New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

Coach Gonzalez on Aberg: “Elina is an extremely athletic outside mid who has had great experience playing in the Swedish League. We see her as an attacking midfielder who is comfortable with the ball at her feet and can score some goals for us.”

2011: Appeared in 15 matches with two starts in her freshman season at NJIT.

Prior to NJIT: Midfielder from Gothenburg in Sweden, which is one of the most advanced countries in the women’s soccer world (currently ranked fifth by FIFA). She graduated from Kalltorpsskolan in her hometown and played in the Swedish League on clubs that won the Division 3 and the Gothenburg district championship.

Personal: Elina Sophia Aberg. ... daughter of Jonas and Maria Aberg. ... digital design major. ... her father, Jonas, is a successful coach who has won championships at the senior and junior levels and now heads the women’s section of Qviding FIF, an important Gothenburg club that sponsors women’s and men’s teams in national competition.