{{short description|Swedish football goalkeeper|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jennifer Falk | fullname = Jennifer Miley Falk<ref name="fifa">{{cite web |title=FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - Sweden |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |publisher=[[FIFA]] |accessdate=27 May 2019 |page=22 |date=27 May 2019 |archive-date=6 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606143649/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |url-status=dead }}</ref> | image = 20250516, Damallsvenskan, BK Häcken - Alingsås IF 107 (cropped).jpg | caption = Falk with [[BK Häcken (women)|BK Häcken]] in 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|4|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Sweden]] | height = 171cm<ref name="fifa"/> | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | currentclub = [[Liverpool F.C. Women|Liverpool]]<br>(on loan from [[BK Häcken (women)|BK Häcken]]) | clubnumber = 28<!--13--> | years1 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = [[Torslanda IK]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2013–2014 | clubs2 = [[Jitex BK]] | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2015 | clubs3 = [[Mallbackens IF]] | caps3 = 22 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2016– | clubs4 = [[BK Häcken (women)|BK Häcken]] | caps4 = 175 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2026– | clubs5 = → [[Liverpool F.C. Women|Liverpool]] (loan) | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2020– | nationalteam1 = [[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|access-date=26 May 2013|language=sv}}</ref> | nationalcaps1 = 43 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 16:48, 16 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 04:34, 27 April 2026 (UTC) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Association football|soccer]]}} {{Medal|Country| {{SWE}}}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalSilver|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[FIFA Women's World Cup]]}} {{Medal|Bronze|[[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019 France]]|Team}} }}
'''Jennifer Miley Falk''' (born 26 April 1993) is a Swedish professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a goalkeeper for [[Women's Super League]] club [[Liverpool W.F.C.|Liverpool]], on loan from [[Damallsvenskan]] club [[BK Häcken FF|BK Häcken]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bkhacken.se/nyhet/har-ar-arets-lagkaptener|title=Här är årets lagkaptener|trans-title=Here are our team captains|publisher=[[BK Häcken]]|lang=sv}}</ref> and the [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden national team]].
== Club career == Falk played six league games for [[Torslanda IK]] in the fourth Swedish women's league ([[Division 2 (Swedish women's football)|Division 2]] Norra Götaland) in 2010.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jennifer Falk- Kopparbergs Göteborg FC |url=https://www.goteborgfc.se/lag/a-laget/jennifer-falk/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC |language=sv |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202223603/https://www.goteborgfc.se/lag/a-laget/jennifer-falk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> After eleven appearances in the third division (Division 1 Norra Götaland) in the 2013 season, she moved to the first division team [[Jitex BK]].<ref name=":0" /> As third to last, relegation was avoided, but this followed in the next season. Falk then moved to promoted team [[Mallbackens IF]], for whom in the 2015 season she played all 22 games and helped narrowly escape relegation as third from bottom.<ref name=":0" />
From 2016 she played for [[BK Häcken FF|Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC]], which was renamed to BK Häcken FF in 2021.<ref name=":0" /> In her first season she finished fifth with the club and had 15 appearances, more than the other keepers. For the 2017 season, three new goalkeepers were added and Falk only had six appearances. In 2018 Falk had six appearances again. In 2019 Falk was in goal in the cup final and secured first place. In 2020 Falk played all 22 league games, kept 14 clean sheets and thus played a part in the club's first championship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jennifer Falk jagar 14:e nollan och SM-guld: "Hade varit kronan på verket" |url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/damallsvenskan/jennifer-falk-jagar-14e-nollan-och-sm-guld-hade-varit-kronan-pa-verket/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=fotbollskanalen |language=sv}}</ref> In November 2020 she was awarded player of the month.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fridell |first=Magnus |date=2020-11-20 |title=Målvakten som blev guld värd – Jennifer Falk framröstad till Månadens spelare i november |url=https://om.svenskaspel.se/koncernnyheter/malvakten-som-blev-guld-vard-jennifer-falk-framrostad-till-manadens-spelare-i-november/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Svenska Spel |language=sv-SE}}</ref>
In the [[2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League|2021–22 Champions League]] she reached the qualifying final against [[Vålerenga Fotball Damer|Vålerenga]] after two wins. Here they were only able to win the away game against [[S.L. Benfica (women)|Benfica Lisbon]]. The other games were lost, so they were eliminated as bottom of the group. Falk was in goal in all eight games. In qualifying for the group phase of the [[2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League|2022–23 Champions League]], she competed in the second round, but her team lost twice to [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminine|Paris Saint-Germain]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=History: Häcken-Paris {{!}} Match info {{!}} UEFA Women's Champions League 2022/23 |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2035214--hacken-vs-paris/matchinfo/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=[[UEFA]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=paris saint germain v bk hacken |date=21 September 2022 |url=https://en.psg.fr/teams/womens-team/fixtures-and-results/202223/paris-saint-germain-v-bk-hacken}}</ref>
Falk remained first-choice goalkeeper as Häcken claimed their second [[Damallsvenskan]] title in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Häcken vinner historiskt SM-guld|trans-title=Häcken wins historic Swedish Championship gold |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/qPKVLL/damallsvenskan-hacken-vinner-historiskt-sm-guld |date=2025-11-08|access-date=2025-11-16 |website=Sportbladet}}</ref>
On 7 January 2026, she signed a loan deal with [[Women's Super League]] club [[Liverpool F.C. Women|Liverpool]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-07 |title=Liverpool loan move for Sweden goalkeeper Jennifer Falk who saved four England penalties at Euros |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvgp8zl23ldo |access-date=2026-01-07 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> Falk made her Reds debut on 11 January 2026, playing the full 90 minutes of a 0-0 draw league draw with [[London City Lionesses]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Drury |first1=Sam |title=Liverpool 0-0 London City Lionesses: Hosts stay winless after bore draw |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c041newqxw1t |website=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=26 February 2026}}</ref>
== International career == In October 2014 she received an invitation to the U-23, but was not used. She played her first international match in May 2015 in a 3-1 win against the [[England women's national under-23 football team|England U-23 team]].
In October 2016, she became the third goalkeeper for the senior national team's international match against [[Iran women's national football team|Iran]], the first of a European team against the Iranians. For the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019 World Cup]] she was nominated as the only Swedish player without international caps. She was second goalkeeper but was not used yet.
Falk played her first game for the senior national team at the [[2020 Algarve Cup]], in which the three nominated goalkeepers each played one game, in the game against [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]], which was lost 1-2. During [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying|qualifications for the Euro 2022]] when regular goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl was injured, Falk was used in the last four qualifying games and kept four clean sheets. With a 2-0 win against [[Iceland women's national football team|Iceland]] in the penultimate game, the Swedes qualified early for the European Championship finals.
Falk was selected for the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-29 |title=Truppen till OS i Japan |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2021/06/svenska-os-truppen-2021/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref> She played in the third group game against [[New Zealand women's national football team|New Zealand]] when some regular players were rested after the two opening victories. In the end, like in 2016, the Swedes won the silver medal.
She was nominated for the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022|Euro 2022]], but was not used. In the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification|qualifications for the 2023 World Cup]] she played in goal three times and qualified with her team for the finals in Australia and New Zealand.
On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sweden veteran Seger to play at fifth World Cup |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65902530 |access-date=2023-06-20}}</ref> She played in the third group game against [[Argentina women's national football team|Argentina]] when some regular players were rested. Her team was defeated 1-2 defeat in the semi-final against [[Spain women's national football team|Spain]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ergebnisse & Spielpläne |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/de/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/scores-fixtures?intcmp=(p_fifaplus)_(d_)_(c_webheader-fwwc2023)_(sc_scoresandfixtures)_(ssc_)_(da_07072023)_(l_de)&country=DE&wtw-filter=ALL&stage=none&team=Schweden |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=www.fifa.com}}</ref> With a 2-0 win in the game for third place over [[Australia women's national soccer team|Australia]] she won the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sweden 2-0 Australia |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/de/match-centre/match/103/285026/285029/400258555?competitionEntryId=103 |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=www.fifa.com}}</ref>
Falk was Sweden's first choice goalkeeper for [[UEFA Euro 2025]], bowing out in the quarter-finals despite Falk saving four penalties in their shootout against [[England women's national football team|England]], keeping out three of their first four. Falk took Sweden's fifth penalty herself but missed what would have been the winner. England instead won the shootout in sudden-death, despite Falk saving a fourth spot-kick.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why did goalkeeper Jennifer Falk take Sweden’s fifth penalty against England? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/sweden-goalkeeper-jennifer-falk-england-penalties-womens-euro-b2791598.html |date=2025-07-18|access-date=2025-11-16 |website=Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jennifer Falk made FOUR SAVES in the shootout against England? - Stan Sport|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CcFV0jX_x7E |date=2025-07-18|access-date=2025-11-16 |website=Stan Sport YouTube}}</ref> In all, Falk saved penalties from [[Lauren James]], [[Beth Mead]], [[Alex Greenwood]] and [[Grace Clinton]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sweden goalkeeper Jennifer Falk reveals why she took fifth penalty during shootout defeat to England|url=https://onefootball.com/de/news/sweden-goalkeeper-jennifer-falk-reveals-why-she-took-fifth-penalty-during-shootout-defeat-to-england-41391453 |date=2025-07-18|access-date=2025-11-16 |website=OneFootball}}</ref>
== Personal life == Falk lives together with Swedish footballer Pernilla Johansson and they have a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-07 |title=Interview: Jennifer Falk on LFC Women loan move, WSL excitement and Swedish connection - Liverpool FC |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/interview-jennifer-falk-lfc-women-loan-move-wsl-excitement-and-swedish-connection |access-date=2026-03-29 |website=www.liverpoolfc.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Allcock |first=Sam |date=2025-07-30 |title=Jennifer Falk Partner Revealed—Inside Her Life with Futsal Star Pernilla Johansson |url=https://www.shortbox.co.uk/jennifer-falk-partner-revealed-inside-her-life-with-futsal-star-pernilla-johansson/ |access-date=2026-03-29 |website=Short Box |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career statistics == === Club === {{updated|match played 16 May 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Falk |url=https://www.soccerway.com/player/falk-jennifer/hpoFCieN/|website=Soccerway |access-date=13 January 2026}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Svenska Cupen (women)|Svenska Cupen]], [[Women's FA Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Women's League Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="6" |[[Torslanda IK]] |2009 |[[Division 2 (Swedish women's football)|Division 2]] |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |2010 |Division 2 |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |2011 |Division 2 ||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2012 |Division 2 ||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |2013 |[[Division 1 (Swedish women's football)|Division 1]] ||11||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !19!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!23!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Jitex BK]] |2013 |[[Damallsvenskan]] |6||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0 |- |2014 |Damallsvenskan ||20||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !26!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!30!!0 |- |[[Mallbackens IF]] |2015 |Damallsvenskan |22||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||0 |- |rowspan="5"|[[BK Häcken FF|Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC]] |2016 |Damallsvenskan |15||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||0 |- |2017 |Damallsvenskan |4||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||4||0 |- |2018 |Damallsvenskan |6||0||6||0||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||12||0 |- |2019 |Damallsvenskan |15||0||1||0||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||16||0 |- |2020 |Damallsvenskan |22||0||5||0||colspan="2" |—||2{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Women's Champions League]]|name=UWCL}}||0||29||0 |- |rowspan="6"|BK Häcken |2021 |Damallsvenskan |18||0||6||0||colspan="2" |—||8{{efn|name=UWCL}}||0||32||0 |- |2022 |Damallsvenskan |22||0||5||0||colspan="2" |—||2{{efn|name=UWCL}}||0||29||0 |- |2023 |Damallsvenskan |26||0||4||0||colspan="2" |—||10{{efn|name=UWCL}}||0||40||0 |- |2024 |Damallsvenskan |24||0||1||0||colspan="2" |—||2{{efn|name=UWCL}}||0||27||0 |- |2025 |Damallsvenskan |23||0||0||0||colspan="2" |—||5{{efn|Two appearance in [[UEFA Women's Champions League]]; three appearances in [[UEFA Women's Europa Cup]]}}||0||28||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !175!!0!!29!!0!!0!!0!!29!!0!!233!!0 |- |[[Liverpool F.C. Women|Liverpool]] (loan) |[[2025–26 Liverpool F.C. Women season|2025–26]] |[[Women's Super League]] |11||0||4||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||15||0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !253!!0!!43!!0!!0!!0!!29!!0!!324!!0 |} {{notelist}}
=== International === {{updated|match played 18 April 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Falk |url=https://www.soccerway.com/player/falk-jennifer/hpoFCieN/|website=Soccerway |access-date=13 January 2026}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="7" |[[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]] |2020||5||0 |- |2021||6||0 |- |2022||3||0 |- |2023||6||0 |- |2024||4||0 |- |2025||15||0 |- |2026 |4 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total!!43!!0 |}
== References == {{reflist|30em}}
== External links == {{CC}} * {{SvFF player|id=02a9a072-f114-4517-a0d3-0d8c29cd4e31|fid=583917|pid=7959}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20191215183517/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/583917/ archive 1], [https://web.archive.org/web/20171030004416/http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=7959 archive 2]) * {{Soccerway|jennifer-falk/244958}}
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