Newly signed to Ottawa Rapid FC, former Swedish youth international Mollie Eriksson is looking to help build the Northern Super League from the ground up.
And with a degree in neuroscience behind her, the PhD student could be doing it as doctor/goalkeeper.Eriksson is the first goalkeeper announced by Ottawa, whose biggest signing to date has been 37-year-old midfielder Desiree Scott, a veteran of 187 Canadian caps.In choosing to play for Ottawa, Eriksson is reunited with Rapid technical director Kristina Kiss, a former Canadian international who coached her at the West Ottawa Soccer Club.
Eriksson attended the same high school as Ottawa teammate Liv Scott and the two represented Ontario along with fellow Rapid players Melanie Forbes and Emily Amano. Eriksson is also no stranger to Ottawa teammate Julia Benati, having played against the former League1 Ontario MVP with FC London. Eriksson also played for Darby FC in League1 Ontario as well as NDC Ontario, which previously was part of a regional development program known as REX.
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