Following her winning start in Portugal, the 31-year-old winger has opened up on the exciting opportunity to continue her professional career in Europe. The move means a lot to me. Previously I played in Sweden and I had the option to renew my contract but the offer was not what I wanted, Smeda told
Goal. So I waited for something else [new offer] to come up during the summer and then this move happened. I am happy and grateful for this opportunity. I think the offer came out of the blue. My agent reached out to me on a fateful day that the team is interested and asked if I was interested. I said yes.
Kopparbergs/Goteborg to return after overwhelming response from investors
Dec 31, 2020, 8:30 PM GMT
Kopparbergs/Goteborg were knocked out of the Women s Champions League at the last 32 stage | James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images
Swedish Damallsvenskan champions Kopparbergs/Goteborg will return to defend their title just days after it was announced that they would be ceasing first-team operations due to financial concerns.
Despite winning their maiden league title just a couple of months ago, the club announced that the first-team would be disbanded and that only junior teams up to Under-19 level would play under the club name.
Goteborg faced Manchester City two weeks ago | James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images