF, she started the season explosively, scoring 8 goals in the first 8 league appearances despite playing in an unfamiliar out-and-out-striker role.

AC Milan

On 30 June 2022, Asllani joined AC Milan.[21]

International career

In September 2008 Asllani made her debut for the Sweden national team against Romania,[22] and in 2009 she was called up to represent Sweden in UEFA Women's Euro 2009.[23] Asllani was an important member of the national team during the qualification rounds of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup but coach Thomas Dennerby controversially did not select her in the squad sent to Germany for the finals. Football pundits, including Pia Sundhage, the Swedish coach of the United States national team, expressed surprise at Asllani's omission.[24]

Asllani playing for Sweden in 2012

Dennerby recalled Asllani to the national squad for the 2012 London Olympics.[25]

Asllani played for Sweden at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team won a silver medal.[26] She only scored one goal during a penalty shootout against the United States in the quarterfinals, in which Sweden won the shootout 4–3 after being tied 1–1 during extra time.

As of 2017, Asllani had made more than 90 appearances for the Sweden national team.[27]

She scored in the 5–1 win over Thailand at the 2019 Women's World Cup.[28]

Personal life

Kosovare Asllani is an ethnic Albanian from Kosovo. Her parents moved to Sweden where she was born. Asllani has a tattoo of a black double-headed eagle, symbolising Albania, on her ankle.[29] She also has the words "Stay Strong" tattooed on the inside of her right biceps.[30]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Asllani goal.
List of international goals scored by Kosovare Asllani
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2009-08-28 Turku, Finland  Italy

2–0

2–0

Euro 2009
3 2010-02-26 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal  Iceland

4–1

5–1

2010 Algarve Cup
4 2010-06-23 Gothenburg, Sweden  Azerbaijan

10–0

17–0

2011 World Cup qualification
5 2011-01-21 Chongqing, China  United States

2–1

2–1

2011 Four Nations Tournament
6 2012-03-31 Malmö, Sweden  Canada

3–0

3–1

Friendly
7 2012-09-15 Gothenburg, Sweden  Netherlands

2–1

2–1

Friendly
8 2012-10-23 Växjö, Sweden  Switzerland

2–0

3–0

Friendly
9 2013-03-08 Albufeira, Portugal  Iceland

1–0

6–1

2013 Algarve Cup
10

5–0

19 2015-01-13 La Manga, Spain  Norway

1–2

3–2

Friendly
20

2–2

21 2015-03-09 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal  China

1–0

3–0

2015 Algarve Cup
22 2015-05-30 Toronto, Canada  Netherlands

2–1

2–1

Friendly
23 2016-06-02 Łódź, Poland  Poland

3–0

4–0

Euro 2017 qualifying
24 2016-06-06 Gothenburg, Sweden  Moldova

2–0

6–0

Euro 2017 qualifying
25

4–0

26 2017-03-08 Albufeira, Portugal  Russia

1–0

4–0

2017 Algarve Cup
27

3–0

28 2017-09-19 Varaždin, Croatia  Croatia

2–0

2–0

2019 World Cup qualification
29 2017-10-24 Borås, Sweden  Hungary

3–0

5–0

2019 World Cup qualification
30

5–0

31 2018-08-30 Gothenburg, Sweden  Ukraine

3–0

3–0

2019 World Cup qualification
32 2019-02-27 Faro/Loulé, Portugal  Switzerland

3–1

4–1

2019 Algarve Cup
33 2019-06-11 Rennes, France  Chile

1–0

2–0

2019 FIFA World Cup
34 2019-06-16 Nice, France  Thailand

2–0

5–1

2019 FIFA World Cup
35 2019-07-06 Nice, France  England

1–0

2–1

2019 FIFA World Cup
36 2019-09-03 Liepāja, Latvia  Latvia

4–1

4–1

UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying
37 2019-10-08 Gothenburg, Sweden  Slovakia

1–0

7–0

UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying
38 2021-02-23 Paola, Malta  Malta

1–0

3–0

Friendly
39 2021-07-30 Saitama, Japan  Japan

1–0

3–1

2020 Summer Olympics
40 2022-02-20 Algarve, Portugal  Portugal

3–0

4–0

2022 Algarve Cup
44 2022-07-17 Leigh, Greater Manchester, England

4–0

5–0

Euro 2022

Honours

Linköpings FC

Manchester City

Sweden

Individual

References

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