Antonia Göransson

Early career

Born in Stockholm, Göransson moved to Sjöbo aged three, then Boden aged seven. She played for various clubs in this period before signing for Malmö FF at youth level when the family returned to Skåne County in 2006. At Malmö Göransson came under the influence of youth coach Lena Videkull, whom she credited for a rapid improvement in all aspects of her game. Göransson was sent on loan to Malmö's lower division nursery club Husie IF. She also spent part of the 2007–2008 season on loan to BK Skjold in Copenhagen, scoring three goals in the Danish Elitedivisionen.

Kristianstads DFF

In summer 2008, Göransson quit Malmö for a low-key transfer to their Damallsvenskan rivals Kristianstads DFF. After adjusting to first team football in the remainder of the 2008 season, Göransson flourished under the leadership of KDFF's Icelandic coach Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir in 2009. She became an important part of the team, scoring five goals in 19 league matches and winning the Swedish Football Association's Rookie of the Year award. Ambitious 18-year-old Göransson informed Kristianstads that the chances of her remaining at the club for another season were 50:50. In 2010, she played 16 matches and scored three league goals for Kristianstads, before accepting a professional contract offer from SV Hamburg in August 2010.

Germany

Göransson performed well in 2010–11, her first season in the Frauen-Bundesliga, scoring six goals in her 17 appearances. Hamburg were…

As a Swedish under-19 international, Göransson played in the 2009 U-19 European Championship in Belarus, where Sweden lost 2–0 in the final to England. At the 2010 U-20 World Cup in Germany, Göransson was surprised to be utilised as a makeshift striker. She scored four goals in four games as Sweden were beaten 2–0 by Colombia in the quarter-final. In February 2010, Göransson and Emilia Appelqvist were called up to train with the senior national team for the Algarve Cup. Göransson was named in the senior national team squad for the first time in March 2010, replacing the injured Kosovare Asllani for a 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier in Wales. She made her first senior appearance in October 2010; a 3–1 friendly win over longstanding rivals Norway in Falkenberg.

Quotes attributed to Göransson in local newspapers strongly criticised national team coach Thomas Dennerby for leaving her out of the national team. But she later distanced herself from the remarks, stressing that her relationship with Dennerby was good. Angry Dennerby wrote an open letter, criticising state broadcaster Sveriges Television for unethically taking Göransson's quotes out of context. When she was named in Dennerby's squad for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, delighted Göransson said she had dreamed of the opportunity since she was 12 years old. She featured as a substitute in Sweden's 3–1 semi-final defeat to eventual winners Japan in Frankfurt. Sweden secured third place by beating France…

Göransson can play equally well with either foot. She describes her left foot as more powerful and her right foot as more accurate. An editorial in the Dagens Nyheter newspaper published during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup called for Göransson to be included in the national team's starting line-up, praising her pace, power and technique. Göransson has been honoured twice at 2 indoor tournaments with Turbine Potsdam. In 2013 and in 2014. In 2013, when the tournament was held in Magdeburg, she was chosen into a "Hall of Fame" in Germany along stars like Birgitt Prinz, Alexandra Popp after being awarded the title of "best player of the tournament", at the same tournament, she also won the Golden Boot award for scoring most goals, 6. In 2014, she was also named the best player of the tournament for an indoor football tournament hosted by Turbine Potsdam . This was a special moment for her since it was awarded based on votes by the coaches of all the teams. Göransson also won the golden boot award for this tournament.

Turbine Potsdam

Frauen-Bundesliga (1): 2011–12 Sweden

FIFA Women's World Cup Third place: 2011 Olympics 2012 Third place EM Sweden 2013 Individual Best Swedish New Talent in 2010 Chosen into Hall of fame at DFB Hallenpokal in Magdeburg in 2013. Chosen into hall of fame, at Turbine Potsdam's International indoor tournament in 2014. Guldkepsen Winner, Kristianstad 2010. 50 Caps for Sweden achieved in 2015.