Mimmi Löfwenius Veum (born 16 February 1994) is a Swedish and Norwegian football forward, currently playing for Vålerenga in the Toppserien.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mimmi Matilda Löfwenius Veum[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Alingsås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vålerenga | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Holmalunds IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Dalsjöfors | 20 | (4) |
| 2012 | Göteborg | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Jitex BK | 28 | (9) |
| 2014–2017 | LSK Kvinner | 46 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | Lyn | 26 | (5) |
| 2020 | → LSK Kvinner (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | LSK Kvinner | 27 | (11) |
| 2023– | Vålerenga | 6 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Sweden U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Sweden U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Norway | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2023 | |||
She won the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Turkey with Sweden U19 national team.[2][3]
In 2009 Löfwenius collapsed during a match and was diagnosed with cardiac dysrhythmia. Although doctors advised her to quit football, she carried on and signed for Dalsjöfors GoIF in 2010. After impressing in the 2011 Damallsvenskan season Löfwenius joined Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC ahead of 2012. She left part way through the season, for Jitex BK,[4] hoping to get more playing time.[5]
Löfwenius was born and grew up in Sweden. She gained Norwegian citizenship through marriage, and in 2023 she won her first cap for Norway.[6]
References
edit- ^ Mimmi Löfwenius at Soccerway
- ^ The 2012 UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship in UEFA's website
- ^ Profile in UEFA's website
- ^ Mimmi Löfwenius signs for Kopparbergs/Göteborg. W Soccer News
- ^ Rylander, Johan (28 April 2013). "Mimmis hjärta tillhör fotbollen" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ Hansen, Ole Henrik; Kalleklev, Helge Johan Petersen (25 October 2023). "– Superglad for å få oppleve det" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
External links
edit- Mimmi Löfwenius at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archive)
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