Sofie Svava

Sofie Svava (born 11 August 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid and the Denmark 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.[3]

Sofie Svava
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000
Place of birth Gentofte, Denmark[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team 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 VfL Wolfsburg 14 (0)
2022– Real Madrid 41 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Denmark U17 10 (2)
2016–2019 Denmark U19 24 (6)
2019– Denmark 35 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022

In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the 10 most promising young players in Europe[4]

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.[5] 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.[3]

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.[6]

In 2019, Svava was named Danish Breakthrough Player of the Year.[7] Additionally, she was also nominated for Danish Football Player of the Year.

International goals
# Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 November 2019 Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark  Georgia 6–0 14–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
2 18 February 2023 Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval, France  Norway 2–0 2–0 2023 Tournoi de France

References
  1. Sofie Svava at BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. "19 Sofie Svava Abwehr" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. "VfL Women sign rising star". VfL Wolfsburg. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. "Ten for the future: UEFA.com's women players to watch for 2020". UEFA. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. "Brøndby sælger landsholdsspiller for rekordbeløb". tv3sport.dk (in Danish). TV3 Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "Denmark – Squad – UEFA Women's Euro". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  7. "Sofie Svava er Årets Kvindelige Talent 2019". spillerforeningen.dk (in Danish). The Danish Player's Association. Retrieved 25 November 2020.


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