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Linda Sembrant

Linda Sembrant
Sembrant with Sweden in 2015
Personal information
Full name Linda Brigitta Sembrant[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 37)[2]
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 8 (2)
International career‡
2008– Sweden[4] 152[5] (18)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 France Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024

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.

Club career

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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 (L) and Marta

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

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Sembrant 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

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Sembrant lives together with Italian footballer Lisa Boattin in a same-sex relationship.[23]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 20 May 2024
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Total
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
  1. ^ Includes Svenska cupen (women), Coupe de France féminine, Coppa Italia (women), Supercoppa Italiana (women), DFB-Pokal Frauen
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 24 February 2010 Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal  Norway 1–2 2–2 2010 Algarve Cup [24]
2. 10 March 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal  Japan 1–0 1–2 2014 Algarve Cup [25]
3. 21 August 2014 Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański, Poland  Poland 4–0 4–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [26]
4. 26 November 2014 Los Angeles, United States  Canada 1–0 1–1 Friendly [27]
5. 8 June 2015 Investors Group Field, Winnipeg, Canada  Nigeria 3–2 3–3 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup [28]
6. 20 June 2015 TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Canada  Germany 1–3 1–4 [29]
7. 8 April 2016 NTC Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia  Slovakia 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
8. 8 July 2017 Falcon Alkoholfri Arena, Falkenberg, Sweden  Mexico 1–0 1–0 Friendly
9. 16 June 2019 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France  Thailand 1–0 5–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
10. 3 September 2019 Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia  Latvia 1–1 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
11. 8 October 2019 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Slovakia 3–0 7–0
12. 17 September 2020  Hungary 8–0 8–0
13. 1 December 2020 Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia  Slovakia 2–0 6–0
14. 19 February 2021 Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta  Austria 1–0 6–1 Friendly
15. 7 April 2022 Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia  Georgia 4–0 15–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16. 22 July 2022 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England  Belgium 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 [30]
17. 6 September 2022 Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland  Finland 3–0 5–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [31]
18. 31 October 2023 Eleda Stadion, Malmö, Sweden  Italy 1–1 1–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A

Honours

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Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

Tyresö FF

Juventus

Bayern Munich

Sweden

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Sweden (SWE)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 28. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Profile". Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Linda Sembrant – Spelarstatistik" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Sembrant, Linda". svenskfotboll.se. June 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Lincoln Land Linda Sembrant". Fair Game. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Linda Sembrant". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ More shock departures from Kopparbergs/Göteborg, Stensland and Sembrant leave Archived 6 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine W Soccer News
  11. ^ Nilsson, Alva (28 January 2013). "Korsbandsrapport Linda Sembrant" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  12. ^ "Sembrant går till Montpellier". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Welcome to Juventus, Linda Sembrant!". Juventus.com.
  14. ^ "FC Bayern sign Linda Sembrant on loan from Juventus". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Linda Sembrant extends with FC Bayern Women". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München AG. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Dam: Lotta Schelin sänkte England". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  17. ^ "Dam: Linda Sembrant borta från EM". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  18. ^ "3. Linda Sembrant". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  19. ^ "Linda Sembrant". BBC. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "Sweden cruise past Thailand to make Women's World Cup last 16". France 24. 16 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Sweden veteran Seger to play at fifth World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  23. ^ L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022
  24. ^ "Sverige–Norge – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  25. ^ "Japan–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  26. ^ "Polen–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  27. ^ "Sverige–Kanada – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  28. ^ "Sverige–Nigeria – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  29. ^ "Tyskland–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  30. ^ "Sverige–Belgien – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  31. ^ "Finland–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  32. ^ "Google Pixel Supercup der Frauen, 2024, Finale". dfb.de. Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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