Sofie Svava

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Sofie Svava
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 (age 21)
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder,
Club information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Brøndby IF 42 (6)
2019–2020 FC Rosengård 35 (5)
2021–2022 VfL Wolfsburg 10 (0)
2022- Real Madrid 0 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Denmark U17 10 (2)
2016–2019 Denmark U19 24 (6)
2019– Denmark 17 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:54, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:54, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

Sofie Svava (born 11 August 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid and the Denmark women's national team. She previously played for FC Rosengård of the Swedish Damallsvenskan and for Brøndby IF of the Danish Elitedivisionen. She is a left-sided defender or midfielder.[2]

In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the 10 most promising young players in Europe[3]

Career[]

From 2017 to 2019, Svava played for Brøndby IF in the Danish top flight. In July 2019, it was announced that Svava had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Swedish side FC Rosengård. It was reported that Brøndby had received a club-record fee for 17-year-old Svava.[4] In her debut season, she won Damallsvenskan.

In November 2020, it was announced that Svava had signed a three-year contract with German club VfL Wolfsburg, running from January 2021.[2]

Club career[]

Svava debuted for the Danish national team during a friendly against Finland in January 2019. She has appeared for the team during the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying cycle.[5]

In 2019, Svava was named Danish Breakthrough Player of the Year.[6] Additionally, she was also nominated for Danish Football Player of the Year.

International goals[]

# Date Location Opponent Assist/Pass Score Result Competition
1 12 November 2019 Viborg, Denmark  Georgia Sanne Troelsgaard 6–0 14–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

References[]

  1. ^ "19 Sofie Svava Abwehr" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "VfL Women sign rising star". VfL Wolfsburg. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Ten for the future: UEFA.com's women players to watch for 2020". UEFA. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Brøndby sælger landsholdsspiller for rekordbeløb". tv3sport.dk (in Danish). TV3 Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Denmark – Squad – UEFA Women's Euro". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Sofie Svava er Årets Kvindelige Talent 2019". spillerforeningen.dk (in Danish). The Danish Player's Association. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

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