# Julia Spetsmark > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Julia_Spetsmark > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Julia_Spetsmark.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Spetsmark > Source revision: 1351497746 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Swedish footballer (born 1989) Julia Spetsmark Personal information Full name Julia Paulina Sofie Spetsmark[1] Date of birth (1989-06-30) 30 June 1989 (age 37) Place of birth Sweden Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Position Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2011–2012 QBIK 45 (23) 2013 Sunnanå SK 21 (3) 2014–2017 KIF Örebro DFF 84 (12) 2018 Manchester City 3 (0) 2018–2019 Djurgården 11 (6) 2019 North Carolina Courage 14 (3) 2020 Benfica 5 (6) 2020-2021 FC Fleury 91 10 (2) 2021 Apollon Limassol 1 (0) International career‡ 2005 Sweden U17 1 (0) 2012 Sweden U23 3 (0) 2016– Sweden 4 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 December 2017 **Julia Paulina Sofie Spetsmark** (born 30 June 1989) is a Swedish former professional [footballer](/source/Footballer).[2] ## Club career Spetsmark made her debut in the Swedish [Damallsvenskan](/source/Damallsvenskan) in 2006 for [Mallbackens IF](/source/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](/source/UEFA_Women's_Champions_League) for KIF Örebro in 2015. After spending four years playing for [KIF Örebro DFF](/source/KIF_%C3%96rebro_DFF), ### Manchester City Spetsmark signed with [Manchester City](/source/Manchester_City_W.F.C.) in the [FA WSL](/source/FA_WSL), in January 2017.[3] ### Djurgården After Manchester City season, Spetsmark returned to the [Damallsvenskan](/source/Damallsvenskan), signing with [Djurgården](/source/Djurg%C3%A5rden) on 23 July 2018 where she scored 6 goals and had 2 assists in 11 games.[4] ### North Carolina Courage On 7 January 2019 the [North Carolina Courage](/source/North_Carolina_Courage) announced that they had acquired Spetsmark.[5] Spetsmark made her NWSL debut and scored her first Courage goal in a 5–0 win over [Orlando Pride](/source/Orlando_Pride) on 17 April 2019.[6] ### Benfica On 24 January 2020, Spetsmark signed with Portuguese club [Benfica](/source/S.L._Benfica_(women's_football)).[2] She made her debut with the club in a 3–1 win over [Braga](/source/S.C._Braga_(women's_football)) in [Taça da Liga Feminina](/source/Ta%C3%A7a_da_Liga_Feminina) on 1 February.[7] ## International career Spetsmark got her first senior [cap](/source/Cap_(sports)) when Sweden played [Iran](/source/Iran_women's_national_football_team) at [Gamla Ullevi](/source/Gamla_Ullevi), Gothenburg, in October 2016. She was selected for the Sweden squad for the [UEFA Women's Euro 2017](/source/UEFA_Women's_Euro_2017). ## Honours **North Carolina Courage** - [NWSL Champions](/source/National_Women's_Soccer_League#League_championships): [2019](/source/2019_National_Women's_Soccer_League_season#NWSL_Playoffs) - [NWSL Shield](/source/NWSL_Shield): [2019](/source/2019_National_Women's_Soccer_League_season#League_standings) **Benfica** - [Taça da Liga](/source/Ta%C3%A7a_da_Liga_Feminina): 2019–20 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Ficha de Jogador: Julia Spetsmark"](https://www.fpf.pt/Jogadores/Ficha-de-Jogador/playerId/1979560) [Player Sheet: Julia Spetsmark]. *[Portuguese Football Federation](/source/Portuguese_Football_Federation)* (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 November 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) ["Julia Spetsmark contratada"](https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/agora/noticias/2020/01/24/futebol-feminino-benfica-julia-spetsmark-contratada). *www.slbenfica.pt* (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 January 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["CITY TO SIGN JULIA SPETSMARK"](https://www.mancity.com/news/mcwfc/mcwfc-news/2017/november/man-city-women-sign-julia-spetsmark). mancity.co.uk. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Djurgården värvar från Manchester City"](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/Rxd9oa/djurgarden-varvar-fran-manchester-city). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["NC COURAGE ACQUIRE SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL MIDFIELDER JULIA SPETSMARK"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200321170653/https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/982894). 7 January 2019. Archived from [the original](https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/982894) on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Purdy, Jacqueline (17 April 2019). ["Courage beat Pride 5-0 in midweek meeting"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191210112023/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/game/north-carolina-courage-vs-orlando-pride-2019-04-17). National Women's Soccer League. Archived from [the original](http://www.nwslsoccer.com/game/north-carolina-courage-vs-orlando-pride-2019-04-17) on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Deram a volta com muita pinta"](https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/agora/noticias/2020/02/01/futebol-feminino-direto-jogo-braga-benfica-2-jornada-taca-da-liga-feminina). *www.slbenfica.pt* (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 February 2020. ## External links - [Julia Spetsmark](https://int.soccerway.com/players/julia-spetsmark/7704/) at Soccerway - [Julia Spetsmark](https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/20982122-bb49-4d89-aaec-d4f71a87711c/) at the [Swedish Football Association](/source/Swedish_Football_Association) (in Swedish) v t e Sweden squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2017 1 Lindahl 2 Andersson 3 Sembrant 4 Berglund 5 Fischer 6 Eriksson 7 Dahlkvist 8 Schelin 9 Asllani 10 Spetsmark 11 Blackstenius 12 Carlén 13 Johansson 14 Folkesson 15 Samuelsson 16 Glas 17 Seger (c) 18 Rolfö 19 Hammarlund 20 Larsson 21 Lundberg 22 Schough 23 Rubensson Coach: Sundhage --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Julia Spetsmark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Spetsmark) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Spetsmark?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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