Hanna Bennison
Hanna Ulrika Bennison (born 16 October 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Women's Super League club Everton and the Sweden women's national team. In January 2020 she was named by UEFA as one of the 10 most promising young players in Europe and in March 2021 she won the GOAL NXGN Award as the best young female footballer in the world. Club career Bennison is from Lomma and joined her local team GIF Nike as a five year old. She later joined the youth system at FC Rosengård. In April 2018, 15-year-old Bennison made her Damallsvenskan debut as a substitute against IFK Kalmar. She finished the 2018 season with four league appearances. In 2019 Bennison's development accelerated and she played 18 League games, scoring three goals, as Rosengård won the league title. The club's sporting director Therese Sjögran was surprised by Bennison's rapid progress, and had only expected the youngster to feature in about six league games that season. Despite transfer interest from Lyon, Bennison did not yet want to leave Malmö, since she was still in school. Bennison was absent much of the 2020 season due to injuries and COVID-19. As she