Linda Sembrant
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Full name | Linda Birgitta Sembrant[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 15 May 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Uppsala, Sweden[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Juventus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SK Servia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Upsala IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bälingetrollen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Bälinge IF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | → Lincoln Ladies (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | AIK | 62 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 22 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Tyresö FF | 30 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2019 | Montpellier | 99 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Juventus | 45 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008– | Sweden[4] | 132 [5] | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:10, 15 August 2022 (UTC) |
Linda Birgitta Sembrant (born 15 May 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Juventus FC and the Sweden women's national team.
Club career
Sembrant began playing football with SK Servia, then progressed through the youth system of Bälinge IF.[6] Although her role model while growing up was the striker Henrik Larsson,[6] Sembrant became a defender.
Sembrant spent the 2006–07 off–season playing in England with Lincoln Ladies (then known as Lincoln City Ladies).[7] She then moved to AIK in 2008.[8] In November 2010 Sembrant switched to Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, after becoming captain of AIK.[9] One year later she moved to Tyresö FF.[10]
In 2012 Sembrant was part of the Tyresö team who won the Damallsvenskan championship, but she missed the end of the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[11] Tyresö suffered a financial collapse during the 2014 season, withdrawing from the league and letting all their players go. Sembrant secured a lucrative move to French club Montpellier.[12]
In July 2019, Sembrant moved to Italy to sign with defending Serie A champions Juventus.[13]
International career
Sembrant represented Sweden at all youth levels, then won her first senior cap against England in February 2008.[14] She was withdrawn from the Sweden squad for Euro 2009 through injury.[15]
In 2011 Sembrant was called up to Sweden's squad for the World Cup in Germany.[16] She retained her place in the national selection for the 2012 London Olympics.[17]
On the occasion of Sembrant's 50th cap, she scored Sweden's goal in a 1–1 draw with Canada. The friendly match was staged in Los Angeles in November 2014.[18]
Sembrandt scored against Thailand at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the opening goal in a 5–1 win.[19]
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 April 2016 | NTC Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia | Slovakia | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
2. | 8 July 2017 | Falkenberg, Sweden | Mexico | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
3. | 16 June 2019 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | Thailand | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
4. | 3 September 2019 | Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia | Latvia | 1–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
5. | 8 October 2019 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | Slovakia | 3–0 | 7–0 | |
6. | 17 September 2020 | Hungary | 8–0 | 8–0 | ||
7. | 1 December 2020 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | Slovakia | 2–0 | 6–0 | |
8. | 19 February 2021 | Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | Austria | 1–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
9. | 7 April 2022 | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia | Georgia | 4–0 | 15–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
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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2017 European Championship | |||||||||
1
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2017-7-17[m 22] | Breda | Germany | Start |
0–0 D |
Group match | |||
2
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2017-7-21[m 23] | Deventer | Russia | Start |
2–0 W |
Group match | |||
3
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2017-7-25[m 24] | Doetinchem | Italy | Start |
2–3 L |
Group match | |||
4
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2017-7-29[m 25] | Doetinchem | Netherlands | Start |
0–2 L |
Quarter-Final |
Honours
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
- Svenska Cupen: 2011
Tyresö FF
Juventus
Sweden
- Summer Olympic Games Silver Medal: 2016
Personal life
Sembrant lives together with Italian footballer Lisa Boattin in a same-sex relationship.[20]
References
- ^ "Linda Sembrant". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ a b "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Profile". Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Sembrant, Linda". svenskfotboll.se. June 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ "Lincoln Land Linda Sembrant". Fair Game. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ "Linda Sembrant". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ Stefan Mellerborg (15 November 2010). "Linda Sembrant lämnar AIK" (in Swedish). AIKfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ More shock departures from Kopparbergs/Göteborg, Stensland and Sembrant leave Archived 6 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine W Soccer News
- ^ Nilsson, Alva (28 January 2013). "Korsbandsrapport Linda Sembrant" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Sembrant går till Montpellier". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Welcome to Juventus, Linda Sembrant!". Juventus.com.
- ^ "Dam: Lotta Schelin sänkte England". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ "Dam: Linda Sembrant borta från EM". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ "3. Linda Sembrant". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Linda Sembrant". BBC. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Oavgjort för Sverige när Hurtig debuterade" (in Swedish). Västerbottens-Kuriren. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Sweden cruise past Thailand to make Women's World Cup last 16". France 24. 16 June 2019.
- ^ L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022
- Match reports
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden - USA: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden- France: Third Place Match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 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: 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: China - 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 - Thailand: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Group matches". UEFA.
- ^ "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Russia: Group matches". UEFA.
- ^ "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Italy: Group matches". UEFA.
- ^ "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Netherlands - Sweden: Quarter-Finals". UEFA.
External links
- Linda Sembrant – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Linda Sembrant – UEFA competition record (archive)
- {{SvFF player}} template missing ID. (archive)
- Linda Sembrant national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- National team profile 2008 at the Swedish Football Association
- Linda Sembrant at Goteborg (in Swedish)
- Linda Sembrant at Montpellier HSC (in French)
- Linda Sembrant at statsfootofeminin.fr (in French)
- Linda Sembrant at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1987 births
- Footballers from Uppsala
- Swedish women's footballers
- Sweden women's international footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Notts County L.F.C. players
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- FA Women's National League players
- Olympic footballers of Sweden
- Tyresö FF players
- Damallsvenskan players
- Juventus F.C. (women) players
- BK Häcken FF players
- Montpellier HSC (women) players
- Bälinge IF players
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Women's association football defenders
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in football
- Division 1 Féminine players
- FIFA Century Club
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
- Serie A (women's football) players
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- LGBT sportspeople from Sweden
- LGBT association football players
- Lesbian sportswomen
- 21st-century LGBT people
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players