in a regional Under–15 tournament. She debuted for the senior Swedish national team against Denmark on 8 November 2007, starting at forward and scoring her first international goal in a 4–2 win. She had also played for the U21/23 national team. She was included in coach Thomas Dennerby's squad for the 2008 Olympic Games. It was her first major championship and she wanted to learn from playing alongside first choice strikers Lotta Schelin and Victoria Sandell Svensson. Landström played in four games in China, and retained her place in the national squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2009, where she played twice. At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Landström scored the winning goal in the group stage win over Colombia, as Sweden reached the semi final. She featured as a substitute in Sweden's 3–1 defeat to eventual winners Japan in Frankfurt. Sweden secured third place by beating France 2–1 in Sinsheim, though Landström remained an unused substitute. Landström was named as an alternate for the Sweden squad at the 2012 London Olympics but did not play. Playing style In signing Landström for Sky Blue FC, the American club's general manager Gerry Marrone said: Personal life Landström is lesbian and came out publicly in November 2008, to acknowledge the support she had received from her partner. Before turning professional, she had studied for a master's degree in mechanical engineering. Honours Club Djurgårdens IF Damallsvenskan (2): 2003, 2004 Svenska Cupen (1): 2004 Linköpings FC Damallsvenskan (1): 2009 Svenska Cupen (2): 2008, 2009 Supercupen (1): 2009 1. FFC Frankfurt German Cup (1): 2010–11 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Supercupen (1): 2013 Individual Swedish Newcomer of the Year (1): 2008 Footnotes References External links Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC player profile Linköping FC player profile Lotta Schelin and Jessica Landström Interview 1984 births Living people 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swedish LGBT sportspeople Olympic footballers of Sweden Swedish women's footballers Sweden women's international footballers Lesbian sportswomen LGBT association football players 1. FFC Frankfurt players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) players BK Häcken FF players Hammarby Fotboll (women) players Linköpings FC players NJ/NY Gotham FC players Swedish expatriate women's footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Damallsvenskan players Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Women's Professional Soccer players