Lotta Schelin

Lotta Schelin was born in Sweden on February 27, 1984, and grew up in Kållered, near Gothenburg. She began at Kållereds SK and played for Hällesåkers IF and Mölnlycke IF before making her professional debut at Göteborg FC in 2001. In 2008 she transferred to Lyon, where she experienced the peak of her career: eight consecutive French titles, five French Cups and three UEFA Women's Champions Leagues, in 2011, 2012 and 2016. She was the leading goalscorer in the French league in 2012-13 and 2014-15, and in 2013 became the first foreign player elected best player of the year by UNFP. She left the club as its all-time leading goalscorer, with 225 goals in 225 games. For the Swedish national team, she made her debut in March 2004 and played 185 matches, scoring 88 goals. In October 2014 she became the country's all-time leading goalscorer. She played in the World Cups of 2007, 2011 and 2015 and four Olympics, winning a World Cup bronze medal in 2011 and an Olympic silver medal in 2016. After returning to Sweden in 2016 to play for FC Rosengård, she announced her retirement on August 30, 2018, due to chronic headaches and neck pain caused by an injury suffered in 2017.