Sofia Jakobsson
Eva Sofia Jakobsson (born 23 April 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for San Diego Wave in the National Women's Soccer League. She made her debut for the Sweden women's national football team in 2011 and won her 100th cap in 2019. Jakobsson represented her country in the 2013 edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, as well as at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups. She also played at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Football Tournaments.
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Eva Sofia Jakobsson[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 23 April 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | San Diego Wave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Hägglunds IoFK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Östers IF | 21 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2011 | Umeå IK | 58 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | WFC Rossiyanka | 13 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Chelsea | 11 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | BV Cloppenburg | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2019 | Montpellier HSC | 91 | (50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | CD Tacón | 20 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Real Madrid | 33 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Bayern Munich | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | San Diego Wave | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011– | Sweden | 144[3] | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:30, 10 December 2022 |
Club career
After playing one season in the second tier for Östers IF, Jakobsson signed in 2007, at 17, for national champion Umeå IK. In her five seasons in Umeå she won two championships and one national cup, and she made her UEFA Women's Cup debut. After Umeå lost its dominant position in the Damallsvenskan since 2009, Jakobsson transferred to Russian champion WFC Rossiyanka to again play the UEFA Women's Champions League.[4]
Jakobsson signed for Chelsea Ladies in January 2013.[5] She scored on her debut in a 1–1 draw with Birmingham,[6] and then scored a brace in her next game against Doncaster Rovers Belles.[7] She scored in her third consecutive Women's Super League game in a 2–1 win over the Liverpool Ladies.[8] She scored two more goals in the remaining eight games, ending as Chelsea's top scorer along with Eniola Aluko.[9]
With three WSL games remaining until the end of the season she moved to the German Bundesliga alongside teammate Ester, signing for newly promoted team BV Cloppenburg.[10][11] In July 2014, Jakobsson signed for Montpellier HSC of the French Division 1 Féminine.[12]
In July 2019, Jakobsson joined Real Madrid Feminino of the Spanish Primera División, who at that time went under the name CD Tacon, along with her national teammate, Kosovare Asllani.[13] During her first season in Spain, Jakobsson scored most goals and most assists in the capital club scoring eight goals and seven assists.[14]
In June 2021, Jakobsson announced that she was departing Real Madrid.[15] On 2 July 2021, she signed with Bayern Munich in the top German league, the Frauen-Bundesliga.[16] Jakobsson made only five appearances with Bayern Munich, and in January 2022, was signed by the American team San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League.[17]
International career
Jakobsson made her debut for the Sweden national team in 2011. She has represented Sweden in three World Cups (Germany 2011, Canada 2015, France 2019) and three Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020.) Her squad finished in third place in two of those World Cups (2011 and 2019), and won silver medals both in Rio and in Tokyo. She also appeared at the 2013 European Championship. Jakobsson was the top scorer of the 2015 Algarve Cup, netting four times for Sweden.
Jakobsson suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in January 2017 while training with her French club. She was ruled out of Sweden's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[18]
In April 2019, Jakobsson won her 100th cap, marking the occasion with a goal in Sweden's 2–0 friendly win over Austria in Maria Enzersdorf.[19]
In the Quarter-Final of the 2019 Women's World Cup, Jakobsson scored a game-tying goal within ten minutes of Germany taking an early lead. Sweden would go on to win the match, posting their first victory over the Germans in a major tournament since the 1995 World Cup.[20][21] She also tallied what proved to be the winning goal in the 3rd Place Match of that tournament, scoring in the 22nd minute against England.[22]
Sofia was voted as the player of the match in the Quarter-Final vs Germany, and the 3rd Place Match against England.
On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[23]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jakobsson goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 2011-11-20 | Phoenix, United States | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [24] |
2 | 2012-05-26 | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ![]() |
3–1 | 4–1 | Friendly | |
3 | 4–1 | ||||||
4 | 2012-07-31 | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–2 | 2012 Summer Olympics | [25] |
5 | 2012-10-23 | Växjö, Sweden | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
6 | 2015-02-12 | Uusimaa, Finland | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
7 | 2015-03-04 | Vila Real de Santo António | ![]() |
2–2 | 4–2 | 2015 Algarve Cup | |
8 | 4–2 | ||||||
9 | 2015-03-09 | Vila Real de Santo António | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2015 Algarve Cup | |
10 | 2015-03-11 | Parchal, Portugal | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2015 Algarve Cup | [26] |
11 | 2015-06-16 | Edmonton, Canada | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | [27] |
12 | 2016-01-26 | Gothenburg, Sweden | ![]() |
3–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | |
13 | 2017-01-19 | La Manga, Spain | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | [28] |
14 | 2018-04-05 | Szombathely, Hungary | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–1 | 2019 World Cup qualification | |
15 | 2018-09-04 | Viborg, Denmark | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 World Cup qualification | |
16 | 2018-11-11 | Rotherham, England | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
17 | 2019-04-09 | Maria Enzersdorf, Austria | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
18 | 2019-06-29 | Rennes, France | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
19 | 2019-07-06 | Nice, France | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
20 | 2019-10-04 | Miskolc, Hungary | ![]() |
4–0 | 5–0 | Euro 2022 qualifying | |
21 | 2020-03-10 | Faro/Loulé, Portugal | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2020 Algarve Cup | |
22 | 2020-10-27 | Gothenburg, Sweden | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Euro 2022 qualifying | |
23 | 2021-02-19 | Paola, Malta | ![]() |
6–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments
Key (expand for notes on "world cup and olympic goals") | |
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Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred |
Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
Score | The match score after the goal was scored. |
Result | The final score. W – match was won |
aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament |
Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments
Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 |
2013-7-10[m 22] | Gothenburg | ![]() |
1–1 D |
Group match | ||||
2 |
2013-7-13[m 23] | Gothenburg | ![]() |
Start |
5–0 W |
Group match | |||
3 |
2013-7-21[m 24] | Halmstad | ![]() |
Start |
4–0 W |
Quarter-Final | |||
4 |
2013-7-24[m 25] | Gothenburg | ![]() |
0–1 L |
Semi-Final | ||||
Honours
Umeå IK
- Damallsvenskan: 2007, 2008
- Svenska Cupen: 2007
- Svenska Supercupen: 2007, 2008
WFC Rossiyanka
Sweden
- Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal 2016
- FIFA Women's World Cup: Bronze Medal 2019[29]
- Algarve Cup: 2018
Notes
References
- "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "Profile". Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- "Sofia Jakobsson – Spelarstatistik" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- "Jakobsson seals Rossiyanka deal". UEFA. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- "Dam: Chelsea nästa för Sofia Jakobsson" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- "LADIES REPORT: CHELSEA 1 BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 | Chelsea Ladies Article | Players and Staff | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". www.chelseafc.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- "Chelsea beat Doncaster to top WSL". BBC Sport.
- "Chelsea vs. Liverpool – 12 May 2013 – Women Soccerway".
- 2013 WSL tables in Soccerway
- "Duo Depart For Germany". Chelsea Ladies FC. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- http://www.framba.de/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4650:bv-cloppenburg-verpflichtet-sofia-jakobsson-und-ester&catid=118:bundesliga. Framba.de, 4 September 2013
- "Sofia Jakobsson signs for French club Montpellier HSC". womenssoccerunited.com. 16 July 2014.
- "Sofia Jakobsson passe de Montpellier au Real Madrid". So Foot (in French). 29 July 2019.
- "Sofia Jakobsson – Leistungsdaten – Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- @realmadridfemin (28 June 2021). "🚨 [Departure] Sofia Jakobsson has..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "FC Bayern sign Swedish national player Sofia Jakobsson". fcbayern.com. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- "Sofia Jakobsson sees move to San Diego as key to Sweden career, too". The Equalizer. 4 February 2022.
- "Sofia Jakobsson korsbandsskadad" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- Julin, Albin; Friberg, Anna (9 April 2019). "Hon blev målhjälte – i sin 100:e landskamp" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- Edwards, Luke (29 June 2019). "Sweden come from behind to knock out Germany and reach World Cup semi-final". The Telegraph UK. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- "Sweden upset Germany to reach World Cup semis". The Guardian. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- "Sweden secures Women's World Cup bronze medal after topping England in third-place game". USA Today. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- "Sweden veteran Seger to play at fifth World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- "USA–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- "Kanada–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- "Sverige–Tyskland – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- "Australien–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- "Norge–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- Sinnott, John (6 July 2019). "Sweden secures bronze medal after narrow win over England". CNN. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- Match reports
- "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Colombia – Sweden: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Japan – Sweden: Semi-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011.
- "2012 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden – South Africa: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015.
- "2012 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Japan – Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015.
- "2012 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Canada – Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015.
- "2012 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden – France: Quarter-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: MATCH Report: Sweden – Nigeria: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: MATCH Report: USA – Sweden: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: MATCH Report: Australia – Sweden: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: MATCH Report: Germany – Sweden: Round of 16". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015.
- "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden – South Africa: Group match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
- "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Brazil – Sweden: Group match". ESPN.
- "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: USA – Sweden: Quarter-Finals". ESPN.
- "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Brazil – Sweden: Semi-Finals". ESPN.
- "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden – Germany: Gold Medal Match". ESPN.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Chile – Sweden: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Sweden – USA: Group match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Sweden – Canada: Round of 16". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Germany – Sweden: Quarter-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Netherlands – Sweden: Semi-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: England – Sweden: 3rd Place Match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
- "2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden – Denmark: Group match". UEFA.
- "2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Finland – Sweden: Group match". UEFA.
- "2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden – Iceland: Quarter-Finals". UEFA.
- "2013 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden – Germany: Semi-Finals". UEFA.
External links
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- Sofia Jakobsson – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sofia Jakobsson – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Profile (in Swedish) at SvFF
- Sofia Jakobsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Player French football stats (in French) at statsfootofeminin.fr
- Profile (in French) at Montpellier HSC
- Sofia Jakobsson at Soccerway