Ida Elin Friman (born 26 December 1999) is a Swedish bandy player, currently playing with Villa Lidköping BK in the women's Elitserien. She has played with the Swedish women's national bandy team.

Playing career

Friman is from Surte and her mother club was Surte BK; she played at youth level for Surte/Kareby BK/IS. She joined Villa Lidköping BK in 2018.

Ida Friman

International play

Friman made her international debut in January 2017, at age 17, appearing in a pair of training matches against Finland and scoring twice in each match.

Ida Friman

She also represented Sweden in the women's bandy tournament at the 2019 Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Friman scored a goal in the gold medal match to help Sweden defeat Russia and claim top honours in the tournament.

Ida Friman

Personal life

Friman studies civil engineering and architecture at Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg; for the 2019–20 school year, she was awarded one of 75 annual scholarships for students who have represented Sweden in international sport. Her father, Jonny Friman, played for Surte BK, and her brother, Gustav, and sister, Moa, also play for Elitserien teams.

References

Living people

1999 births

Sweden international bandy players

Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County

Villa Lidköping BK players

Surte BK players

FISU World University Games gold medalists for Sweden

Universiade medalists in bandy