Swedish midfielder Louise Schillgard will not return to the Boston Breakers in 2017, the club announced today. Per team press release, Schillgard is leaving “for personal reasons.”
“She is a special player,” said head coach Matt Beard, “And of course I am disappointed that she isn’t able to return, but her family comes first. I wish her, Johan, and Matteus all the best for the future.”
Schillgard signed with Boston for the 2016 season and started 16 of 18 games for 1,429 minutes of playing time. She had one goal and two assists. After a slightly rough introduction to NWSL - practically a right of passage by now for most European players who enter American women’s soccer - Schillgard came up to speed and became a decent centerpiece for Boston, eventually finding ways to click with late signing Natasha Dowie.