Linda Brigitta Sembrant (born 15 May 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Sweden women's national team.
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Full name | Linda Brigitta 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2024 | Juventus | 67 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | → Bayern Munich (loan) | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008– | Sweden[4] | 152[5] | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024 |
Club career
editSembrant 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]
In January 2024, Sembrant was loaned to Bayern Munich until the end of the 2023–24 season.[14] After winning the Bundesliga in her first season at Bayern, Sembrant signed a new contract until 2025.[15]
International career
editSembrant represented Sweden at all youth levels, then won her first senior cap against England in February 2008.[16] She was withdrawn from the Sweden squad for Euro 2009 through injury.[17]
In 2011 Sembrant was called up to Sweden's squad for the World Cup in Germany.[18] She retained her place in the national selection for the 2012 London Olympics.[19]
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.[20]
Sembrandt scored against Thailand at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the opening goal in a 5–1 win.[21]
On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[22]
Personal life
editSembrant lives together with Italian footballer Lisa Boattin in a same-sex relationship.[23]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 20 May 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bälinge IF | 2005 | Norrettan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | |
AIK | 2008 | Damallsvenskan | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |
2009 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 22 | 4 | |||
2010 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 23 | 3 | |||
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 2011 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 5 | |
Tyresö FF | 2012 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
2013 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
2014 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
Montpellier HSC | 2014–15 | D1 Féminine | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |
2015–16 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 27 | 5 | |||
2016–17 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
Juventus FC | 2019–20 | Serie A | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
2020–21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
2021–22 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Bayern Munich | 2023–24 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 294 | 33 | 48 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 377 | 41 |
International goals
editNo. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 24 February 2010 | Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2010 Algarve Cup | [24] | |
2. | 10 March 2014 | Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2014 Algarve Cup | [25] | |
3. | 21 August 2014 | Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański, Poland | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | [26] | |
4. | 26 November 2014 | Los Angeles, United States | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [27] | |
5. | 8 June 2015 | Investors Group Field, Winnipeg, Canada | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | [28] | |
6. | 20 June 2015 | TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Canada | 1–3 | 1–4 | [29] | ||
7. | 8 April 2016 | NTC Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | ||
8. | 8 July 2017 | Falcon Alkoholfri Arena, Falkenberg, Sweden | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | ||
9. | 16 June 2019 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
10. | 3 September 2019 | Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia | 1–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | ||
11. | 8 October 2019 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | 3–0 | 7–0 | |||
12. | 17 September 2020 | 8–0 | 8–0 | ||||
13. | 1 December 2020 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | 2–0 | 6–0 | |||
14. | 19 February 2021 | Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | 1–0 | 6–1 | Friendly | ||
15. | 7 April 2022 | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia | 4–0 | 15–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | ||
16. | 22 July 2022 | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 | [30] | |
17. | 6 September 2022 | Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | [31] | |
18. | 31 October 2023 | Eleda Stadion, Malmö, Sweden | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A |
Honours
editKopparbergs/Göteborg FC
- Svenska Cupen: 2011
Tyresö FF
Juventus
- Serie A: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Coppa Italia: 2022, 2023
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2019, 2020–21
Bayern Munich
Sweden
- Summer Olympic Games Silver Medal: 2016
- FIFA Women's World Cup third place: 2011, 2019
- Algarve Cup: 2009, 2018
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Sweden (SWE)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 28. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Linda Sembrant – Spelarstatistik" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "FC Bayern sign Linda Sembrant on loan from Juventus". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Linda Sembrant extends with FC Bayern Women". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München AG. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sweden veteran Seger to play at fifth World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022
- ^ "Sverige–Norge – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Japan–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Polen–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Sverige–Kanada – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Sverige–Nigeria – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Tyskland–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Sverige–Belgien – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Finland–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Google Pixel Supercup der Frauen, 2024, Finale". dfb.de. Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
External links
edit- Linda Sembrant – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Linda Sembrant – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Linda Sembrant at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (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 the FC Bayern Munich website
- Linda Sembrant at statsfootofeminin.fr (in French)
- Linda Sembrant at Soccerway