Rebecka Maria Blomqvist was born on 24 July 1997 and is a Swedish footballer forward who currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg and the Sweden national team.
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Blomqvist started 2013 at IK Rössö Uddevalla in the Swedish third division (Division 1 Norra Götaland), where she scored 34 goals in 30 games.
After spending her first professional years at her youth club Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC and attracting attention with strong performances, she moved to German serial champions VfL Wolfsburg during the 2020/2021 winter break.
Blomqvist went through the Swedish junior teams and was able to win the 2015 European Championship with the U19.
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She was also nominated for the 2020 Olympics, postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, initially as a reserve.
In the successful 2023 World Cup qualification, she came on as a substitute in three games and scored two goals.
At the finals of the European Championship in England, which was also postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she only played briefly in the group game against Switzerland.
With a 4-0 defeat against hosts England, the Swedes were eliminated in the semi-finals.
On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
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