Nathalie Björn
Björn in 2018
Personal information
Full name Gun Nathalie Björn[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997
Place of birth Uppsala, Sweden
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Vaksala SK
2013 IK Sirius 8
2014–2015 AIK 34 (0)
2016–2017 Eskilstuna United 39 (0)
2018–2021 Rosengård 68 (4)
2021– Everton 24 (1)
International career‡
2013 Sweden U17 11 (2)
2014–2015 Sweden U19 29 (5)
2016– Sweden 57 (6)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2019 FranceTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 Australia/New ZealandTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 30, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:35, 25 September 2023 (UTC)


Gun Nathalie Björn (born 4 May 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Everton and the Swedish women's national team.[2]

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[3]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Björn goal.
List of international goals scored by Nathalie Björn
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 1 March 2019 Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal  Portugal 1–0 1–2 2019 Algarve Cup [4]
2 9 April 2019 Motion invest Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria  Austria 2–0 2–0 Friendly
3 8 October 2019 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Slovakia 4–0 7–0 Euro 2022 qualifying [5]
4 23 February 2021 Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta  Malta 3–0 3–0 Friendly
5 16 February 2023 Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain  China 4–1 4–1 [6]
6 11 April 2023 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Norway 2–2 3–3

Honours

Sweden U19

Sweden U17

Private life

Björn is in a relationship and lives together with Italian footballer Aurora Galli.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players – Sweden" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Everton sign Swedes Anvegard and Bjorn". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Sweden veteran Seger to play at fifth World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Portugal–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sweden-Slovakia". UEFA. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sweden Women vs China Women". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  7. ↑ L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022

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