Malin Moström
# Malin Moström

Malin Sofi Moström (born 1 August 1975) is a Swedish former football midfielder, from 2001 to 2006 she was the captain of the Sweden women's national football team. Nicknamed "Mosan", she retired in December 2006 in order to focus on her family and new career as a property agent.

## Club career

Starting her career in Hägglunds IoFK in her native Örnsköldsvik, she joined Umeå IK in 1995, playing in Damallsvenskan, the highest division of women's football in Sweden. In 2000 she won her first Swedish Championship with the club, and in the following year received the Diamantbollen, the Swedish Football Association's annual prize to the woman player of the year. She also won the Midfielder of the Year in 2003–2005. In 2002 she became the captain of Umeå IK, and in 2003 and 2004, she won the UEFA Women's Cup with the team.

When Moström retired after the 2006 season, Umeå IK retired the number six shirt in her honour. The following season she made a brief comeback, to cover for injuries to Johanna Frisk and Hanna Ljungberg.

In April 2019, she was recognised with the inaugural 'One Club Woman' award by Spanish club Athletic Bilbao for her achievements and loyalty to Umeå.

## International career

On 26 July 1998 Moström made her senior debut for Sweden in a friendly against England at Victoria Road, Dagenham. Entering the game as a substitute, she spoiled Hope Powell's first match as England manager by scoring the only goal on 84 minutes.

As a national team player, she has played more than 110 national fixtures, and was one of the most important players when the national team won the silver medal at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003. Moström's 79th minute goal against Canada in the Semi-Final of that tournament tied the match and kept Swedish hopes alive. In the 2004 Olympic football tournament she scored a match-winning goal against Nigeria in the final round of the group stage, which took Sweden to the quarter final.

### Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments

Key (expand for notes on “world cup and olympic goals”) :

| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred |
| - | - |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. |
| Result | The final score. W – match was won L – match was lost to opponent D – match was drawn (W) – penalty-shoot-out was won after a drawn match (L) – penalty-shoot-out was lost after a drawn match |
| aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| | Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament |
| | Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament |
| Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
| USA 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup ||||||||||
| | 1 | 1999-6-19 | San Jose | China | 77. off 77' (on Fagerström) | | | 1–2 L | Group match |
| | 2 | 1999-6-23 | Washington, DC | Australia | Start | | | 3–1 W | Group match |
| | 3 | 1999-6-26 | Chicago | Ghana | Start | | | 2–0 W | Group match |
| 1 | 4 | 1999-6-30 | San Jose | Norway | Start | 90+1 | 1-3 | 1–3 L | Quarter Final |
| Sydney 2000 Women's Olympic Football Tournament ||||||||||
| | 5 | 2000-9-13 | Melbourne | Brazil | Start | | | 0–2 L | Group match |
| | 6 | 2000-9-16 | Sydney | Australia | Start | | | 1–1 D | Group match |
| | 7 | 2000-9-19 | Melbourne | Germany | Start | | | 0–1 L | Group match |
| USA 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup ||||||||||
| | 8 | 2003-9-21 | Washington, DC | United States | Start | | | 1–3 L | Group match |
| | 9 | 2003-9-25 | Philadelphia | North Korea | Start | | | 1–0 W | Group match |
| 2 | 10 | 2003-9-28 | Columbus | Nigeria | Start | 81 | 3-0 | 3–0 W | Group match |
| | 11 | 2003-10-1 | Foxborough | Brazil | Start | | | 2–1 W | Quarter Final |
| 3 | 12 | 2003-10-5 | Portland | Canada | Start | 79 | 1-1 | 2–1 W | Semi-Final |
| | 13 | 2003-10-12 | Carson | Germany | Start | | | 1–2 L | Final |
| Athens 2004 Women's Olympic Football Tournament ||||||||||
| | 14 | 2004-8-11 | Volos | Japan | Start | | | 0–1 L | Group match |
| 4 | 15 | 2004-8-17 | Volos | Nigeria | Start | 73 | 2-1 | 2–1 W | Group match |
| | 16 | 2004-8-20 | Volos | Australia | Start | | | 2–1 W | Quarter-Final |
| | 17 | 2004-8-23 | Patras | Brazil | Start | | | 0–1 L | Semi Final |
| | 18 | 2004-8-26 | Piraeus | Germany | Start | | | 0–1 L | Bronze Medal Match |

### Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

Malin Moström appeared at two European Championship tournaments: Germany 2001, and England 2005.

| Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 European Championship ||||||||||
| | 1 | 2001-6-23 | Erfurt | Germany | Start | 1–3 L | Group match |
| | 2 | 2001-6-27 | Jena | England | Start | 4–0 W | Group match |
| | 3 | 2001-6-30 | Erfurt | Russia | Start | 1–0 W | Group match |
| | 4 | 2001-7-4 | Ulm | Denmark | Start | 1–0 W | Semi-Final |
| | 5 | 2001-7-7 | Ulm | Germany | Start | 0–1 L | Final |
| 2005 European Championship ||||||||||
| | 6 | 2005-6-5 | Blackpool | Denmark | Start | 1–1 D | Group match |
| | 7 | 2005-6-8 | Blackpool | Finland | Start | 0–0 D | Group match |
| | 8 | 2005-6-11 | Blackburn | England | Start | 1–0 W | Group match |
| | 9 | 2005-6-16 | Warrington | Norway | Start | 2–3 L | Semi-Final |

## Honours

### Club

**Umeå IK**

* Damallsvenskan: Winner 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
* Svenska Cupen: Winner 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007
* Svenska Supercupen: Winner 2007
* UEFA Women's Champions League: Winner 2003, 2004, Runner-up 2002

### Country

**Sweden**

* 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup: Quarter-final
* 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup: Runner-up
* 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney: Group stage
* 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens: Fourth place
* UEFA Women's Euro 2001: Runner-up
* UEFA Women's Euro 2005: Semi-finals
* Algarve Cup (Participated from 1999 to 2006): Winner 2001
* Australia Cup: Winners 2003

### Individual

* Best Swedish Midfielder: 2003, 2004, 2005
* Diamantbollen: 2001
* FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team: 2003
* One Club Woman Award: 2019

## Personal life

In April 2008 Moström and her husband, former professional ice hockey player Jesper Jäger, moved to Switzerland with their infant daughter Svea. Jäger had secured a coaching role with HC Lugano.

