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Fridolina Rolfö Named Swedish Forward of the Year

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  • Fridolina Rolfö named Swedish Forward of the Year
  • Rolfö's 2023 accolades include Ballon d'Or nomination and ESPN ranking
  • Rolfö's injury comeback and national team role

Reports indicate Rolfö was also nominated for the Ballon d'Or in 2023, though some sources say no Swedish player was nominated, possibly due to different years or awards. She is the only Swedish player on ESPN's list of the 50 best female footballers, ranked 36th, after being 7th in 2022. Rolfö has won the Diamantbollen two years in a row, in 2021 and 2022, and is one of five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award, according to research.

Rolfö scored the decisive 3-2 goal in the Champions League final. She underwent knee surgery in September after playing with pain for many months, according to research. She made her comeback from injury in March 2023, scoring in her first match back.

I'm really happy that I'm where I am today.

Fridolina Rolfö, Football player

She has not started a match in the World Cup qualifiers under Tony Gustavsson, who Expressen Sport reports refuses to comment on individual players for integrity reasons. Rolfö plays as a full-back at Barcelona but as a forward for the national team. Rolfö scored for Sweden against Denmark and Italy in recent matches.

Nathalie Björn made a comeback after three months injured but had to leave after two minutes with a new calf injury, according to research. In other Swedish football awards, Dejan Kulusevski was named Forward of the Year among men, Emil Forsberg was named Midfielder of the Year for the second consecutive year and fifth time overall, and Kosovare Asllani was named Midfielder of the Year for the second time, according to research. Jakob Molin, after a gym accident that put him on a respirator, is now back in elite volleyball and named Sweden's best player, according to research.

Great feeling to be back on the pitch. It's been a long time since I started a football match. I've really longed to play football again. I really enjoyed the time I got on the pitch yesterday. Especially here at the Johan Cruyff stadium, our home ground. The atmosphere was great and it gave me a lot of energy.

Fridolina Rolfö, Football player

Edvin Anger expressed disappointment with the men's team's Olympic performance, according to research. 96m in high jump, a height only Kajsa Bergqvist and Emma Green have achieved before her, according to research. Bodø/Glimt has gone from a small club in northern Norway to one of the world's most talked-about teams, according to research.

With hindsight, I'm really glad I did what I did.

Fridolina Rolfö, Football player

It feels great. I feel in good form and it's always fun to score goals and it gives confidence. I hope to be able to help and contribute in that way.

Fridolina Rolfö, Football player

It requires a very good performance from us. We had a lot of ball last time but didn't create many dangerous chances and we need to be a bit better there. First and foremost we need to get into positions but also be more efficient and have a bit more 'killing instinct' in the penalty area.

Fridolina Rolfö, Football player

Very empty. It feels really unfortunate, it feels like we had a good match. A good first half and created a lot of chances. That's where we lost the match really.

Fridolina Rolfö, Football player

Very disappointed of course, you always want to play. But you have to do what you can when you come in and try to influence the match.

Fridolina Rolfö, Football player

It feels super fun! This year I haven't scored many goals, but I feel very happy to receive this award when I look at which fantastic players were also nominated.

Fridolina Rolfö, Football player

It was a special goal for me.

Fridolina Rolfö, Football player
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