An emerging and revelatory striker of the last Swedish championships, at 21 years old she is the first Swedish in the top-scorer standings, second only to Danish Harder with 4 goals less. Finished the 2016 season in Sweden with the victory of the championship, she moved in France at Montpellier in January 2017. Here she played 4 games, scoring 2 goals, one against the direct opponent (PSG), contributing to the 2nd place in the standings.
In the National team she played 46 games with youngsters scoring 47 goals. She won the title of top scorer at the 2015 European in Israel, who contributed to the victory of her Under 19 championship. In 2016 she participated in the World Cup in Papua New Guinea with the Under 20 National. From 2015 she was called to the National Major with which she scored 5 goals in 9 games played during qualifying in the upcoming 2017 European Championships in Holland.
Team
Years
Games
Gol
Vadstena
2012
17 match
38 gol
Linkopings
2013-2015
55 match
18 gol
Linkopings
Championship 2016
22 match
19 gol
Montpellier
From Janaury 2017
4 match
2 gol
National Youth
2012-2016
46 match
47 gol
National Senior
2015-2017
9 match
3 gol
She is already a very complete player in the fundamentals despite the young age, and she also affords important physical and speedy skills. In the Linkopings as in Montpellier, she is positioned as a central striker. She prefers starting off the offside line by taking advantage of the preventive cleavage movements and the speed at which she is equipped. She overcame the defense and receives the passes of the companions alone in front of the goalkeeper.
In Natonal Team, in addition to covering her natural role as a central striker, she is also used on the bands, widening to favor the insertion of the companions from behind. This is also due to the National Game module working more with the cross to the 2nd pole or crossing returning to the center of the area for strikers or midfielder.
Stina Blackstenius also possesses great dribbling skills, supported by physicality and speed. These allow her to receive even before she pass the defense and face the direct marker in dribbling. In actions developed at speeds she is also skillful in dribbling on the goalkeeper so she can conclude with the empty net.
She also uses her skills of unmark and dribble at the service of the team. Especially when widening sideways, she attracts the defense herself, thus opening spaces in the middle of the exploited area thanks to good gameplay view and technical knowledge of the module, with assist the companions that enter from behind.
Very dangerous on the free kick, especially in the corner kick, in which she worth the skill in the cleavage and positioning, as well as headshot. On corner kick she scored the goal that gives victory to Montpellier on PSG contributing to the 2nd place in the championship.
During the defensive phase, she participates in the first phase of ball recovery by putting pressure on the opposing construction line. More work is done in defensive transitions, especially when the team loses possession during the attack and therefore in her area. Here a strong press is carried out in such a way as to force the opponent's reboot or team's ball recovery.
At the first European championship with the National Major, she is certainly not the most famous striker in Sweden. However, she arrives at 21 years old to this European Championship with important numbers: the Swedish Championship victory, second place in the French D1 and top scorer Euro U19 2015.
A physically explosive player with excellent technical skills, dangerous on free kicks, dribbling and good speed on offside line. She is undoubtedly an emerging player that has been noted in recent years and will probably be the protagonist of the upcoming European Championships in the Netherlands, which will face Italy in the last round of the elimination round.
