Linda Sembrant
Personal information | |||
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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) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier | ||
Number | 23 | ||
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– | Montpellier | 22 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2008– | Sweden[4] | 59[5] | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:33, 23 May 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:12, 23 June 2015 (UTC) |
Linda Birgitta Sembrant (born 15 May 1987) is a Swedish footballer. She plays as a defender for Montpellier of the French Division 1 Féminine, as well as for the Sweden women's national football 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]
International career
Sembrant represented Sweden at all youth levels, then won her first senior cap against England in February 2008.[13] She was withdrawn from the Sweden squad for Euro 2009 through injury.[14]
In 2011 Sembrant was called up to Sweden's squad for the World Cup in Germany.[15] She retained her place in the national selection for the 2012 London Olympics.[16]
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.[17]
Honours
Club
- Svenska Cupen (1): 2011
- Damallsvenskan (1): 2012
References
- ^ "Linda Sembrant". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ a b "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 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. 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. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ More shock departures from Kopparbergs/Göteborg, Stensland and Sembrant leave W Soccer News
- ^ Nilsson, Alva (28 January 2013). "Korsbandsrapport Linda Sembrant" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Sembrant går till Montpellier" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Linda Sembrant". British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Oavgjort för Sverige när Hurtig debuterade" (in Swedish). Västerbottens-Kuriren. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
External links
- Linda Sembrant – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Linda Sembrant – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Profile Template:Sv icon at SvFF
- Player Damallsvenskan stats Template:Sv icon at SvFF
- French football player stats Template:Fr icon at statsfootofeminin.fr
- National team profile 2008 at SvFF
- Profile Template:Fr icon at Montpellier HSC
- Profile at Goteborg
- Linda Sembrant at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1987 births
- Sportspeople 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
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- FA Women's Premier League players
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Sweden
- Tyresö FF players
- Damallsvenskan players
- Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC players
- Montpellier HSC female players
- Bälinge IF players
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Swedish expatriates in France
- Association football defenders