Felicia Schröder in BK Häcken is chased by big clubs

The personal goal for the season was clear to Felicia Schröder: to score more goals than 12 in Damallsvenskan. There were so many the only 18-year-old striker stood for his BK Häcken last year.

The question is whether the bar was not too low for the premiere against Malmö FF at the end of March. For already, after 14 out of 26 matches, the striker has accounted for 21 hits.

– No, of course, I didn’t expect it. But I try to develop during every workout and in every opportunity I get. It’s fun to score goals, she says.

The current record holder For most goals scored during a damall Swedish season is Hanna Ljungberg, who won the shooter in 2002 after 39 hits for Umeå IK. At that time, the series also contained two teams, which meant 22 rounds compared to today’s 26.

With its current average of 1.5 goals per match, Schröder is about to tangle the record. But it is not something that the 18-year-old places any greater emphasis on.

– My goal for the season was to beat my last season and I have done that, but I will of course continue to do my best as well. It has been fun to beat it (Ljungberg’s record) but I have already completed my goal, she says.

The 18-year-old’s progress in Damallsvenskan has not gone unnoticed. Manchester City, Barcelona, Manchester United and Wolfsburg and more have been stated to have shown interest. BK Häckens Sports Manager Christian Lundström has also confirmed for The football channel That interest in the striker is the biggest he has experienced since taking over the role in the club.

Schröder joined the BK Häcken From the parent club IFK Björkö 2023 – then only 15 years old. And although some of the world’s largest football clubs have shown great interest, she extended her current agreement with four additional years as late as June.

– It is of course great fun that people are interested but in the end it is just about my performance and that I just do my best.

If you have to think long term – what is the dream?

– So my dream is to play abroad. Then I don’t know where and when – but at least to play abroad.

With his 21 goals, Schröder has made sure that BK Häcken has first place in his own hands, before Hammarby. In other words, you have good chances to take their first SM gold since the 2020 season, when the association was called Kopparbergs/Gothenburg FC.

So far, she has been involved in over half of BK Häckens goal and aims to add more when the team takes on IFK Norrköping on Saturday. Despite her humble attitude, she feels that a great responsibility has rested and rests on her shoulders.

– So yes … I always look for scoring goals and to score goals is the best thing there is. Then they also come out of other people’s performance as well.

The closest chasing player in the damall Swedish shooting league is Hammarby’s Ellen Wangerheim on 12 goals. The 21-year-old also had to make the European Championship debut for Sweden this summer while Schröder had to follow the championship from the TV couch.

– Of course, I had wanted to be involved in showing myself there. But at the same time, I know that there is fierce competition. Unfortunately, that is not my choice.

Had you deserved to be selected, do you think?

– It’s hard to say. You always want to be included as well.

– I’m not the national team so I can’t influence it. But Ellen has also done very well.