Stina Blackstenius: Swedish Forward Joins Arsenal
Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji
Barclays English FA Women’s Super League (WSL) side, Arsenal FC have announced the signing of Swedish international forward Stina Blackstenius.
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The 25-year-old striker who will wear the number 25 shirt at Arsenal joins the league leaders following the expiry of her previous deal with Swedish Damallsvenskan side, BK Hacken.
Stina won two Swedish league titles and three Swedish Cups (Svenkan Cupen) across stints with Hacken and Linkopings FC in her home country, finishing the 2021 season as the top scorer in the domestic league.
The Swedish striker was part of the BK Häcken side that featured at the group stage of the 2021/2022 UEFA Women’s Champions League.
She scored 30 goals and 11 assists in 37 games for BK Häcken before leaving the club this week.
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At the international level, Stina helped Sweden to successive silver medals at the 2016 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and 2020 (Tokyo, Japan) Olympic Games, and was part of the side that finished third at the 2019 World Cup in France.
Meanwhile…
Sofia Jakobsson will not be returning to German Bundesliga Women Champions, Bayern Munich after the winter break.
She has asked for her contract to be terminated.
The 31-year-old joined Bayern this past summer and has made 11 appearances for the club, scoring only 1 goal.
No word yet on where she is headed next.
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