Kosovare Asllani

Kosovare Asllani (born 29 July 1989) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker or an attacking midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan and the Sweden national team.

Quotes

• "It’s all about having people that believe in the product and that includes us. "
• "For me, football has no gender and we need to keep investing in women’s football to allow it to grow."
• " It will only keep growing as long as people will invest in it. The more girls can train, have a career in football and make a living out of it, the better the sport will develop."
• "We need to keep investing. Make it more equal, with equal pay, equal prizes, equal pitches, equal staff…"
• "All of this matters because if we can give better resources to young girls, allow them to focus only on football and not on finding a job to live. A lot of players today still have jobs beside their careers because we are far from equal football."
• "If we have more players spending time playing football without having to have a part-time job, the final product can only get better. "
• "We will go into every game with the biggest respect for our opponent and that’s what you need to do if you want to win."
  • World Cup 2023: Kosovare Asllani says Sweden ‘has the team to win’ by Audrey Corminboeuf. January 8, 2023. Retrieved 14/11/2023.
• "I do what feels best for me and not what is expected from me."
  • Kosovare Asllani’s first words after joining AC Milan Women: “I enjoy creating history” by Steph Insixiengmay. July 8, 2022. Retrieved 14/11/2023.
• "Every game is important"
• "I feel like we’ve inspired the next generation in Sweden, not only girls, but also boys."
• "I feel like the body just wants to rest and it’s not really allowed to rest so much."
  • Sweden’s Kosovare Asllani: ‘30,000 people came to celebrate our medal’ by Suzanne Wrack. July 12, 2019. Retrieved 14/11/2023.