{{short description|Swedish footballer (born 1989)}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Louise Schillgard | image = Louise Fors 2014 (2).jpg | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Louise Anneli Schillgard | birth_name = Louise Anneli Fors<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/woco/87/33/03/873303_download.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902051919/http://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/download/competitions/woco/87/33/03/873303_download.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 September 2009|title=Association player list|publisher=[[UEFA]] |accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|10|23}} | birth_place = [[Stockholm]], Sweden | height = 1.71 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = 1994–1998 | youthclubs1 = FoC Farsta | youthyears2 = 1998–2004 | youthclubs2 = [[IF Brommapojkarna]] | years1 = 2004–2007 | years2 = 2008–2009 | years3 = 2009–2010 | years4 = 2010–2012 | years5 = 2012 | years6 = 2013 | years7 = 2014 | years8 = 2016 | clubs1 = [[Hammarby IF DFF|Hammarby]] | clubs2 = [[AIK Fotboll Damer|AIK]] | clubs3 = [[RCD Espanyol (women)|Espanyol]] | clubs4 = [[Linköping FC|Linköping]] | clubs5 = [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC (W-League)|Western Sydney Wanderers]] | clubs6 = [[Liverpool L.F.C.|Liverpool]] | clubs7 = → [[Älta IF|Älta]] (loan) | clubs8 = [[Boston Breakers]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 41 | caps3 = 13 | caps4 = 50 | caps5 = 9 | caps6 = 14 | caps7 = 4 | caps8 = 18 | goals1 = | goals2 = 9 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 10 | goals5 = 5 | goals6 = 9 | goals7 = 1 | goals8 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2008–2012 | nationalteam1 = [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Damlandslagets spelare 2011|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/spelare-2011/|publisher=Svensk Fotboll|accessdate=20 September 2011|language=Swedish}}</ref> | nationalcaps1 = 23 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 20 November 2016 }}
'''Louise Anneli Schillgard''' ({{nee|'''Fors'''}}; born 23 October 1989) is a Swedish professional [[footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]]. She last played for [[Boston Breakers]] of the American [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL) in 2016. She did not play in 2015 but spent part of 2014 with [[Älta IF]] of the [[Elitettan]], on [[Loan (sports)|loan]] from [[Liverpool L.F.C.|Liverpool]] of the English [[FA WSL]]. At club level she also played for [[Linköping FC]] in Sweden's [[Damallsvenskan]],<ref>[https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=5653 Statistics] in Svenksfotboll.se</ref><ref>[http://www.linkopingfc.com/index.php?playerid=68 Profile] in Linköpings' website</ref> [[Hammarby IF DFF|Hammarby IF]], [[AIK Fotboll Damer|AIK]], [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC (W-League)|Western Sydney Wanderers FC]] in Australia's [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]], and [[RCD Espanyol (women)|RCD Espanyol]] in [[Spain]]'s [[Primera División (women)|Superliga Femenina]].<ref>[http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=plantillasFemenino&idplantilla=67&plantilla=Femenino%20A&idlinkchk=72&idmenu=112&idsubmenu=66 Espanyol 2009–10 squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227171717/http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=plantillasFemenino&idplantilla=67&plantilla=Femenino%20A&idlinkchk=72&idmenu=112&idsubmenu=66 |date=27 December 2013 }} in the club's website</ref><ref>[http://www.aikfotboll.se/Article.aspx?contentID=2065 Louise Fors till Espanyol] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824190117/http://www.aikfotboll.se/Article.aspx?contentID=2065 |date=24 August 2010 }} [[AIK Fotboll]]</ref> Schillgard won 23 [[Cap (sports)|caps]] for the [[Sweden women's national football team]] and represented her country at [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009]] in Finland.
==Club career== Nicknamed "Lollo", she signed a two-year extension to her Linköpings contract in October 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.corren.se/sport/lfc/?articleId=5829088&date=&menuids=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804052642/http://www.corren.se/sport/lfc/?articleId=5829088&date=&menuids=|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2012|title=Lollo Fors förlänger med LFC|publisher=Corren.se|accessdate=15 November 2011|date=31 October 2011|language=Swedish}}</ref>
On 12 December 2012 it was announced that Schillgard had signed a contract with Liverpool. On 29 September 2013, in the end-of-season decider 2–0 win against [[Bristol Academy W.F.C.|Bristol]], Schillgard scored Liverpool's first goal from the penalty spot and helped Liverpool clinch their first [[FA WSL]] title.<ref>{{cite web|last=Snowdon|first=Paul|title=Liverpool Ladies lift the trophy after winning the FA Women's Super League|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-ladies-lift-trophy-after-6111726|work=Liverpool Echo|date=29 September 2013 |accessdate=7 October 2013}}</ref> Schillgard departed Liverpool on [[Loan (sports)|loan]] in January 2014, to play for Älta IF of the [[Elitettan]]. The decision was related to the planning of her [[wedding]]. She intended to return to the Reds for their [[UEFA Women's Champions League]] campaign in 2014–15.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nilsson|first=Alva|title=Fors byter mästarna mot Älta|url=http://damfotboll.com/nyheter/2014/01/fors-byter-mastarna-mot-alta|publisher=Damfotboll.com|accessdate=2 January 2014|date=21 January 2014|language=Swedish|archive-date=1 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201201822/http://www.damfotboll.com/nyheter/2014/01/fors-byter-mastarna-mot-alta|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 30 June 2014, twenty-four-year-old Schillgard announced her sudden retirement from all football. Having played at the top level since the age of 14, she wanted to prioritise her family life, but did not rule out a return to professional soccer in future.<ref name="retire">{{cite news|last1=Wahlberg|first1=Malin|title=Stjärnan slutar – och kritiserar Sundhage|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/internationell/england/article19145934.ab|accessdate=12 August 2014|work=[[Aftonbladet]]|date=30 June 2014|language=Swedish}}</ref>
In January 2016 she was tempted out of retirement by her former Liverpool coach [[Matt Beard]], who signed her for his new club, [[Boston Breakers]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL).<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-landslagsspelare till Boston|url=http://www.svd.se/ex-landslagsspelare-till-boston|accessdate=25 January 2016|publisher=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]|date=22 January 2016|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kassouf|first1=Jeff|title=Beard brings ex-Liverpool player Schillgard to Boston|url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2016/01/21/boston-breakers-sign-louise-schillgard-fors-sweden-nwsl/|accessdate=25 January 2016|publisher=The Equalizer|date=21 January 2016}}</ref>
On 10 November 2016, after one season at Boston Breakers, the club announced Schillgard was not returning for the 2017 season for personal reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/home/927543.html|title=Breakers midfielder Louise Schillgard departs club|work=[[Boston Breakers]]|date=10 November 2016|access-date=20 November 2016|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202110431/http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/home/927543.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Louise Fors 2013 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Winning the [[2013 FA WSL]] with Liverpool]]
==International career== Schillgard was a member of the [[Sweden women's national football team|Swedish national team]] from her debut against [[Romania women's national football team|Romania]] in September 2008,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.uefa.com/womenseuro/matches/season=2009/round=2381/match=85421/postmatch/report/index.html|author=Sujay Dutt|title=Romania fail to halt Swedish charge|publisher=[[UEFA]]|accessdate=15 November 2011|date=27 September 2008|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092647/http://uk.uefa.com/womenseuro/matches/season=2009/round=2381/match=85421/postmatch/report/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and played at the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|2009 European Championship]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20120712000225/http://en.archive.dr.infra.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/Player=102252/index.html Profile] in [[UEFA]]'s 2009 Euro archive</ref> She subsequently took part in the [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2011 World Cup qualifying campaign]],<ref>[http://en.static.dr.infra.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/clubs/player=102252/profile/index.html Statistics]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} in UEFA.com</ref> but was not selected for the [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|final tournament]].
She was also overlooked for the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 Olympic football tournament]] in [[London]] and [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013]], which Sweden hosted. Disappointed Schillgard suspected that she was excluded on grounds of her character rather than her ability.<ref name="retire" />
==Honours== ===Club=== ; Liverpool * [[FA WSL]] (1): [[2013 FA WSL|2013]]
==See also== * [[Foreign players in the FA WSL]] * [[List of foreign W-League (Australia) players]] * [[List of foreign NWSL players]] * [[List of Western Sydney Wanderers Women players]] {{Portal bar|Women's association football|English football|Sports|Sweden}}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Louise Fors}} * {{UEFA player|102252}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305002607/https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/tidigare-ar/spelaret-2012/spelarportratt/?profile=30674 Swedish National Team profile] {{in lang|sv}} * {{SvFF player|id=6299db42-3513-42ab-95db-31d21179e4e8|fid=411165|pid=5653}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211102/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=5653 archive])
{{Sweden squad UEFA Women's Euro 2009}}
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