{{Short description|Swedish footballer (born 1989)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Julia Spetsmark | image = BB170722CS031 (cropped).jpg | fullname = Julia Paulina Sofie Spetsmark<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fpf.pt/Jogadores/Ficha-de-Jogador/playerId/1979560 |title=Ficha de Jogador: Julia Spetsmark |trans-title=Player Sheet: Julia Spetsmark |work=[[Portuguese Football Federation]] |access-date=12 November 2021 |language=pt}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|6|30}} | birth_place = Sweden | height = 165cm | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | years1 = 2011–2012 | clubs1 = [[QBIK]] | caps1 = 45 | goals1 = 23 | years2 = 2013 | clubs2 = [[Sunnanå SK]] | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2014–2017 | clubs3 = [[KIF Örebro DFF]] | caps3 = 84 | goals3 = 12 | years4 = 2018 | clubs4 = [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]] | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2018–2019 | clubs5 = [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women)|Djurgården]] | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 6 | years6 = 2019 | clubs6 = [[North Carolina Courage]] | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 3 | years7 = 2020 | clubs7 = [[S.L. Benfica (women's football)|Benfica]] | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 6 | years8 = 2020-2021 | clubs8 = [[FC Fleury 91 (women)|FC Fleury 91]] | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 2 | years9 = 2021 | clubs9 = [[Apollon Ladies F.C.|Apollon Limassol]] | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2005 | nationalteam1 = [[Sweden women's national under-17 football team|Sweden U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2012 | nationalteam2 = [[Sweden women's national under-23 football team|Sweden U23]] | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2016– | nationalteam3 = [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]] | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | pcupdate = 15 June 2019 | ntupdate = 20 December 2017 }}

'''Julia Paulina Sofie Spetsmark''' (born 30 June 1989) is a Swedish former professional [[footballer]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/agora/noticias/2020/01/24/futebol-feminino-benfica-julia-spetsmark-contratada|title=Julia Spetsmark contratada|website=www.slbenfica.pt|language=pt|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref>

==Club career== Spetsmark made her debut in the Swedish [[Damallsvenskan]] in 2006 for [[Mallbackens IF]] at the age of 17 and has made over 100 appearances in the league. She played in the [[UEFA Women's Champions League]] for KIF Örebro in 2015. After spending four years playing for [[KIF Örebro DFF]],

=== Manchester City === Spetsmark signed with [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]] in the [[FA WSL]], in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mancity.com/news/mcwfc/mcwfc-news/2017/november/man-city-women-sign-julia-spetsmark |title=CITY TO SIGN JULIA SPETSMARK |publisher=mancity.co.uk |date=7 November 2017 |accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref>

=== Djurgården === After Manchester City season, Spetsmark returned to the [[Damallsvenskan]], signing with [[Djurgården]] on 23 July 2018 where she scored 6 goals and had 2 assists in 11 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/Rxd9oa/djurgarden-varvar-fran-manchester-city|title=Djurgården värvar från Manchester City|accessdate=23 July 2018|date=23 July 2018}}</ref>

=== North Carolina Courage === On 7 January 2019 the [[North Carolina Courage]] announced that they had acquired Spetsmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/982894|title=NC COURAGE ACQUIRE SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL MIDFIELDER JULIA SPETSMARK|accessdate=7 January 2019|date=7 January 2019|archive-date=21 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321170653/https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/982894|url-status=dead}}</ref> Spetsmark made her NWSL debut and scored her first Courage goal in a 5–0 win over [[Orlando Pride]] on 17 April 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/game/north-carolina-courage-vs-orlando-pride-2019-04-17|last=Purdy|first=Jacqueline|title=Courage beat Pride 5-0 in midweek meeting|publisher=National Women's Soccer League|accessdate=18 April 2019|date=17 April 2019|archive-date=10 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210112023/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/game/north-carolina-courage-vs-orlando-pride-2019-04-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Benfica === On 24 January 2020, Spetsmark signed with Portuguese club [[S.L. Benfica (women's football)|Benfica]].<ref name=":0" /> She made her debut with the club in a 3–1 win over [[S.C. Braga (women's football)|Braga]] in [[Taça da Liga Feminina]] on 1 February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/agora/noticias/2020/02/01/futebol-feminino-direto-jogo-braga-benfica-2-jornada-taca-da-liga-feminina|title=Deram a volta com muita pinta|website=www.slbenfica.pt|language=pt|access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref>

==International career== Spetsmark got her first senior [[Cap (sports)|cap]] when Sweden played [[Iran women's national football team|Iran]] at [[Gamla Ullevi]], Gothenburg, in October 2016. She was selected for the Sweden squad for the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2017]].

== Honours == '''North Carolina Courage''' * [[National Women's Soccer League#League championships|NWSL Champions]]: [[2019 National Women's Soccer League season#NWSL Playoffs|2019]] * [[NWSL Shield]]: [[2019 National Women's Soccer League season#League standings|2019]] '''Benfica''' * [[Taça da Liga Feminina|Taça da Liga]]: 2019–20

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{Soccerway|julia-spetsmark/7704}} * {{SvFF player|id=20982122-bb49-4d89-aaec-d4f71a87711c|fid=390239|pid=7878}}

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