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{{short description|Swedish footballer}}
{{distinguish|Maria Karlsson (footballer, born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Maria Karlsson
| image =
| fullname = Maria Karlsson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|5|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sturefors]], [[Sweden]]
| height = {{height|m=1.72}}
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Sturefors IF
| years1 = 2000–2010
| clubs1 = [[Linköpings FC]]
| caps1 = 156
| goals1 = 27
| years2 = 2011–2015
| clubs2 = BK Tinnis
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2013
| clubs3 = → [[Växjö DFF]] (loan)
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| nationalteam1 = [[Sweden women's national under-19 football team|Sweden U-19]]
| nationalyears1 = 2002
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U-21
| nationalyears2 = 2004–2006
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2004–2008
| nationalteam3 = [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/ImageVault/Images/id_69553/ImageVaultHandler.aspx|publisher=Svenskfotboll.se|accessdate=4 June 2013|language=Swedish}}</ref>
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| club-update = 09:38, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 09:38, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
}}
'''Maria Karlsson''' (born 14 May 1983) is a [[Swedes|Swedish]] former [[Association football|footballer]] who played for [[Linköpings FC]] of the Swedish [[Damallsvenskan]]. She could play as both a defender and midfielder and she was a member of the [[Sweden women's national football team]].

== Club career ==

At Linköpings Karlsson was known as Maria "Mia" Karlsson, due to the presence of younger team-mate and namesake [[Maria Karlsson (footballer, born 1985)|Maria "Kalle" Karlsson]]. Both left the club after the [[2010 Damallsvenskan]] season. The elder Karlsson was particularly well thought of by Linköpings as she had joined in 2000, when the club played outside the top division and were known as Kenty DFF.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linkopingfc.com/index.php?articleid=418|title=Fyra lämnar LFC|publisher=Linköpings Fotboll Club|date=13 November 2010|accessdate=11 June 2013|language=Swedish}}</ref>

She subsequently played for local club BK Tinnis when her [[Swedish Police Authority|police]] training allowed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.damfotboll.com/nyheter/2012/07/tinnis-bast-i-linkoping|title=Tinnis – bäst i Linköping|publisher=Damfotboll.com|date=12 July 2012|accessdate=11 June 2013|language=Swedish|first=Ulf|last=Ståhlberg}}</ref> In 2013, she was [[Loan (sports)|dual-signed]] to [[Växjö DFF]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ostergotland.svenskfotboll.se/tavlingsfragor/utlaning-av-amator-med-dubbel-bosattning/|title=Utlåning av amatör med dubbel bosättning|publisher=[[Östergötlands Fotbollförbund]]|accessdate=11 June 2013|language=Swedish}}</ref>

== Club career ==

Karlsson made her senior [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]] debut on 26 June 2004; a 2–1 [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualification|Euro 2005 qualifying]] defeat by [[Italy women's national football team|Italy]] in [[Benevento]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/tidigare-ar/spelaret-2008/spelarportratt-2008/?profile=22044|title=Karlsson, Maria|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|accessdate=11 June 2013|language=Swedish}}</ref> She was included in the squad for the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005|final tournament]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sweden think only of victory |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01aa-0e11d2deeb6e-9332f72cdc15-1000--sweden-think-only-of-victory/ |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=17 August 2024 |date=11 June 2005}}</ref> On 3 May 2008 she scored her first goal for the senior national team in what proved to be her final [[Cap (sports)|cap]], the opener in a 6–0 [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualification|Euro 2009 qualifying]] win over [[Hungary women's national football team|Hungary]] in [[Székesfehérvár]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/maria-karlsson/b6f52dee-ddf3-4450-bfdb-5ea2e28604b7/ SvFF player profile] {{in lang|sv}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070716093637/http://www.linkopingfc.com/index.php?playerid=12 Linköpings FC player profile] {{in lang|sv}}
* {{Soccerway|maria-karlsson/76359}}

{{Sweden squad UEFA Women's Euro 2005}}

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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Swedish women's footballers]]
[[Category:Sweden women's international footballers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Damallsvenskan players]]
[[Category:Linköpings FC players]]
[[Category:Women's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Women's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Växjö DFF players]]
[[Category:Sweden women's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:21st-century Swedish sportswomen]]

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